NPO Commences Professional Development Programmes

National Productivity Organization (NPO) is an apex department of the Ministry of Industries & Production. NPO is also the member of the Asian Productivity Organization (APO). World Conference of Productivity Science (WCPS) has started the Professional Development Distance Learning Courses in Pakistan. Now NPO has started some professional courses for Engineers, Manufacturers, Policy makers, power plant operators, technicians, managers, construction companies, consultants, Oil & Gas sector, energy auditors, fire fighters, students, textile industry workers, bankers, transporters, faculty members, disaster managers, and researchers. NPO offers admissions in the following technical courses:

Ø  Certified Quality Manager

Ø  Certified Quality Engineer

Ø  Certified Health and Safety Manager

Ø  Certified Production Manager

Ø  Certified Supply Chain Manager

Ø  Certified Maintenance Manager/Certified Plant Maintenance Manager

Ø  Certified Food Safety Professional Manager

Ø  Certified Kaizen Professional

Ø  Certified Energy Manager

Ø  Certified Finance Manager

Ø  Certified Accounts Officer

Ø  Certified HR Manager

Ø  Certified Project Manager

Ø  Certified Procurement and Store Manager

Ø  Certified Environmental Manager

Ø  Certified Disaster Manager

Ø  Certified Fire Safety Manager

Ø  Certified Construction Manager

Ø  Certified Safety Manager

Ø  Certified Energy Auditor (Utilities)

Ø  Certified Operation Manager

Ø  Health & Safety Environment Engineer

The NPO courses are the distance learning course and the candidates can get the benefit of the monthly webinar or e-learning. They will be provided the facility of the tutor on the web and they will also be provided the assignments/exercises and case studies. NPO will arrange one day physical interaction at the end of the course or test and they can also review and conclude their courses.

The interested will have to deposit the fee of Rs.24000 or US$300 for overseas participants and the duration of the course is 3 months. The candidates can send their admission forms till 20 Dec 2013 and the courses will be started from January 2014.