In what is being hailed as a first step towards the establishment of a manufacturing sector skills council, the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) jointly conducted a courtesy visit to the Ashenheim Road-based National Tool & Engineering Institute last Tuesday (September 19).
The council is a visionary initiative driven by JMEA and the IDB aimed to reduce skills gaps and shortages, by enhancing the development of skilled workforces through the creation of a broader range of industry-relevant training programmes.