MDPI AND ATU SIGN MOU TO BUILD THE CAPACITIty OF UNIVERSITY’S STAFF AND STUDENTS

The Management Development and Productivity Institute (MDPI) and The Accra Technical University (ATU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build the capacities of University’s staff and students.

The ATU will provide practical training and building capacity of staff, students and participants in relevant areas towards enhancing productivity, growth and expansion of both institutions.

The MDPI will, in exchange provide internship, industrial attachment, visit and tour opportunities for students’ training and to build the capacity of staff of ATU. The signing took place at the ATU in Accra.

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Management Training and Development

The four departments organize various courses each year. These are listed in the annual Management Training Programme (MTP). The training is in two forms: Regular Training This form of training is supply-driven. Participants are drawn from different organisations...

Management Consultancy and Advisory Services

Our consultancy and advisory services cover the following areas: Feasibility Studies Business Plans/Corporate Strategic Plan Organizational Restructuring and Re-organisation Performance Management System Human Resource Management..

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Productivity Studies and Performance Improvement Techniques

The MDPI, by Legislative Instrument (1077), 1977 is mandated to undertake productivity studies in key sectors of the Ghanaian economy aimed at generating evidence-based productivity indicators to facilitate decision...

JUST ENDED SCORE PROGRAMME

Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Sustaining Competitive & Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) is a global ILO development corporation programme that promotes productivity, competitiveness and decent work in emerging economies. The programme is assisting Governments, Industries, Associations and Trade Unions in Africa, Asia and Latin America to develop export and domestic industrial sectors with particular focus on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).  Its main intervention is SCORE Training, a practical training and in-factory consulting practical programme that improves productivity and working conditions in SMEs. The MDPI, in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has been executing the Sustainable Competitive Responsible Enterprise (SCORE) training programme since 2013 which is being sponsored by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) and the Switzerland State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). SCORE Training demonstrates best international practices in the manufacturing and service sectors and helps SMEs to participate in global supply chains. The programme further works with government, employers and workers’ organizations to address key constraints that hamper growth in specific industries.  It further advises partners on best practices in vocational, technical and management skills in the development of SMEs. MDPI has been working with ILO to execute this laudable programme since 2013 and has been mandated by ILO to run the SCORE programme for SMEs.