Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) concluded the 49th international training programme on standardisation and quality assurance conducted by the National Institute of Training for Standardisation (NITS) Noida, at their Noida campus. Thirty five participants from 27 developing nations underwent training for over a period of eight weeks in the field of standardisation, quality assurance, different management systems including laboratory Quality Management System through class room training and industrial visits. This flagship programme of BIS is being conducted under the ITEC and SCAAP scholarship programme of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India. NITS is the training arm of Bureau of Indian Standards.
With the training period coming to an end, a valedictory function was organised recently. Wishing the international trainees success in their future endeavors, Alka Panda, IAS, Director General of BIS awarded the certificates to all the participants. The Ambassadors of Mali, Uganda, Zambia and other countries also participated in the valedictory function.
Further, in her keynote address, she congratulated the participants on the successful completion of the training and expected that it would be helpful in enriching their knowledge and applying the same in their organization(s) worldwide. Addressing the gathering, Dr. R.K. Bajaj, Deputy Director General (Training) apprised the house that the so far more than two thousand participants from over 75 developing countries have been trained by BIS under the MEA programme in the field of standardisation and quality assurance with an aim of knowledge sharing, capacity building and skill development for the participating countries.
An entertainment programme comprising various dance performances from participants was also put up on the occasion to enable the participants to have an insight in to the culture and heritage of participating countries.