LAHORE: A six-day training programme of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) ' Certificate in Export Management' concluded here on Saturday.
The programme provided comprehensive training modules to over 100 people from different walks of life. The basic objective of the LCCI initiative was to equip young entrepreneurs and potential export managers with state-of-the-art exporting skills.
The experts addressed different sessions of the LCCI Export Management Programme. Presentations focused on key factors belonging to exports were major part of the training.
The experts highlighted significance of exports for national economy, governing the rules & regulations, methods of settlement in international trade, export documentation and procedures, SBP regulations for export, export re-financing schemes, international trade & transport, land, air and sea transportation, obtaining NTN etc.
They also guided the participants on how to access foreign markets, how to find buyers for their products.
The closing ceremony was held under the auspices of LCCI President Sheikh Muhammad Arshad, Senior Vice President Almas Hyder and Vice President Nasir Saeed while Executive Committee Members were also present.
Speaking on the occasion, LCCI President Sheikh Muhammad Arshad, Senior Vice President Almas Hyder and Vice President Nasir Saeed said the LCCI Certificate in Export Management programme had a caliber of understanding the depth of a foreign exchange and international trade laws.
He said Pakistan exports did not match with huge potential, therefore, young entrepreneurs had to come forward and demonstrate their abilities to give a jumpstart to the exports.
The LCCI President said that Lahore Chamber felt the need of introducing this course keeping in view the ongoing stagnation in total exports of Pakistan.
The LCCI office-bearers said in past, LCCI had been offering such courses on regular basis and urged the participants to work under a well-thought export strategy based on products marketing.
They said value addition was one of the best tools to earn huge foreign exchange and this target could be achieved through investment in technology, skill enhancement and research & development.
The LCCI office-bearers urged the young entrepreneurs to focus on trade with the regional countries that was more efficient in terms of cost and logistics.
They said that Pakistan occupies a strategic location and has ability to act as a major player in transforming the region into a trade and manufacturing hub.
They said the promotion of regional trade also offered promising benefits to the industry as it would enable it to source raw materials from the region that would ultimately reduce cost of production and create opportunities to improve economy of scales by having easy access to neighbouring markets on the other hand.
Sheikh Arshad said, "Pakistan has lost momentum but it has ability to bounce back as it has over 50 per cent of young population, 12 per cent of known global natural resources, and all prerequisites to become a developed nation."
He also stressed the need for trust building between employers & employees and business entities.
He also urged the Pakistan businessmen to highlight soft image of the country to get their due share in the international market.
He said coordinators of the program Furqan Hanif, Furqan Munir and Basharat Khan deserve appreciation for their untiring efforts.
While, the participants indicated that the programme's greatest impact had been on their know-how and capacity so they could become instrumental in the enhancement of the Pakistan's exports.
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