Priyangani Jayasundara conducted a four-day "Train the Trainer" workshop in Zimbabwe from December 10-14, 2007 to train 13 trainers from Empretec Zimbabwe to deliver the International Trade Centre's modular learning system on international purchasing and supply chain management. The workshop was held at Empretec in Harare, Zimbabwe. Empretec is an independent business organization that provides training to small and medium enterprises. The participants were from various backgrounds and were enthusiastic about applying what they learned to their own organizations. Plans were made to launch the modular learning program in Zimbabwe soon.

1. December 2007 Issue 7
International Purchasing & Supply Chain Management
ITC TOT WORKSHOP –Zimbabwe 2007
By Priyangani Jayasundara
I am proud to state that I had an opportunity to conduct a “Train the Trainer
Workshop” on Training Techniques applied to ITC’s Modular Learning System
on International Purchasing & Supply Management (MLS-IPSCM) in Zimbabwe
on behalf of International Trade Centre.
I trained 13 Trainers attached to Empretec Zimbabwe from 10 December
2007 to 14 December 2007. This was an ITC Workshop for future MLS-IPSCM
Trainers attached to Empretec Zimbabwe
Training was undertaken at the Empretec in Harare, Zimbabwe. The
Empretec has been established by UNDP in collaboration with the
Zimbabwean government. It later became an independent business
organization mainly catering to SMEs and providing training for various
sectors. At present, Empretec is also closely associated with UNCTAD & UNDP
in Zimbabwe. Empretec is vigorously canvassing for business everywhere as
the economic & political situation in Zimbabwe is really feeble. They are now
moving towards Southern Africa as there is a potential for business in the
field of training.
Empretec is run by a group of women (five women - 3 in Harare & 2 in their
Bulawayo branch), except for the driver who is a male employee. Also, most
of the women are single mothers. Isn’t this intriguing?
The participants are from all walks of life & their connection with Empretec is
varied. They are consisting of Empretec’s clients (who have undergone
training initially & now closely work with Empretec as long term business
partners), external trainers & other private & government officials.
The participants who attended the workshop are hardworking, very
energetic, passionate, and determined to acquire the knowledge and skills
required to become an IPSCM Trainer. Few participants declared that they
have discovered that the concepts they learned made them realized how
to perform their job better. They are looking forward to applying the theory
practically in their own organization. They are planning to launch the MLS
Programme in Zimbabwe very soon.
Finally we have Established an “E – Group” to communicate if they need
further assistance. I am in process of assisting them in fine-tuning their session
designs for the MLS modules.
Ms Priyangani Jayasundara delivered the above 4 day workshop. Ms
Priyangani, or Priya as she is often called, is successfully coordinating and
developing the MLS-IPSCM based training offered by ISMM, Sri Lanka. In
recent months she has also been actively involved in network activities in
the Asia region and also in the development of training videos for the
network. ITC wishes to thank her for her excellent contributions to the
network.
Zimbabwe TOT Workshop
MLS-IPSCM Evaluation
DCCI – A success story
Exploring Regional
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Pictures from the network
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Participants in the Zimbabwe TOT hard at work and after completion of the four day
Workshop
The MLS-IPSCM Advisory Board met in Geneva on 2 November to discuss the findings of the
programme evaluation and how to further develop and expand the programme.
Discussions focused on how to further develop, expand and add value to the MLS-IPSCM
programme and to our partner institutions. As a result of the very positive evaluation, the
Swiss government agreed to provide global funding for the MLS-IPSCM programme over a 5-
year period allowing for the programme to be scaled up and to offer support to any
institution in any country. New modules, support tools as well as improved web support will
be developed as part of this initiative.
TOT Pictures 10th – 14th December 2007 Harare, Zimbabwe
MLS-IPSCM EVALUATION

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We warmly thank the government of Switzerland for their support.
Those attending the meeting were (from left to right) Willem Hugo, Board Member (South
Africa), Brian Fynes, Board Member (Ireland), Roberto Smith-Gillespie Board Member (Peru),
Leelananda Da Silva, ITC Evaluator, Margareta Funder, Manager, MLS-IPSCM Programme,
Arjan Van Weele, Chairman of the Advisory Board, Rebecca Arkader, Board Member (Brazil)
an Nela Vuksa-Arboleda, MLS-IPSM Programme Assistant.
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), the largest and most active
chamber of Bangladesh, won the "World Chambers Competition Award 2007" in "Best Skills
Development Program" category from the World Chambers Federation (WCF).
DCCI WINS WORLD CHAMBERS FEDRATION (WCF)
AWARD
A SUCCESS STORY - A TOAST TO DCCI

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The WCF, ICC's specialized division for chambers affairs, organized the "5th World Chambers
Congress" on 4 – 6 July, 2007 in Istanbul, Turkey. On this occasion, WCF organized the World
Chambers Competition (WCC) 2007. It is the only global award program to recognize the
most innovative projects undertaken by Chambers of Commerce & Industry from around the
world.
DCCI participated in the category of "Best Skills Development Program". In its Dossier, DCCI
highlighted the various activities of DCCI Business Institute (DBI) for development of forward-
looking entrepreneurs and business executives.
The Vision and Mission of DBI is to become a Centre for Excellence for development of
appropriate Human Resources and providing Advisory and other services to achieve the
motto of DCCI – "The Best of Bangladesh is Business". While participating in the competition,
DCCI President Hossain Khaled presented a paper entitled "Best Skills Development Program
– DCCI Business Institute".
In his presentation, he highlighted a case study on ITC's Modules Learning System (MLS) on
"International Purchasing and Support Chain Management (IPSCM)" which provides the
latest technique for "Buying into Competitiveness". ICC Chairman Marcus Wallenberg made
the announcement of the Award and President Hossain Khaled received the award on
behalf of DCCI. DCCI competed with 38 countries for the award from which WCF received
58 applications.
DBI has been holding IPSCM examinations in March & September every year since 2004.
During the March 2007 IPSCM examination session, 37 participants took part, and the success
rate was 76%. In the September 2007, 47 persons sat the IPSCM examination. The success
rate was 65%. In the first batch of IPSCM courses, 31 students were enrolled. They completed
the Certificate Course. Now some of them are in the Advanced Certificate Course. In the
2nd batch of the IPSCM Certificate Course, 22 students have enrolled and their classes
started on 20th July, 2007. DBI has planned to enroll the 3rd batch of the IPSCM Certificate
Course in January, 2008. The future plan of DBI is to customize the MLS-IPSCM Modules to
make them more suitable for the Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as they are the major
contributor to sustainable development. More TOT courses will also be necessary to create
more trainers for success of the IPSCM program. We take this opportunity to thank ITC-
UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva for extending very useful technical assistance and look forward to
fruitful cooperation in the years ahead.
Md. Hossain Ali
Executive Director, DBI (A.d.)

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PICTURES FROM THE NETWORK
Successful candidates from the
San Miguel Corporation in the
Philippines receive their MLS-
IPSCM certificates.
January 2007
FTTC –Egypt
Active participation during the
Training of Trainers Workshop.
January 2007
I.S.M.M Trainers during the
Training of Trainer’s workshop
January 2007 in Sri Lanka

6. December 2007 Issue 7
MLS NEWSLETTER CONTRIBUTIONS WELCOME!
Dear All,
We would like to make all of you learn more about what others are doing
and, therefore, we invite all institutions and trainers to contribute articles
and updates to our MLS Network Newsletter. We warmly welcome
contributions including photos on such topics as the following:
1. Your MLS-related events & activities and/or
2. Your preparations to start the programme and/or
3. A write-up on one particular event (past of future) and/or
4. A success story and/or
5. A write-up on some issues or lessons learnt that you would like to
share and/or
6. An article on a technical subject
Please send your edited articles to oyiolo@intracen.org with cc to
ipscm@intracen.org
We hope to hear from you soon!
Best regards
MLS-IPSCM Team
International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO
FEBM-trainers at the end of a
successful Training of trainer’s
workshop in Laos People’s
Democratic Republic July 2007