The Export Competency Development (ECD) programme of the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) will stimulate Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in low and middle-income countries to gain access to European markets, according to Olusegun Awolowo the Executive Director of NEPC.
Awolowo gave the information on Wednesday in Abuja at a One-Day export round table on export competency development programme.
The Export Competency Development model enables application of principles of co-creation,knowledge transfer,skill transfer and action learning in building competences of NEPC Coaches and SME pilot companies,focusing on three sectors,Sesame seed,Cocoa and Cashew and to apply transferred methodology to other sectors and professionals.
The theme of the programme ‘Facilitating Non-oil Export to EU Market through a Paradigm Shift in Policies and strategies’ is a collaboration between the NEPC, Centre for the promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI) and the Netherlands Embassy.
Awolowo explained that,”The Purpose of the programme is to build capacity of SMEs in Nigeria and connect with businesses in the European food industry,”adding that the Export Competency Development Programme was designed to offer SMEs the capacity to add-value to their products to attract higher margins and ability for their supplies,in line with European demand.
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