The NPO Bangladesh and APO Secretariat organized a face-to-face training course on Six Sigma, 14–18 July in Dhaka, with 24 NPO officials attending. The aim was to expand the pool of productivity practitioners with specialized knowledge of specific productivity tools, techniques, and methodologies.

Six Sigma is utilized by organizations to increase operational efficiency and product and/or service quality. One resource person from India conducted sessions covering Six Sigma fundamentals, statistics, measurement systems, hypothesis testing, process modeling, experiment design, control plans, and software applications.

The training was based on collaborative learning, and it is expected that utilization of the expertise acquired will contribute to productivity development in different sectors of the economy and government enterprises.