SIALKOT: Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) Chairman Ijaz A Khokhar said that arrangements were being made to set up the Pakistan Readymade Technical Training Institute (PRTTI) costing Rs125 million. “We are making adequate efforts for selecting a suitable site in central area for setting up the proposed institute to facilitate industrial workers”, he said.
He said that idea behind this training institute was to produce trained workforce in the field of stitching, pattern designing, quality control, inspection and sewing machine mechanics. “The training will be imparted separately to male and female trainees in different fields at the institute,” he added. He said that PRTTI would help exporters associated with the readymade garments industry to induct trained workforce to improve the overall productivity and quality of product.
He said that 50 industrial units were producing Martial Art uniforms while 100 units were engaged in producing tracksuits and sportswear in Sialkot.
