Hyderabad, Dec 12 (KNN)  As many as five international executive development programmes on subjects relevant to the MSME sector were inaugurated at the National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NIMSME) here recently.

A total of 106 candidates from 35 countries such as Russia, Turkey, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Peru, Ghana and Kenya among others are participating in the programme, the MSME social networking site said.

The programmes that commenced on December-10 will continue until January-2.

The five programmes are – Empowerment of women through enterprises (EWE); Innovative strategies for SME Development (ISSD); Training methods and skills for managers (TMSM); SME Financing – approaches and strategies (SMEFAS); and Total quality management and ISO 9001:2008/14001/22000/27000 and Six Sigma (TQM).

National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NIMSME) Hyderabad, an autonomous arm of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)], is a premier institute for the promotion, development and modernization of the MSME sector.  (KNN/ES)