PGJDC’s training centers help increase export of Gems and Jewellery

Karachi, August 28: Gems and Jewellery Training and Manufacturing Centers operating under the leadership of Pakistan Gems and Jewellery Development Company (PGJDC) has over the past five years trained 8,525 students through 571 training programs in its five training centers. These well trained and skilled work force had a very significant role to play in value addition and value added exports and in achieving exports of USD 1.2 billion from approximately US$ 47 million in 2006-2007 to US$ 1.2 billion, said Bakhtiar Khan – CEO PGJDC in a statement issued here on Tuesday.

 

He further added that students were trained in the field of gemstone mining, gemstone identification, gemstone processing, jewellery designing and jewellery manufacturing. He said PGJDC endeavors for the development of Gems & Jewellery industry of the country from Mine to Market and to enhance its competitiveness internationally by facilitation, technology up-gradation, skill development, quality assurance and marketing/branding.

Mr. Khan further explained that, “the market dynamics all around the world are changing rapidly and in order to keep up with the international markets PGJDC is adopting the latest trends and techniques for marketing and promotion of Pakistani Gems & Jewellery products worldwide.”

Apart from training, one of the major initiatives of the company was to organize Pakistan’s biggest Gems and Jewellery Exhibition i.e Pakistan International Gems and Jewellery Exhibition (PIGJE) in June 2012 at Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi. The event was visited by 40 international delegates and also encompassed a seminar wherein world renowned experts participated as speakers including vice president, International Colored Gem Stone Association (ICA).

Continuing on the success of PIGJE 2012 and to make it an annual international event, Mr. Bakhtiar Khan had announced in a grand press conference in this June that the company is organizing the 2nd edition of PIGJE in September 2013. The mega event will be held at Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan from 26th – 29th September, 2013.

Providing further details about the Exhibition he explained that, “the four-day event will showcase Pakistani Gems and Jewellery products in all their vivacity for international dealers, and will also provide international dealers with a platform to explore the potential of Pakistani market.”

PIGJE being an international exhibition will provide great business development opportunities to local and international dealers associated with Gems & Jewellery trade. The event will be specially designed to provide a facilitating environment to promote B2B trade.  A one day seminar will also be organized during the course of the event and local as well as speakers from abroad will give talks on very important topics.

Answering to a question about the number of booths and international participation he responded that’ “there will be a total of 82 booths in the exhibition”. He said that, “marketing department of the company is in negotiations  with a few international machinery and tools manufactures and the details of international and local participation will soon be shared with the press and media.”

He emphasized that, all these endeavors of the company are for the betterment and advancement of the sector. He hoped that the sector will take maximum benefit of all these initiatives and cooperate with the Company for the realization of overall objectives of Pakistan Gems and Jewellery Development Company