Japan International Cooperation Agency
Selection of Model SMEs, and
KAIZEN Consultants
Project on Dissemination of
Quality/Productivity Improvement (KAIZEN) Practice
for SMEs in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
This is the announcement to:
Call for application for;
Model SMEs to participate to the “Support
Program for KAIZEN practices”
KAIZEN consultants to participate to the
training program
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Application for Model SMEs
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The Project Team will select 20 Model SMEs in
manufacturing sector, among those applied
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Model SMEs
Requirements for the model SMEs
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A strong desire of the owner/manager
to implement the Kaizen practice
The intent and ability to organize a
Kaizen promotion team within the
company, and appoint Kaizen leaders
Commitment of participation of Kaizen
leaders in a prior training (introductory
training) program
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Note on definition of SME
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Enterprises with less than 250
employees will be applied as a general
definition of SME
However, the exceptional cases will also
be accepted according to the requests
from the applicants, in case that the
applicants have managerial features of
SME regardless of the number of
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employees.
Model SMEs
A preliminary selection schedule
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Late December 2010: Putting a call for
application (at the time of the Project
Launching Seminar)
February 2011: Primary selection (screening)
and orientation for candidate companies
Late March 2011: Notification of selection
results to candidate companies
Early June 2011: Commencement of the
program
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Application for KAIZEN Consultants
Qualifications
10 private sector consultants will be selected.
Qualifications
More than 10 years of professional experience
as a management or technical consultants
Demonstrated experience of consultation
service in the field of production management
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Application for KAIZEN Consultants
Qualifications (Continued)
Commitment to participate to basic training,
field exercises, and follow-up trainings
(Note that neither JICA nor JEDCO will pay
anyone participating in the training program)
 Strong interest in dissemination of Kaizen in
Jordan and willingness to cooperate in the
future dissemination activity in the country
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Application for KAIZEN Consultants
Selection schedule
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Late December 2010: Putting a call for
application (at the time of the Project
Launching Seminar)
February 2011: Preliminary selection
(screening) and interview of applicants who
have passed the preliminary selection
Mid-March 2011: Notification of selection
results to applicants
Mid-May 2011: Commencement of the basic
training program
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Thank you for your attention !
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The application form can be obtained from:
Http://www.jedco.gov.jo/