How do I find out if there is a Factory Improvement Programme in my region?

• There are currently programmes running in Sri Lanka, Vietnam and India. See the Who are we? section for contact details. If you are interested in implementing an FIP in your country, please see the Want to get involved? section.

How do the individual factory consultations work?

• After each workshop the module expert and local FIP support team arrange a schedule of factory visits for each participating factory.

• On the day of the visit, the module expert and the support team meet with the factory participants as well as other key personnel (factory manager, CEO or managing director) and a variety of workers to discuss improvement projects and specific areas that need attention.

• There are follow-up visits to the factory and several weeks for the factory team to work on implementing their projects. For more information please see the Methodology section.

Do participating factories have to attend each workshop?

• Yes. The workshops are an important opportunity to introduce fundamental principles and tools that factories will work with during the factory consultation stage. Each factory must send at least two participants(a manager and a worker) to each workshop.

Do the same participants attend each workshop?

• Yes and no! Participating factories should designate one manager who attends each workshop to ensure that key messages are not lost from one module to another. However, the other participants should be managers and workers from an area related to the module topic. For example, in the Human resources module, an HR manager and two HR workers should attend.

Is the programme designed for a specific manufacturing sector?

• No. While the programme can be run for a specific sector, such as the garment sector, the content is general so that factories from different sectors can participate in the same programme. The local implementing organization decides which approach is best for their region.