Starting in 2015, SMART Myanmar and the International Labour Organization partnered together to develop the SCORE program for Myanmar’s garment industry. (SCORE = Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises).

SCORE is a globally recognized program run by the ILO and is designed to boost productivity and workplace conditions in SMEs. SMART Myanmar’s 8 local technical experts received coaching from a senior international expert contracted by the ILO to develop this approach in Myanmar. SMART Myanmar has thereafter piloted the program successfully within 4 garment factories in 2016.

Based on this quick initial success, SMART Myanmar has further fine-tuned the training module to complement the project’s other social compliance programs. Now, the project is running:

The SMART Social Compliance Academy™ - A factory improvement program designed for medium-to-large factories.
The SCORE program by SMART Myanmar - A globally recognized program methodology, suitable for small factories and further adapted by SMART Myanmar to cater to garment & footwear factories.
The SMART Energy Reduction Audit program - An innovative approach to energy reduction consultancy in garment factories - combination of coaching and mechanical, staff & building assessment.

To honor the trainers and factories who participated in developing SCORE in Myanmar, SMART Myanmar and the ILO organized a small induction ceremony. Factories interested in applying for the next round of SCORE trainings were invited to learn about the program. In total, over 3 dozen managers and factory owners gathered for this event.

SMART Myanmar anticipates to train another 4 factories using the SCORE program starting in August. Applications are open until July 29th. Further details can be found here:

SMART SCORE flyer (Myanmar language)
SMART SCORE flyer (English)