***A team from Future Farms Limited is presenting to the judges.***
Fiji National University’s (FNU) National Training Productivity Centre (NTPC) successfully hosted the first Team Excellence Competition in conjunction with the 25th National Quality Convention last month.
The Asia Pacific Quality Organisation President, Mangalika de Silva and the Managing Director of Hoclink Singapore, George Wong, were the keynote speakers at the event. Both speakers highlighted the importance of boosting productivity and culture with a hybrid workplace, working from home, resilience, and reinventing with a productivity mindset.
The Team i7 from Future Farms Limited received a 3-star rating for its presentation, the highest level of recognition in the Team Excellence Competition. The other teams that also competed included two teams from Future Farms Ltd – Team Badassery and Team Maroroi, which received a 2-star rating and Team Lalawa from the Ministry of Itaukei Affairs also received a 2-star rating.
Future Farms Pte Ltd General Manager, Stanley Raniga, said the company was proud of the team’s achievements.
***A team from the Future Farms Limited during the presentation at the Team Excellence Competition.***
“This year marked the 25th year of excellence in quality at the National Quality Convention. Our three teams, with 19 team members, were recognised at FFL’s In-House Quality Circle Convention with gold, silver, and bronze awards, respectively. The teams went on to showcase their improvements and innovative projects to the whole nation at the National Convention on Quality. These teams have produced exceptional results through their work and engagement. The Quality Circle concept has been a driving factor for business and individual growth, and we have seen this progression over the years,” Raniga said.
“In addition to the National Convention on Quality, Team i7 represented FFL and Fiji through NTPC at the International Quality & Productivity Convention in Indonesia and were also awarded Gold. Team i7 presented their innovation through a process improvement project, aligning with our goal of continual improvement and excellence as an organisation and showcasing our commitment as Rooster Chicken. The Team Excellence Competitions provide an innovative path for excellence through individual ownership in teams with a growth mindset. It is also a great engagement tool for an organisation.”
Manager Quality Awards Bob Mitchell said the Team Excellence Competition was rebranded and included new criteria benchmarked against leading international organisations such as the Asia Pacific Quality Organisation’s Award for Contributing to Excellence and Team Competition and Asia’s leading International Quality Circle Control team competition.
Manager Quality Awards, Bob Mitchell moderating the Team Excellence Competition.
“The Team Excellence Competition showcase quality concepts used by teams within various organisations to make valuable improvements in areas such as customer satisfaction, waste reduction, employee morale, self-confidence, innovation by employees, and organisational transformation,” Mitchell said.
“The objectives of the competition is for teams to present their projects using the appropriate tools and techniques to be reviewed by judges, augmenting cooperation and fostering leadership within the organisation, share experiences in improving the performance of the group, and gain recognition for outstanding efforts through participation in group activities in Team Excellence Competition.”
Dr Isimeli Tagicakiverata, Director NTPC, said productivity improvement is one of the key areas that factor into the economic development of any nation.
“NTPC has assisted Fijian organisations in the past two decades by assisting in sending the winners in the gold category to participate on international platforms. These organisations include Vodafone Fiji Ltd, Telecom Fiji Ltd, Energy Fiji Ltd, iTLTB, and Future Farms Ltd. The teams from these organisations have done exceptionally well and have received gold awards and three-star ratings, and have made us all proud as a nation by competing against some of the world’s best teams from the Asian Pacific region,” he said.
“I urge all organisations to be innovative and create competitive, sustainable productivity by benchmarking our performance and practises against industry leaders in order to aspire to the same. At the same time, we encourage further skill training of our workforce to remain competitive. Quality and excellence will continue to play a crucial role in transforming our economy into a smarter nation.”
Managing Director Hoclink Singapore. Mr George Wong talking to the participants and the guests at the Team Excellence Competition.
NTPC will strive to facilitate efforts so that industries can benefit and enterprises can remain competitive.