Our Background
The European Technology and Training Centre (ETTC) was opened by the German Foreign Minister Dr. Frank Walter Steinmeier in February 2009. One year later the Vocational Training Centre (VTC) was opened with support from the British Government and started to provide training for returnees and local job seekers. The ETTC was founded as an implementing organization of a German NGO, active in Iraq since 2005. The ETTC is an independent, locally based and internationally oriented organization, registered as a non-profit nongovernmental organization in KRG. Since 2009 the ETTC has contributed to the democratic and economic development of the Kurdish Region by providing development and migration projects and offering a wide range of training, workshops and other events, mainly in cooperation with international partners.
ISO 9001:2015
ETTC Implemented Quality Management System (ISO 9001:2015) according to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and certified by an International German company GUTcert on 3rd October 2019, to demonstrate the ability to consistently provide services that meet customer, regulatory requirements and to demonstrate continuous improvement. Bureau Veritas ISO Certificate - GUTcert ISO Certificate.
Quality Policy
ETTC is committed to providing high-quality training and development projects to support democratic and economic growth, including services that assist with reintegration. Our Quality Management System, certified to the ISO 9001:2015 standard, ensures we consistently deliver services that meet or exceed the expectations of our clients and stakeholders. ETTC Quality Policy
The management activities of the ETTC are observedby a Board of international experts.
The CEO of the ETTC is Mr. Jihad Zero, from Iraq, who has been with the ETTC since the beginning and who has past work experience with different kinds of international NGOs and the United Nations. The chairperson of the Board is Dr. Dirk Jankowski, CEO of a German engineering company from Bavaria and Manager of a building-safety project in Erbil. Mr. Volker Wildner, former head of the German Liaison Office for Trade and Industry in Erbil, is a board member. Another board member is Jan Axel Nordlander, a former Swedish Ambassador and Diplomat in the Middle East and Asia. Based on this structure the ETTC is able to provide proper, well-monitored, and well-evaluated services to the reintegration and Development projects.
In Germany, the ETTC is supported by the ETTC e.V. Germany, an association of people who are deeply interested in the development of the KRG and the ETTC. ETTC, Germany e. V.
ISO 9001:2015
ETTC Implemented Quality Management System (ISO 9001:2015) according to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and certified by an International German company GUTcert on 3rd October 2019, to demonstrate the ability to consistently provide services that meet customer, regulatory requirements and to demonstrate continuous improvement. Bureau Veritas ISO Certificate - GUTcert ISO Certificate.
Quality Policy
ETTC is committed to providing high-quality training and development projects to support democratic and economic growth, including services that assist with reintegration. Our Quality Management System, certified to the ISO 9001:2015 standard, ensures we consistently deliver services that meet or exceed the expectations of our clients and stakeholders. ETTC Quality Policy
The management activities of the ETTC are observedby a Board of international experts.
The CEO of the ETTC is Mr. Jihad Zero, from Iraq, who has been with the ETTC since the beginning and who has past work experience with different kinds of international NGOs and the United Nations. The chairperson of the Board is Dr. Dirk Jankowski, CEO of a German engineering company from Bavaria and Manager of a building-safety project in Erbil. Mr. Volker Wildner, former head of the German Liaison Office for Trade and Industry in Erbil, is a board member. Another board member is Jan Axel Nordlander, a former Swedish Ambassador and Diplomat in the Middle East and Asia. Based on this structure the ETTC is able to provide proper, well-monitored, and well-evaluated services to the reintegration and Development projects.
In Germany, the ETTC is supported by the ETTC e.V. Germany, an association of people who are deeply interested in the development of the KRG and the ETTC. ETTC, Germany e. V.
