ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED (JAPAN) donated $3 million to Plan International to establish a large-scale auto-mechanic training center for the underprivileged Filipino youth.
Through the project, Isuzu Motors and Plan Philippines (local chapter of Plan International) will put up a vocational automotive training center that will produce highly skilled auto mechanics.
Working along with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Plan Philippines will collaborate in developing a technical education program that seeks to produces top-class automotive technician. Each year, 80 young men and women from communities assisted by Plan will be given scholarships.
The training center will be established at the TESDA Region-8 compound in Tacloban City. TESDA will manage the center and provide full-time management and administrative staff to the project.
The center will be provided with tools and facilities needed to support classes up to National Certificate (NC) level IV. Aside from the building, the project will also include dormitories and recreational facilities such as basketball courts, multi-purpose venues and function rooms.
The training center will not just be about producing highly-skilled technician. The project is about helping the young scholars to recognize his/her potential in other aspects. The center will help them become good citizens, teach them how to figure in an interview, and teach them the value of working as a team.
Under the program, the scholars will also be given assistance on landing a job-related industry right after their training.
With this vocational training program, the talent and potential of the Filipino youth is recognized. Though the project is initially intended to run for five years, more support will be extended beyond 2012, according to Tomoki Umeda, general manager, HR and general affairs of Isuzu Motors Ltd.
This big bold step of Isuzu Motors Ltd., Plan Philippines and TESDA will open up many opportunities for the Filipino youth to realize their potential and help them build a bright future…
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