Young people should learn or master a certain skills and experiences they need before they enter the world of work. Through this manufacturers and manpower help side by side and grow simultaneously and effectively in the industry.
From 2009, one of the leading water fittings manufacturer, GROHE has
cooperated with Don Bosco Mondo e.V. with a view to helping young people better
their lives. To date some 780 young people in Mumbai, India, have been given
the opportunity to start a new life as a result of this collaboration.
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Father Gaudencio Carandang,Jr. (Rector/TVET Director, Don Bosco) Michael Mager (Executive Board, Grohe AG), Alpha Ang (General Manager, LWT/Grohe Philippines), Thomas Ossowski (German Ambassador to the Philippines), Father Anthony Paul Bicomong, Provincial Superior - Don Bosco
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| Kerwin Tan (Account Manager, Projects), Alpha Ang (General Manager), Manfred Kuhn, Michael Mager, Alen Alban, Carlo Malantic, Joralyn Ong, Heide Lopez (Account Manager, Projects), Valerie Suspine (Account Manager, Projects), Mary Ann Rabonza (Specifications Manager) |
Today, the
success of GROHE Dual Tech aid project arrived and open its newest facility in the Philippine. Particularly in Don Bosco Youth Center, Tondo Manila. The said launch was attended by the GROHE authorities and Don Bosco School executives and students, supporters, media and bloggers.
A
proven concept rolled out to a new location
“Today is an important day for all of us,” said GROHE
Management Board member Michael Mager on the occasion of the inauguration. “In
the six years that have passed since we launched our partnership with Don Bosco
Mondo e.V. in India, we have achieved a lot and learned a lot. Our work has
borne fruit and demand for our trained and skilled plumbers is huge. We now
want to continue this strategy in the Philippines and offer apprenticeships to
the young people of Manila-Tondo to give them a genuine chance to earn a living
from skilled work. At the same time, our local partners will benefit from the
availability of professionally trained plumbers.”
The inauguration ceremony, during which the building
was blessed and a ribbon cut, was organised jointly by the Salesians of Don
Bosco and GROHE together with apprentices from other disciplines of the Don
Bosco Youth Center in Manila-Tondo. Besides the new Plumber Training Programme,
the Center already offers apprenticeships in other fields, from mechanical and
electrical engineering to accounting, home economics and hospitality, as well
as milling, turning and welding. The ceremony was attended by guests from the
local business and academic communities as well as the German Ambassador,
Thomas Ossowski, and representatives of the German Chamber of Foreign Trade.
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Thomas Ossowski (German Ambassador to the Philippines), Father Anthony Paul Bicomong (Provincial Superior - Don Bosco), Michael Mager (Executive Board, Grohe AG), Father Gaudencio Carandang,Jr. (Rector/TVET Director, Don Bosco), Suzanne Franke (Manager, Corporate Cooperation, Don Bosco Mondo)
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| Alen Alban (Country Manager, LWT/Grohe Phils), Father Edwin Ulanday (Provincial Economer, Don Bosco) |
The
way to independence
The project aims to enhance the professionalism of the
local plumbing trade. To achieve this, GROHE Dual Tech offers a high-quality
training programme leading up to NC II qualification. The programme not only
supports the apprentices but also addresses the lack of skilled labour while at
the same time helping to advance the industry. Direct cooperation with local
companies helps young people find employment right after finishing their
training, making their future more secure.
Says Christian Osterhaus, Managing Director of Don
Bosco Mondo: “We are happy to offer these new training programmes in
Manila-Tondo, a place that is known throughout the world for poverty and
adverse living conditions. We give young people the chance to train and enhance
their skills in order to compete successfully in the local labour market, to
earn their living and to become active members of society.”
The programmes of GROHE Dual Tech in the Philippines
are targeted at socially disadvantaged people aged 17 to 25 who are unable to obtain
vocational training otherwise. Courses start twice a year with some 30
participants each and comprise a 12-month apprenticeship at the Training Center
including a 6-week internship at a GROHE partner company. Thanks to their
widely recognised graduation certificates, the young plumbers are not confined
to the partner companies after finishing their training but can apply for a job
with any other firm.
Assured
quality of training
Besides the annual programmes, GROHE Dual Tech offers
short-term training courses for assistant plumbers as well as further training
courses comprising customised modules for young employees of construction and
plumbing companies. “Train-the-trainer” courses and other targeted measures are
organised to assure the quality of these courses. Participating companies
benefit from regular visits by GROHE field representatives providing face-to-face
advice and support as well as GROHE materials and training aids.
GROHE Dual Tech is a develoPPP.de project. The German
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) fosters the
involvement of the private sector at the point where business opportunities and
development policy initiatives intersect. The programme is put into practice by
Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG) on behalf of the BMZ.
DEG promotes business initiatives in developing and emerging countries and
finances sustainable investments.
