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This
initiative, which comes from Diageo –
one of the most important multinationals in the elaboration
and distribution of alcoholic drinks – will take place
in Santiago de Chile. It aims at unemployed
young people with limited economic resources, who are trained
for free in order to place them in the job market and prepare
them for a profession linked to the field of gastronomy
In the year 2007, 17 youths were trained, who are already
working in bars, hotels and pubs.
"We
take care of finding places for our graduates to practice,
and we also work with them. This year 30 people have already
registered for the training program. We are focused on professionalizing
the Bartender Career so that our graduates have an extra tool
to acquire work proficiency in the tourism and entertainment
industry. The challenge for the coming years is to get younger
people to participate in this initiative, and that it be considered
a social program supported by the state,” says
Chistophe Beau, commercial manager of Diageo
Chile.
The training program, which starts on July
14 and lasts 4 months, enables students to study English and
learn about cocktails preparation and serving, customer service
and conflict handling, hygiene and food manipulation; and
they are specially instructed in the responsible intake of
alcohol.
Unlike
last year, INCAP Training has prepared a
curricular mesh so that students can take courses on enology,
drinks preparation and presentation, and techniques on how
to handle bottles in a bar. Another difference with respect
to last year is that the exigency level in English was raised.
The requisites to have access to this training program include:
being an unemployed young adult with limited economic resources
and have the fourth secondary school year completed.
"This
initiative give students the opportunity to improve their
quality of life and have better opportunities in the job market,”
says Hernán Larraín, commercial
manager of INACAP Training.
INACAP, the Technological University
of Chile, is a well-known Technical Training
Organism (OTEC) that uses the benefits offered by
the Chilean State to promote formation programs, with funds
that come from 1% deductible from company taxes.
The
Chilean Republic has become a main protagonist in
the generation of social changes. This is achieved through
encouraging the development and acquisition of new knowledge,
in order to improve the quality of life.
REB
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July 14th, 2008
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