Economic Growth Indonesia Project #9812

Provide Skills for Indonesian Unemployed Youth

by Yayasan Usaha Mulia / Foundation for Noble Work

Provide Skills for Indonesian Unemployed Youth

Project Report | May 12, 2017
Learning English for a better future!

By Yolanda Utami Nilasari | Program Development Coordinator

Mr. Cecep's class

English is widely acknowledged to be the international language, and remains the language of choice in the fields of economics, I.T. and science. As the most common spoken language around the world, one out of five people can speak or at least understand English. When you master English, the world is in your hands! This is why we encourage the youth in Cipanas, the area where YUM serves, to learn and speak English.

There were 64 students enrolled in the English class at YUM VTC in the last term. Our two dedicated tutors have helped the classes run well. Students learn English in a number of interactive ways, such as role play, games, reading poetry, and so on. This term, the students had an opportunity to practice their English with students from United World College South East Asia (UWCSEA). The students were very excited to have this opportunity.

“I learn English because I want to be able to communicate. My dream is to get a job at a multinational company. The YUM Library has many interesting books in English. Usually after the course, I go to the library to borrow some English books. It is amazing knowing so many new things by reading those English books.” Hijri, High School student

“It was an unforgettable experience having a conversation with a foreigner. At the beginning I was very shy and not confident to practice my English, but Mr. Yudhi (tutor) always encourages me and the other students to speak. He said that it is not a problem if we pronounce a word wrong, it is part of the learning process”. Andika, High School students

Thanks to the kind support of all our GlobalGiving donors, YUM can continue running the English Classes for the youth in Cipanas. We wish to build confidence in every participant and increase their skills to support them in having a better future. Help us spread the word: by donating just $10 every month, more students like Hijri and Andika can enroll in the English class for free!

Mr.Yudi's class

A class with UWCSEA students

A class with UWCSEA students 2

Hijri, an English student

Andika, English students

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Feb 17, 2017
Another batch of students have graduated!

By Yolanda Utami Nilasari | Project Leader

Mr.Ryan and his computer class students

The final term of the YUM-Vocational Training Centre in 2016 ended with the distribution of 190 certificates for the graduated students, from an initial cohort of over 200 registered participants. The certificate is an important symbol for the students who have completed the course. To gain the certificate the students must be presenting the class not less than 75 percent of the time and completethe final exam. This certificate will be a very good asset for them when they apply for ajob. Beside the course certificate, we also provide them the Job Seeking Skills certificate for participating in the job skills workshop.

With 7 tutors, the term started by having 6 classes for Computer skills, 4 classes for English and 3 classes for Sewing. We also held the classes in the weekend, as most of the students are in the last year of school and their school’s activities are very hectic during weekdays. We are very fortunate for having a staff of dedicated and passionate tutors that are willing to teach on the weekend.

The highest number of students are in the Computer class. The awareness of the need to have updated knowledge in information technology remains high among people in Cipanas, especially for the youth. YUM VTC is working hard to constantly improve the skills of our dedicated computer trainers and update the course material in line with program updates in order to give the best opportunity for Cipanas residents to participate in the digital economy.

YUM are very thankful to GlobalGiving donor’s continuous support for the Vocational Training Centre. With your support, YUM remains optimistic that more and more young people in Cipanas will have the opportunity to improve their quality of life. Thank you.

Mr. Cecep and his English class students

Mr.Deden with his computer class students

An interactive English class with Mr.Yudha

Sewing class students with Miss Ila

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Nov 28, 2016
What type of career matches your personality? Our students find out!

By Yolanda Utami Nilasari | Project Leader

Students eagerly waiting for class

I'm sure you have once asked yourself what you wanted to do in life... Every young person goes through the same dilemma! Recently, with the help of volunteer Lyn Everingham who is a psychosocial vocational & enterprise mentor, the YUM Vocational Training Center added an improvement to the program by providing vocational assessment to assist the students to gain insight into their personality and career values which best suit their profile. In a series of simple card matching exercises, individual students can self evaluate their character and priorities as well as matching their personal interests and strengths to the career. Some students have dreams and aspirations which may be unrealistic or inconsistent. However, through these activities guided by dialogue with a vocational teacher, we hope to target their energy to a realistic career plan.

Career planning and assessment is popular in the business community particularly in the corporate sector where the Myers Briggs type assessment is well known. Assisting young people to develop this personal insight at a young age, can be an efficient way to clarify their educational and career goals. By understanding personal strengths and vulnerabilities, each person is more likely to understand how to find the most satisfying employment which is realistic for their life circumstances.

Would you like to continue helping more students at the VTC? GlobalGiving is helping us get more donations this end of year. By donating on #GivingTuesday (Tuesday 29 November), your donation will be matched by 50%! The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has generously provided $500,000 in matching funds for #GivingTuesday, enabling GlobalGiving to match donations up to the first $1 million raised! Matching will begin at midnight EST and conclude at 11:59:59 pm EST or when funds run out. This is the largest amount of donations GlobalGiving has matched in one day!

If that's not enough to be excited about, GlobalGiving will also be matching new recurring donations starting from November 29th until December 31st! A generous anonymous donor has agreed to match new monthly donations at 200% up to $100 per donor.

We're extremely excited about these opportunities and we hope that you are too! Please help us spread the word to your family and friends. Happy holiday from us all! :)

Lyn working with the students

Getting to know oneself and each other

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