Professional Skills Training: 230 apprenticeship certificates

In April, apprentices celebrated their successful graduation in Hyderabad. Around 230 young women without school-leaving qualifications completed Usthi vocational training in the fields of information technology, beauty care or textile processing in recent months. A total of more than 950 young people completed such training in 2017. The 230 new graduates are the first to graduate in 2018.

Usthi vocational training was launched in Hyderabad in 2013 to enable young people without school-leaving qualifications to complete an apprenticeship. Without a school-leaving certificate, young people hardly have a chance of finding an apprenticeship. Without professional qualifications, it is extremely difficult to get a fairly paid job and the risk of being exploited as cheap labour is high. With the Usthi apprenticeship, even people without a school-leaving certificate have access to vocational training. This considerably increases the probability of a fairly paid job and a self-determined life. More than 900 young people, mainly women and single mothers, are trained and made fit for the job market every year in four-month basic and advanced courses.

The success of the Usthi vocational training is impressive: Over 92% of all graduates find a permanent job at Usthi during or immediately after their training. Others open their own businesses with the help of a microloan.

We congratulate the 234 graduates on successfully completing their apprenticeships and wish them a successful start to their careers!

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