Aid in Action

First 60 students begin vocational training

Students will study electrical installation and small-scale infrastructure/civil engineering.

Banda Aceh | Wednesday, July 20, 2005

USAID and Chevron alliance in Indonesia USAID and Chevron identified 60 students to participate in vocational training at Chevron's Riau facility. Students will study electrical installation and small-scale infrastructure/civil engineering (“juru bangunan sipil") in a three-month training program that began on July 16. This is the first training under the $10 million alliance between USAID and Chevron. Over the next few months, an additional 300 students will be trained on skills critical to the reconstruction process. These skills will help ensure Acehnese participation in the reconstruction process.