Cazenga - Japanese Members (MP) of the Parliament expressed today, in Luanda, their desire to continue contributing, through cooperation, to the industrial development of Angola, in the automotive sector.
The MPs expressed this interest during a visit to see the operation of the Toyota Angola Academy, within the scope of cooperation between the two countries in the field of automotive vocational training.
The aforementioned academy, located on the Cazenga Professional Center facilities, is the result of cooperation agreements between Angola and Japan, signed since 2009.
For Japanese MP, Keiichiro Asao, continued investment in professional training in Angola could open doors for more investment in this sector.
“Angola has many young people and we intend, through this project, to draw attention to others and cooperate for the development of this sector", said the parliamentarian, highlighting that he also hopes that both countries can gain from this cooperation.
On the occasion, the Secretary of State for Labour and Social Security, Pedro Filipe, recalled that the project has been in existence for more than three years and aims to prepare qualified national workforce to be able to respond to the challenges of the market.
He said that over the last two years, 20 professionals have been trained and are already passing on their knowledge to another 120 young people in the field of mechanics.
He informed that the expectation at the level of the mechanics discipline is that they can restructure the training schedule and methodology, hence the visit is important to show the Japanese MPs the importance of the partnership signed between the two governments.
Pedro Filipe added that in relation to the Toyota Angola Academy, the initial training project has been closed, and the second phase is now being planned, preferably in Luanda, without mentioning any province.
He assured that the department to which he belongs has the mission of training the workforce to be launched into the job market, with emphasis on the area of mechanics.
Cooperation between Angola and Japan began in 1988 with emergency aid through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Within the framework of bilateral cooperation, Japan has provided food aid, assistance to farmers, anti-poverty programs, repatriation of refugees, assembly of water supply stations and construction of primary schools, in addition to the communication network, with a focus on basic infrastructure.
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