UNIQLO Philippines is planning to offer technical skills training to over 3,000 youth in Manila and Valenzuela cities to spice up their access to employment and entrepreneurial opportunities.
In a briefing on Wednesday, UNIQLO Philippines Chief Operating Officer Geraldine Sia said this system marks its first initiative within the Philippines under the Japanese retailer’s UNIQLO PEACE FOR ALL program.
“We selected youth employability and skills development as the main focus of our first initiative within the Philippines,” she said. “It allows Uniqlo to translate global purpose into locally relevant motion,” she added.
Uniqlo Philippines will perform this system after signing a memorandum of agreement with nongovernment organization Plan International Pilipinas.
The partners will provide skills training to participants aged 18 to 30 based within the two cities for a three-year period.
It said the youth face many barriers to employment like limited access to skills training, Ms. Sia said.
Cathy Seco, project director at Plan International Pilipinas, said the initiative will goal marginalized groups, especially those that should not at school. — Beatriz Marie D. Cruz