TWI Helping Lebanon's
Technical and Vocational Education
Providing secure job opportunities for youth
starts by economically empowering them,
as well as equipping them with the right
skillset
On 23 January, 2020, TWI’s new accredited
welder training centre, located at the “Safadi
Accelerated Vocational Training Centre”
(SAVOTEC), was launched in collaboration
with the Safadi Foundation in Tripoli, Lebanon.
The event started at 11 am in the presence
of senior contractors and 15 dignitaries
and representatives from international organisations
and local syndicates. The event began with
an opening speech by Mohammad Safadi who
mentioned that the goal of the SAVOTEC is
empowering the Lebanese youth and assisting
them in accomplishing their dreams and meeting
their aspirations.
TWI South East Asia’s regional manager,
Ernesto Moskini gave a talk to the attendees,
introducing TWI and the history of the company’s
long-standing expertise in delivering world
class welder training and qualification.
Samar Boulos, the General Manager of the
Safadi Foundation, noted that the initiative
is to tackle the urgent challenge of unemployment
in Lebanon by developing an internationally
certified workforce to suit the needs of
the labour market.
After the launch and refreshments, the event
was wrapped up with a tour of Safadi’s
newly refurbished facilities in Tripoli.
The Safadi Foundation is a nonprofit organisation
with the mission of empowering underprivileged
citizens across Lebanon by upskilling and
enabling them to live a more prosperous
life.
TWI, as the world leader in welding technologies,
will be contributing to this mission by
training and qualifying the next generation
of welders and equipping them with the globally
recognised
CSWIP certification, which can open
up the opportunity to work in international
companies for the graduates.
The Safadi training centre was audited and
upgraded in accordance to TWI’s standards.
The welder training centre accredited by
TWI is established to meet Lebanon’s
future labour market needs, especially in
the field of oil and gas. The new welder
training centre has 15 welding bays fully
equipped with Lincoln equipment.
Two trainers from Safadi attended the ‘Train
the Trainer’ programme in Malaysia
in 2019. These trainers are now qualified
and ready to deliver welder training according
to TWI’s standards in Lebanon using
TWI’s syllabus.
Three main welding techniques of MIG, MAG
and SMAW will be delivered and TWI will
qualify and certify the trained students
every two months. Students will go through
a 10-week period of training to get upskilled.
The training will end with a welder qualification
examination. The target is to train a minimum
of 180 welders by the end of 2020.
Interested candidates who are qualified to
enter the course can attend the training
free of charge. To learn more about TWI’s
welder training and qualifications visit
our
website and to find out about Safadi
Foundation go to
www.safadi-foundation.org.