Hyundai Motor Opens Hyundai Dream Center No.7 in Kenya "Maintenance Technology Training"

At 9 a.m. local time on Thursday, the 24th, local event officials and Dream Center trainees are taking a commemorative photo together at the opening ceremony of the 'Hyundai Dream Center Kenya' held in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. (Photo by Hyundai Motor Company)

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] Hyundai Motor Company has taken steps to support the independence of young people in Kenya through automotive maintenance technology training.

On the 24th at 9 a.m. (local time), Hyundai Motor held the opening ceremony of the ‘Hyundai Dream Center Kenya’ at the government-affiliated vocational training school NITA (National Industrial Training Authority) located in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.

The opening ceremony was attended by local officials and Dream Center trainees, including Simon Chelugui, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection; Ezio Tuniz, Hyundai Motor dealership representative; Stephen Ogenga, President of NITA; and Kate Mina Vorley, representative of Plan Kenya. Jung Bang-seon, Head of Hyundai Motor’s Latin America Regional Headquarters, sent congratulatory remarks via video considering the COVID-19 situation.

The ‘Hyundai Dream Center’ is a global social contribution project that Hyundai Motor has been continuously carrying out in partnership with the international relief and development NGO ‘Plan Korea,’ aiming to resolve educational disparities in developing countries and create stable jobs.

Starting with the opening of the first ‘Hyundai Dream Center’ in Ghana in 2013, Hyundai Motor has steadily established vocational technical education centers around the world, providing quality education related to automobiles to low-income youth and laying the foundation for their independence.

The newly opened ‘Hyundai Dream Center Kenya’ is the seventh educational facility in the ‘Hyundai Dream Center’ project, following centers in Ghana, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Peru.

Over the next three years, Hyundai Motor plans to select a total of 120 low-income youths who face difficulties in obtaining quality jobs and provide various support so that they can receive professional training at the ‘Hyundai Dream Center Kenya.’

Support includes scholarships for outstanding students, expansion of classrooms and practice rooms through center renovations, provision of the latest teaching materials and equipment, on-site training and employment connections through automotive maintenance-related companies.

A company official said, "Hyundai Dream Center Kenya is Hyundai Motor’s representative social contribution project that provides practical skills applicable in the field based on a systematic service education curriculum," adding, "We hope it will help more local youths become independent through employment linkage support that continues even after graduation."

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