Africa-Press – Angola. Japanese deputies expressed Monday, in Luanda, their desire to continue contributing, through cooperation, to the industrial development of Angola, in the automotive sector.
The deputies expressed this interest during a visit to verify the operation of the Toyota Angola Academy, as part of the cooperation between the two countries in the field of car professional training.
The aforementioned academy, located on the premises of the Cazenga Professional Center, is the result of cooperation agreements between Angola and Japan, signed since 2009.
For Japanese deputy 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 Labor and Social Security, Pedro Filipe, recalled that the project has been in existence for more than three years and aims to prepare qualified national labor to be able to respond to market challenges.
He said that over the last two years, 20 trainers 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 in terms of the mechanics discipline is that they can restructure the training schedule and methodology, which is why the visit is important to show Japanese deputies the value of the partnership signed between the two governments.
Pedro Filipe added that in relation to the Toyota Angola Academy, the initial training project was 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 assistance through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
After the end of the war in Angola, in 2002, following the visit of the then Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Yoriko Kawaguchi, in February 2003 she was sent to the country on a study mission to support the establishment of peace, spending the Japan carrying out, among other activities, assistance in the areas of demining, social reintegration of former soldiers and reintegration of refugees.
Within the scope of bilateral cooperation, Japan has provided food aid, assistance to farmers, anti-poverty programs, repatriation of refugees, setting up water supply stations and building primary schools, in addition to the communication network, with a focus on basic infrastructures.
In recent years, studies and exchange of experience have been used in the areas of rice development and cultivation.
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