The YUM Vocational Training Center has been supported by Priscilla Hall Memorial Fund since 2012. With approximately 450 students attending each year, the training provides free training in English, Computer and Sewing. This video shares details of the VTC operation and local area and highlights the benefit of further education . The video was made for TV show “Journal” by DAAI TV Indonesia.    Read More →

Indra, a Vocational High School student majoring in accounting, aspires to work in a Bank. So he is following the Computer Course at YUM VTC to develop his knowledge about the computer skills, since it’s the basic requirement to get into the working environment. Thanks to the generous support Priscilla Hall Memorial-Foundation, YUM can open the computer classes for youths like Indra and others in... 

This term there have been some challenges for the VTC computer class in Cipanas. One of those challenges was that the VTC classes started during the month of Ramadhan, where it is the custom for Indonesians to spend more time with family and return to their hometown. This caused the number of students signed up for Computer Class to slightly drop, when in comparison to the previous term. The other... 

Meet Erfan. He is in his last year of high school.  After graduation, he plans to get a job as he wants to be able to support his family. Last term, he was one of the students who enrolled in our English class at VTC Cipanas. He realizes the importance of mastering English, as it is one of the most commonly spoken languages around the world. He first learnt English was when he was in primary school.... 

We are very fortunate to have the great support of Priscilla Hall Memorial Foundation, especially from Mr. Don Hall himself personally.   Last month, we received 7 sets of computers from Crown delivered to our head office in Jakarta. These computers will be installed in the YUM VTC Cipanas. By having more computers, more students in the area will be able to participate in Computer classes.  YUM’s... 

It’s good to see the difference the Vocational Training Centre makes. Asep is a high school student who is enrolled in the Intermediate Computer Class at PHMF- YUM VTC Cipanas. This is the second term for him, as he enrolled in the Basic Computer Class last semester. At his high school, he also took on Computer Science as a school subject, but he had to share the computer with 4 other students.... 

In participation of International Read to Me day, Yayasan Usaha Mulia invited Paman Ganjar, a professional story teller, to perform at Cipanas, West Java. This global event is about raising the awareness for the right of children to have adults read to them, especially their parents. Many organizations from all around the world participated in this. The first session of this event was for the Early... 

The final term of the PHMF-Vocational Training Centre in 2016 ended with the distribution of 190 certificates for the graduated students, from an initial cohort of over 200 registered participants. The certificate is an important symbol for the students who have completed the course. YUM also provide them the Job Seeking Skills certificate for participating in the job skills workshop. With 7 tutors,...