Astra, ProEM train disabled

Astra, ProEM train disabled

JAKARTA (JP): The Yayasan Bina Karya Mandiri foundation of the
Astra International Group and ProEM Australia opened a disability
employment support training course here yesterday which will
proceed for five days with 11 trainees from various companies as
the sponsors.

Minister of Education and Culture Juwono Sudarsono who
dedicated the program at the Astra Management Development Center
welcomed the course as an effective way of helping disabled
people to acquire appropriate employment.

The training course is modeled on the link-and-match strategy
developed by Greg Lewis and ProEm, one of the largest open
employment agencies for disabled people in Australia.

A.R. Ramly, Chairman of the foundation, said yesterday the
training was designed to help personnel managers to select the
most appropriate jobs for disabled people and to prepare
vocational training programs for job seekers with disabilities.

Ramly added the first batch of trainees included personnel and
training managers to enable them to conduct special training
programs for disabled people at their respective enterprises.

The opening course was also attended by Australian Ambassador
John McCarthy, Astra's president Rini MS Soewandi, Otje Soedioto
of the foundation and Elizabeth Drenen from ProEM. (vin)