TMP Tech hosts APAC TVET instructors’ training

Toyota Motor Philippines School of Technology (TMP Tech) has recently hosted the technical-vocational education and training (TVET) systems training for instructors.

In a statement, the week-long program (held at its facilities in Santa Rosa, Laguna) is the second phase of the “Training of Trainers on Automotive Technical Professionals” under a tripartite collaboration among TMP Tech, Colombo Plan Staff College (CPSC), and TMP Foundation, Inc. (TMPF).

A total 20 participants from 13 member countries from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Fiji, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand (18 foreign, two from Philippines) had undergone a week-long technical training that is aimed at upgrading TVET systems in the Asia and the Pacific region.

According to TMP Tech, its officers and faculty crafted and conducted the lessons and hands-on sessions on subjects like gasoline and diesel Engine control, electronically-controlled transmission, continuously variable transmission, and Toyota’s hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) technology. On the fifth day of training, participants concluded the study by visiting Toyota Santa Rosa for an actual observation of dealership workshop operations.

Prior to the on-site training, the participants have previously completed the program’s first phase virtually, which was hosted in August last year. The event focused on the “Toyota Way”, which is the brand’s customer service philosophy, after-sales operations, and technologies.

Under the tripartite agreement, TMP Tech will continue to provide expertise in enhanced joint activities for TVET, research, cross-country faculty and staff exchange, and human resource development.

With a goal of offering industry-based trainings that are progressive and inclusive for private and public organizations within and outside the Toyota network, TMP Tech offers specialized courses that cater to and can be further modified to fit the customer’s specific requirements. Such trainings include long to short-term training-to-employment programs for overseas partners, as well as other courses like Automotive Body Collision and Damage Evaluation Training for assessors of insurance companies, and Automotive Servicing for truck and bus companies, among others.

Further, TMP Tech shared that the demand for training is growing as evidenced by the growing number of local and global partners from various sectors.

TMP Tech’s history of offering customized courses traces back to its first strategic partnership with Abdul Latif Jameel Import & Distribution Co. Ltd. (ALJID), an independent Toyota distributor in Saudi Arabia. Through the flagship Specialized Automotive Training Program (STATP), and other similar programs designed to produce Toyota Pro-Technicians and Diagnostic Technicians, TMP Tech has successfully enabled employment overseas including Japan for about 300 graduates since 2013.

Photos from Toyota Motor Philippines School of Technology

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