Post-Ten Programs

Science and Technology Training Center(STTC)

School Name: Sciences and Technology Training Center

School Address: Mae Tao, Mae Sot, Tak

Number of Students: 25

Number of Teachers: 8

Number of Volunteer: 2

Types of Trainings: Machine Tools and welding, Electronic and Electrical Power Engineering, Computer Training, Engineering Sciences, English and Thai Language

STTC, Science and Technology Training Centre, was established by Burmese migrant teachers, engineers and technicians who see the need to train students of migrant school graduates and people from Burma who wish to earn vocational skills. STTC is a two year course and accept 25 fresh students every year but not yet has final year students since it has just been started for one school year, 2008-09. The school collaborates with the youth connect project for placing the graduates to work fields. School has both technical advisers and administrative advisers who are well-recognized by the community.

This first year students are train more on academic study and has only one hour a week of practical time. This is also due to the lack of equipments for practical. The school hope they can have more teaching resources such as mechanical and electrical equipments for practical purpose next year since they have pledged and aimed to intensively focus on practice for final year students. Meanwhile, they are having difficulty paying the teachers because its umbrella organization, the BMWEC, cannot provide stipend for all the teachers.

How you can help the school !

1) donate practical equipments 2) donate computers 3) provide teacher stipends 4) volunteering 5) others that match your talent

Wide Horizons

School Name: Wide Horizon Post-Ten Program

Location: Samart Saparkan Road, Mae Sot, Tak

Contact Person: Salai Htun Lin Aung

Number of Students: 24

Number of Teachers: 4

Wide Horizons is a ten-months post-ten program which develops young adults displaced from Burma to work for their communities by expending their English and communication skills, profession skills and supporting them to initiate a future oriented, strategic outlook which incorporates an attitude of continuous learning.

Wide Horizons choose 24 qualified candidates, who are mostly certain to return to the organizations which recommended them, from various locations of Thailand. Students must stay at dormitory all ten months.

Individuals are trained in the following skills: Advanced English skills (reading, writing, and Grammar) Organizational management (Project planning, implementation and management, monitoring and evaluation skills), Personal Development Skills (conflict resolution, training/facilitation skills, problem solving skills, critical thinking skills), Advanced Computer Skills (Web design, video shooting and editing)