Training

In this program, students would be employed part-time to work in the Vissot industry with the aim of helping both male and female, young people who want to study but are restricted because of financial difficulties. Of course more affluent students would not be excluded because the ultimate aim is to train students to eventually give back to the community.

• Vissot would provide training and support for their studies.
• The students would give back to the industry through work, ideas and future employment.
• Students would work in a team to help add value to local produce by developing marketable products.
• Students would be encouraged to develop their own initiatives and supported to research and develop their own product ideas (as long as they fit within the existing structure and scope of the company).
• Students would help to manage the whole process.
• Mentors would spend time with the students to develop their skills (mentors might include experienced full-time employees in the organization as well as experts that visit the industry and spend time with students).
• Healthland would provide short training courses such as food safety training, management skills, etc.
• A research and development budget.
• A budget fro setting up new production lines.
• A budget to launch and market new products.
• A staff training budget.
• Vissot/Healthland would also be provided with training funds for providing training for the students: preparing short courses, salaries for trainers and covering the costs of experts/mentors spending time in the industy (can partner with AusAid and other organizations to help with this-mentoring programs, etc).
• Salaries for the students would be built into the budgets.