Colombia - Opening of "Don Bosco Tech" for a formation proposal in step with the times
Popayán, Colombia - November 2023 - The Salesians of Don Bosco, responsible for the presences in Popayán, Cali and Armenia, centred on Technical Training and insertion in the world of work, met on 17 November with their respective work teams for the opening of Don Bosco Tech, held at the Casa Museo Negret in the capital of the department of Cauca. Entrepreneurs from the region came together at such an important event to learn about the educational proposal and establish alliances that promote development and connect many people around an active working life process. Fr Gustavo Maury, together with Salesian Brother José Luis Jiménez, were responsible for this activity, which led to a change in the image of the Training Centres, as they were usually known, to Don Bosco Tech, seeking the consolidation of a formation proposal and various branches working together at a national level throughout western Colombia. The young people of the Don Bosco Educational Institution were presented with the research and technology projects in this launch of Don Bosco Tech, as an example of the approach and opportunities that the Salesians generate in their educational processes. Likewise present were technical educators from ETDH Don Bosco, now Don Bosco Tech, who guided visitors through the programme's offerings and the job opportunities generated with each of them.