In March 2012 ANDRITZ HYDRO - ANDRITZ Vertical volute pumps
In March 2012 ANDRITZ HYDRO - ANDRITZ Vertical volute pumps
In March 2012 ANDRITZ HYDRO - ANDRITZ Vertical volute pumps
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28 <strong>HYDRO</strong>NEWS Highlights<br />
▲ The apprentices will be trained in close cooperation with the Technical University in Mardin, Turkey.<br />
Apprentice training<br />
center Mardin<br />
Offi cial opening ceremony in Turkey<br />
Turkey is of long-term importance<br />
for <strong>ANDRITZ</strong> <strong>HYDRO</strong>,<br />
and a variety of projects range<br />
from large to smaller hydropower<br />
plants. <strong>ANDRITZ</strong> <strong>HYDRO</strong> now also<br />
emphasizes its social responsibility<br />
in this country, especially in the<br />
South-East Anatolian region.<br />
<strong>In</strong> 2010 <strong>ANDRITZ</strong> <strong>HYDRO</strong> decided to<br />
plan and build an apprentice training<br />
center in Mardin, South-East Anatolia<br />
and operate it for several years. After a<br />
short construction period the center<br />
was inaugurated on 4 May <strong>2012</strong> and<br />
handed over to its destiny. 3 Turkish<br />
ministers, local mayors and governors<br />
attended the opening ceremony as well<br />
as the Austrian ambassador and the<br />
trade commissioner.<br />
Over the next three years more than<br />
100 young people from the region will<br />
be trained as skilled metal workers,<br />
electricians and certifi ed welders. This<br />
training is fully financed by <strong>ANDRITZ</strong><br />
<strong>HYDRO</strong>. After three years the training<br />
center will be handed over as a gift to<br />
the local Technical <strong>In</strong>stitute in Mardin.<br />
<strong>In</strong> close cooperation with the Technical<br />
<strong>In</strong>stitute, the training center's curriculum<br />
is based on one that corresponds<br />
to Austrian apprenticeship training. The<br />
students are trained in theory and<br />
practice and in the English language.<br />
This kind of curriculum, where both<br />
theoretical and practical training is offered,<br />
is a first in Turkey. It is expected<br />
that it will set an example and will be