Curriculum and examples of the contents of technical acquisition• Construction
Theory: Safety risk management (5S), basic knowledge of building structure, usage of tools, etc.
Practical skills: brick building, indoor wiring, pipe repair for water, furniture creation, etc.
• Electricity
Theory: Safety risk management (5S), basic knowledge of electricity, types and methods of wiring, etc.
Actual techniques: Installation and repair of indoor electrical wiring, creation of wiring covers, installation andinstallation of air conditioners and solar systems, etc.
• Automobile
Theory: Safety risk management (5S), how to use tools, knowledge of electrical equipment and wiring, structure ofautomobile, types and meanings of each part, etc.
Practical skills: Basic repair of automotive wiring connection, engine suspension steering, etc.

• Welding
Theory: Basic knowledge of safety risk management (5S), arc/gas welding (1G -4 G), etc.
Practical skills: cutting and welding by arc/gas welding, making roofs, tables, chairs, benches, installing sashes, etc.

Employment of Graduates (About 80% of trainees find jobs)
CourseNew
Students
EnrolledGradu
ates

Employee

EmploymentRate

Construction(Batch 1 – 9)

210

186

15181%

Construction

Electric（Batch 1 - 9）

220

209

179

86%

Electrical construction site
Electrical appliance stores and Japanese companies

Automobile（ Batch 1-8）

237

221

19186%

Automobile repair shops and Japanese automobilerelated companies

Welding（Batch 1 – 7)

165

156

12087%

Welding plant, construction site, Japanese bridge
manufacturing company, Japanese construction
company

Total

832

772

641

83%

2019

Main place of employment

Hpa-an TechnicalTraining School

Annual schedule (2019 cases)Course

Enrollment in January

Enrollment in July

Public offering

Previous year, OctoberMay

Entrance ceremony

January

JulyIntermediate test

MayOctober

Final exam

July

December

Graduation ceremony

July

December

Office location: Sustainabridge
Tokyo office

Yangon officeHpa-an office

Address:Resona Kudan
Building 5F, 1-5-6 Kudanminami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Address:No. 9, U Lu Ni Street,
Kyee Myin Daing Township, Yangon
Contract: +95-1-2301241

Address:Hpa-an Hlaing Bwe Road,
Behind Hpa-an Industrial Zone
Executive Committee Office, Hpa-anTownship, Kayin StateE-mail:yangon@sustaina-bridge.org

Contact : +95-9-255812475

Website: https://sustainabridge.org

E-mail:hpa-an@sustaina-bridge.org

Sustainabridge

G e n e ra l i n co r p o ra te d A s s o c i a t i o nASPIRING TO POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND REDRESS INEQUALITY
THROUGH TECHNICAL/VOCATIONAL TRAINING

Technical Training School in Hpa-an
What is Hpa-an Technical Training School
The Hpa-an Technical Training school (TTS) wasestablished in 2014 by a collaboration between theMinistry of Border Affairs of the Government ofMyanmar and a Japanese NGO. Since 2020, theschool has been run by Sustanabiridge, funded byNippon Foundation. The TTS provides 4 courses:"Construction“, "Electricity", “Welding", and “Automobile", and opportunities to peoples who are young
and have not had educational opportunities . Eachcourse lasts 5.5 months (660 hours) and is offered
twice a year.
Our objectives are to have the youths in theseregions learn marketable skills to make a living. We
believe that alleviating poverty and the wealth gap
by doing so will solidly promote sustainable peaceand stability in these regions.

Construction, Electricity, Welding, and Automobile course

Construction

Welding

Teachers at SchoolConstruction Instructor: U Ye Min Aung
Other 2 assistants, 2 TAs
Electrical Instructor: U Soe Moe Khaing
Other 2 assistants, 2 TAs
Welding instructor: U Maung Htay
Other 2 assistants, 2 TAs

U Ye Min Aung

U Maung Htay

U Kyaw Myo Oo

Soe Moe Khaing

Auto Service Instructor: U Kyaw Myo Oo
Others: 3 assistants, 1 TA
Faculty: 20; other administrative staff: 2Environment
The Trainees study and stay at training dormitory for about 5.5 months
to study hard. After getting up, Trainees participates in the morning
assembly, clean the facility, have breakfast, study theory in themorning in the classroom, and do technical training in the afternoon.
Daily necessities and tools necessary for daily life and training areprovided, creating an environment in which trainees can concentrateon learning. It is also a feature that engineers are dispatched fromJapan to receive direct guidance for about 3 ~ 6 months a year. The
Saturday special classes is provided to help students learn teamwork in
sports tournaments, general knowledge, and life skills. After thetraining, they are expected to obtain employment opportunities using
the knowledge, experience, and skills acquired through the technicaltraining.
The training content of this project is of high quality, with theDepartment of Education and Training of the Ministry of Border Affairsof the Government of Myanmar being designated as the government'sstandard curriculum, and classes (Theory and Practical Skills) andexaminations are conducted in accordance with this curriculum. In
order to complete the technical training course, students are required
to attend classes for a specified number of days or more and pass theexamination. A government-issued certificate is issued to trainees who
have reached a certain level.

Electricity

Automobile

be served three meals
with free of charge