Realizing that skills and knowledge are the driving force for youth empowerment and social development, we align our CSR with the Government’s youth capacity building policy. Under this CSR strategy, we provide internship for senior students of vocational/technical schools and vacation jobs for high school and college students. Senior students from the Booker Washington Institution (BWI), Monrovia Vocational Training Center (MVTC), Liberia Opportunity Industrialization Center (LOIC), and Salvation Army Vocational Training Program (SAVTP) are accepted for internship at our well equipped Workshop in welding, machinery, plumbing, electricity, mechanics, air-conditioning, refrigeration and carpentry.
The internship lasts between three and four months and upon the availability of vacancies we hire some of the interns after graduation. The internship includes training objectives, observation, evaluation and assessment. The interns are assigned to our employees who mentor and supervise them.
In collaboration with the Ministries of Labor and Youth and Sports, we provide vacation jobs for up to twelve high school and college students every year. The vacation jobs help the students acquire practical experience, expose them to the various jobs in the Company and help them make informed career choices. The students are compensated for the two months they serve here and are provided free lunch in our canteen.
MBI Training Program
Beginning in 2016, we intensified our efforts and operate our own skills training program. The Monrovia Breweries Skills Training Center will provide training for our unskilled employees, contractors, casual workers and a select number of high school graduates, as well as provide refresher training for our skilled employees.
Our company has taken keen interest in these areas in order to help bridge the skills gap in the country. We enhance the net impact of our business on the Liberian society. The training program is a strategic corporate social responsibility initiative by the company to create a knowledgeable young workforce, improve the productivity of individuals and create a pool of skilled manpower needed for the country's development.