Taken during the Work Immersion program Signing Ceremony. from left: Mr. Kenneth S. Yang, McDonald Philippines President & CEO, Hon. Mar-Len Abigail Binay-Campos, Mayor, City Government of Makati and Mr. McDonald
Signed and sealed. McDonald’s Philippines and Makati City Mayor Abigail Binay just inked a partnership to help prepare senior high school students prepare for their better future.
As Golden Arches Development Corporation (McDonald’s Philippines) recognizes the potential of Filipino students to make a good contribution to the society, they asked the City Government of Makati and with the Department of Education (DepEd) through the Schools Division Office of Makati City to allow them to hire senior students in their school through their Work Immersion Program (WIP).
Momorandum of Agreement Signing Ceremony photo from left: Ms. Chona L. Torre, Mr. Kenneth S. Yang, Mayor Abby Binay-Campos, Ms. Rita Riddle, Ms. Vissa Aldon, Dr. Rosalie Tronco and Mr. McDonald at the back.
The memorandum of agreement for this stint was already released and commits to train over 500 students from seven participating schools, including University of Makati, Fort Bonifacio High School, Pitogo High School, Nemesio Yabut High School, Maximo Estrella High School, Benigno Aquino High School, and Makati High School. Chosen students will be assigned across the 23 McDonald’s stores located within Makati City and some will also be assisting in the company’s head office to learn more about restaurant operations and gain firsthand experience and knowledge in the food industry.
SVP for Human Capital Group of McDonald’s Philippines Chona Torre talked about their mission to provide employment to more Filipinos, especially the youth, saying:
“McDonald’s champions in youth employ ability and is committed to provide young Filipinos equal employment opportunities. Through this partnership, we aim to immerse students in a natural working environment where they can develop values, knowledge and basic competency skills that will be helpful in their future careers.”
Like the college on-the-job training, students they’ll hire will need to finish 80-hour of work as required by DepEd for graduation. Students taking the academic track as their major will be assigned to do corporate tasks in human resources, IT, and Finance. Meanwhile students under the technical vocational livelihood major with sub-specializations in cookery, bread and pastries, and food and beverage will be exposed in restaurant operations.
Torre added:
“We are excited to elevate the caliber of learning through these training opportunities that not only aim to improve the technical skills of students but impart the values of hard work and responsibility as well.”
McDonald’s continues to be a committed to partner of the government in developing the youth and equipping them with the right skills as well as providing them with the experience they need in pursuing the careers they’ve chosen.
Torre continues:
“As we partner with more government units and communities, McDonald’s hopes to provide growth and learning opportunities to more Filipinos nationwide.”
Apart from the Makati efforts, McDonald’s also recently sealed partnership with Mandaluyong City for WIP as well as with Manila City and Pasig City for persons with disability (PWD) and senior citizens (SC) employment.
Mcdonald’s has been serving the Filipino people since 1981 and has now become an advocate of equal employment. It has been practicing direct hiring policy or the non-practice of contractualization for all its restaurant employees.
