As part of its worldwide GROHE Installer Vocational Training and Education programme (GIVE) the bathroom and kitchen fittings manufacturer has announced that 12 new facilities have been opened this year, most recently a training centre in Accra, Ghana. Here, over 75 students recently started their training, supported by five teachers who will guide them through the curriculum, thereby enabling an easier start to a more prosperous vocation and lifestyle. Additional GIVE training centres in West Africa are currently being planned in Nigeria, Cameroon, Benin, Togo, and Ivory Coast.
The company has developed a fully functional training environment where trainees can benefits from the global brand’s expertise.
“In our partnering institutes, we provide a fully functioning training rack with a wide range of our products where the students can test and improve their installation skills in a learning environment designed specifically for them,” says Christopher Penney, Leader of the GIVE programme. “We are also currently upgrading all training racks with a tablet and a TV screen so that we can stream live from our GIVE video studio at one of our German training centres in Lahr. In addition, we plan to use a specially designed training truck which is fitted with the same training equipment as our partnering schools.”
For several years now, GROHE has also been committed to supporting young people from underdeveloped countries and collaborates with strong partners such as the German non-governmental organisation Don Bosco Mondo, by offering educational opportunities and career prospects. Inspired by its success to date, the company is currently working on a cooperation with SOS Children’s Villages International. The first school of this project will be located in Benin, Northwest Africa.
