Cultivating Future Talent: TSMC Charity Foundation Pioneers Parent-child Career Exploration Event for Junior High School Students

As part of its long-term commitment to promoting educational empowerment and helping rural students unlock their potential, the TSMC Charity Foundation has organized projects such as the road to employment, dynamic technical and vocational training, and a job fair for senior high and vocational high school students to encourage students' adaptive growth and development of specialties. In 2024, the Foundation integrated regional empowerment resources to work with Taitung County Government and Kung Tung St. Joseph Technical Senior High School and launch the first parent-child vocational career exploration workshop for junior high school students, and a career exploration expo for junior high school students in the vocational track. These two action plans have benefited more than 1,500 students, parents and teachers in 22 junior high schools in Taitung County, giving them an insight into the technical and vocational education system and future career paths, as well as providing a proper perspective on various occupations.

Empowering Junior High School Students to Explore Future with Technical and Vocational Resources

To promote early exploration of interests and specialization among students, the Foundation provided Dynamic Technical and Vocational Training to help them acquire expertise. In 2023, the Foundation collaborated with IKEA to train 27 students from Kung Tung St. Joseph Technical Senior High School, enabling them to earn professional qualifications. To empower junior high schools, the Foundation selected St. Joseph Technical to serve as as a model school and host workshops for ninth-graders and their parents. Through career testing, trend talks, hands-on courses, and discussions, the Foundation encouraged parent-child interactions and assisted in planning for post-graduation options. This year, the Foundation expanded its program to National Caotun Commercial & Industrial Vocational Senior High School and collaborated with the Taitung County Government and four vocational high schools in Taitung County to organize an expo at St. Joseph Technical. The expo aims to provide junior high school students, parents, and teachers with a range of technical and vocational resources and activities to help students explore their interests and identify potential career paths, serving as a valuable reference for assessing future development.

Aiming to stimulate students' learning potential and promote adaptive talent development, the Foundation will continue its work of expanding and promoting regional vocational empowerment activities. In the third quarter of 2024, the Foundation plans to collaborate with Nantou County's National Caotun Commercial & Industrial Vocational Senior High School to organize workshops enabling local junior high school students to explore career opportunities and enrich their lives.