Volunteering and Intern in Mechanical Work-Shop

  Indonesia

• All Other Areas: 
Makassar

Term: Throughout the year 
Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks and 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks
Dates: Any time of the year

Description: LPTM in its contribution in empowering young people to access jobs opportunities has been running a training programs such as: Heavy Equipment Operator Training, particularly Excavator Operator Training, Heavy Equipment Mechanics Training, Automotive Mechanics (Car and Motorcycle repair) training, Welders Training, and Land Surveying training.

Highlights: A vacancy is made available for internship and volunteering for students who likes to gain practical experience in mechanical practice e.g. automotive and heavy equipment mechanics. Whereas the work-shop is very small and far from modern, it still can give colorful experience in identifying engines, mechanical transmission and hydraulic transmission as well as electronic systems of heavy equipment. Besides, the opportunity to sit on the operator cabin and experience the thrill of controlling the boom is also a very rare opportunity. For those who do intern for study purpose will be provided with certificate.

This opportunity is also open for experienced mechanics who like to contribute in helping as volunteer. They can spend some hours during the week to advice our staffs and our technicians as well as our trainers in the workshop as well as in the classes.

The intern and volunteer can arrange their own time in the work shop so that they would be able to plan their stay in Makassar effectively. They can plan to allocate enough time to visit interesting places and to more meet the local people.

During the week ends and holiday you will have the opportunity to visit many interesting destinations and excursion places such as Toraja, Bantimurung, Malino or Tanjung Bira, etc. In the end of every one month of stay you may have one week free time to visit other places of the country like Bali, Bunaken, Borobudur, etc.

Qualifications:
- at least 18 years old
- in a good health
- travel and insurance coverage
- readiness to be in and enjoy being in a different culture
- enjoy visits other places and meet other people.
- enjoy mechanical works

Cost in US$: Registration usd.105,- Monthly cont. usd.850,-

- Room/accommodation

- Food twice a day during at home if and only if accommodated in a family as host.            
Otherwise, if accommodated in guest house, the volunteer can cook for themselves
or eat in small restaurants around the guest house which relatively very cheap,
around usd.2,- perday.
- Maximum three first days city orientation

-         In country staff support such as consultation and advice

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: From various countries and from different ages.

Age Range: 18 years to 65 years

This Program is open to American, Australian, European and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Indonesia Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Resume
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

LPTM's Mission Statement: The future of mankind is on the hands of the younger generation. LPTM is contributing on supporting young people in improvement. One of the missions is to bring them together and make them communicate and promoting the understanding of each other. By that way LPTM is promoting the understanding between different cultures, different economic development, etc., to attain better cooperation between countries in the future.

Year Founded: 1989