Nissan expands its Youth Leadership Development program to Samut Prakarn

BANGKOK, Thailand (December 19, 2018) - Nissan Motor Thailand is expanding its successful Youth Leadership Development (YLD) program to the local community near its Thailand assembly plant in Samut Prakarn province.

Established in 2017, the YLD program is a partnership between Nissan, CARE International Japan, and the Raks Thai Foundation. It initially was focused on helping some 1,200 students across eight different schools in Ayutthaya and Rayong develop leadership skills and provide the occupational skills training necessary to help them develop micro-business skills activities. The goal now is to help 1,400 students acquire leadership skills by the time of three-year program ends in 2019, including in Samut Prakarn province.      

"We are delighted to be able to bring this Youth Leadership Development program to Wat Sri Wari Noi school and Wat Hua Khu school, both of which are located in our home province of Samut Prakarn, where the Nissan Motor Thailand assembly plant is located,” said Surachai Nilkumwong, Nissan’s vice president of human resources and administration in Thailand. “Both are educational opportunity expansion schools and we hope that, through the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and other modules, the program will help to give students the leadership skills necessary to participate in the workforce of the future as envisioned under the government’s Thailand 4.0 plan,” he added.

Nissan and Raks Thai will continue to work closely with local communities, local government authorities, the ministry of education, and its employees to train 200 Thai students and 20 teachers at the two schools in Samut Prakarn.

Promboon Panitchpakdi, the executive director of the Raks Thai Foundation, said the organization and Nissan Thailand share the same vision of building a better society for all Thai citizens and residents.

"The project’s nucleus is to focus on education in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Under the YLD initiative, Nissan and Raks Thai Foundation have worked together for two years to support the development of analytical thinking and problem solving in real-world situations - both inside and outside the classroom from primary school level upward," he said. 

Raks Thai Foundation is the local partner of CARE International tasked with promoting strong communities and assisting the disadvantaged in Thai society. As one of the longest operating NGOs in Thailand since August 15, 1997, its programs reach Thai students nationwide from middle to high school age. Raks Thai implements programs with local experts who understand student needs and help ensure that the programs are properly implemented.  

Nissan, a leading automotive company that employs approximately 5,000 employees. It is committed to giving students the skills they need to succeed, and to helping move all Thais to a better world, a world that is more electric, more connected and more autonomous.

About Nissan Motor (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Nissan was established in Japan since 1933 with the commitment to create Innovation that Excites for customer satisfaction. Nissan wants to improve quality of life for people in society by pursuing a goal of zero emission vehicles and zero fatalities on the road with “Nissan Intelligent Mobility”. The company plans to introduce autonomous drive vehicles across regions for safety and more enjoyable driving experience. Nissan started business in Thailand since 1952. Currently, the Nissan Group of Companies in Thailand has subsidiaries five companies, including two of the production bases, over than 190  showrooms and service centers nationwide network. Vehicle range cover all segments includes 10 models spanning the entry level Eco-Car, SUV, Premium Sedans and Pickup Trucks.

About Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Nissan is a global full-line vehicle manufacturer that sells more than 60 models under the Nissan, INFINITI and Datsun brands. In fiscal year 2017, the company sold 5.77 million vehicles globally, generating revenue of 11.9 trillion yen. On April 1, 2017, the company embarked on Nissan M.O.V.E. to 2022, a six-year plan targeting a 30% increase in annualized revenues to 16.5 trillion yen by the end of fiscal 2022, along with cumulative free cash flow of 2.5 trillion yen. As part of Nissan M.O.V.E. to 2022, the company plans to extend its leadership in electric vehicles, symbolized by the world's best-selling all-electric vehicle in history, the Nissan LEAF. Nissan’s global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, manages operations in six regions: Asia & Oceania; Africa, the Middle East & India; China; Europe; Latin America; and North America. Nissan has partnered with French manufacturer Renault since 1999 and acquired a 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors in 2016. Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi is today the world’s largest automotive partnership, with combined sales of more than 10.6 million vehicles in calendar year 2017.

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