To ensure project continuity, Bosch donated sets of tools to both the university and the foundation. The idea was to train the trainers in which both volunteer students from the fine arts faculty and underprivileged youth from the foundation were trained in how to use the tools properly.

The workshop also incorporated product-design concepts and marketing lectures into the course. This integrative approach was aimed to ensure marketability of future products and allow young entrepreneurs to gain more confidence in business at a later stage.

Joseph Hong, managing director of Bosch in Thailand, commented on Bosch’s furthering its support of the Chiang Mai-based Skills for Life Foundation: “We at Bosch remain firmly committed to doing everything we can to further the education and technical vocation training opportunities for deserving youngsters. The continuity of the project was made possible with involvement of lecturers and volunteer students at the fine arts faculty who will pass on coaching skills to the next batch of students.

“As Bosch moves forward, there is a good chance for underprivileged students to become financially independent and help support the continuity of this project.”