Education provides the foundation for future career development. The oil and natural gas industry, as well as many other industries, see career development as a critical component of sustainable development. Companies and their employees partner with students and educators to provide an educated workforce for tomorrow’s businesses and to enable social progress. For example, Chevron supports an innovative community outreach program - called the SMARTS Program (Students Making A Road To Success) - that’s been honored by PEPNet, a U.S.-based best-practices-sharing network for nonprofit groups. SMARTS helps high school and college students earn money while learning about careers and getting real-world work experience. ExxonMobil promotes a program that focuses on improving mathematics, science and engineering education, with particular emphasis on creating opportunities for minorities and women, and is the largest supporter of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering. ExxonMobil also provides an apprentice-training program in Nigeria that is creating skilled laborers while giving Nigerian students their first chance to join the global workforce. The Shell Youth Training Academy is an innovative and effective school-to-work business and education partnership designed to improve employment opportunities for youth through education and on-the-job training.
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Chevron (and formerly Unocal) and its subsidiaries in the Philippines and Thailand are involved with International Youth Foundation (IYF) and two of its partners – Consuelo Foundation in the Philippines and National Council for Youth Development (NCYD) in Thailand – to promote life skills, academic success and job skills for youth in these countries.
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