Amisewaka-Desa Les Community Center

Amisewaka-Desa Les Community Center is a company, located at Jalan Tejakula-Culik, Bali 81173, Indonesia. Visit their website www.desalescommunitycenter.org, Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn profile for more detailed information.

The Amisewaka Desa Les Community Center in the village of Desa Les is dedicated to delivering vocational and life skills training to young people in Bali and surroundings. Our aim is to empower young people who have limited opportunities finding reasonable jobs, and to provide them with an education and skill set to boost confidence helping them gain access to employment in leading hotels and restaurants across Indonesia and elsewhere.Bali is one of 17,000 islands in the Indonesian archipelago and the most well-known. Bali is an agricultural island where at least 60% of the workers are employed in the tourism industry. Most of Bali's affluence is concentrated in its southern parts, where the economy is more tourism-driven. The center boasts nine classrooms, and we deliver 240 training hours per day to 100 students; this includes training in both the kitchen and restaurant. Class sizes vary and are dependent upon the lessons being taught, with English classes attracting up to 25 students and a baking class up to four. The students are on campus for one semester (Off the Job Training) and training/internship in the hospitality industry for one semester (On the Job Training). When they graduate, they will receive a Certificate in Food Production Level Three (Cookery).We intend to provide young people aged 17 through 23 with education and skill sets to boost their confidence and help them gain access to employment in leading hotels and restaurants across Indonesia and elsewhere. Other than the mandatory subject of Food Production, the curriculum will include more versatile subjects such as Computer Literacy, English, Basic Accounting and Business Skills (Social Entrepreneurship), Permaculture gardening, and Balinese traditional music and dance. This will be integrated with the Living Values Education program (a course that provides students with a sense of self-worth and self-confidence).