"The Thailand-based company has been involved in the country’s Zawtika oil and gas project for the past 30 years, said its HVD scholarship programme is being implemented by its parent company PTT Group since 2013. Supporting the $200,000 annual HVD scholarship programme is Myanmar’s Ministry of Electricity and Energy and Ministry of Education. Under the scholarship program, Myanmar students from AGTI (Associate of Government Technical Institute) will undergo three years of vocational education and training at the IRPC Technological College in the eastern province of Rayong. Incorporating both classroom, practicum and on-the-job internship training, the curriculum is designed to equip students with workplace communications and technical mechanical skills that are required for industry trades, such as electrical and electronics, mechanical drawings, welding and CNC machining. Students are also trained in personal finance, business and entrepreneurship..."