12 Jalan Hang Jebat, 50150 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : +60-3-20267753
Fax : +60-3-20722898
Email   : ywcavtoc@yahoo.com

The YWCA Vocational Training Opportunity Centre (VTOC) was established in September 1998 to serve the needs of young women and girls from economically disadvantaged segments of Malaysia irrespective of race, religion and culture. It has enriched the lives of young women and girls by equipping them with:

• vocational skills
• development opportunities
• entrepreneurial knowledge
• information & communication technology (ICT) competencies

Courses of Study (view courses)
The following six one-year courses are offered, the academic calendar being from January to December each year.

• Computer, Secretarial & Basic Accounting
• Kindergarten Teacher Training
• Sewing & Tailoring
• Health Worker
• Culinary & Bakery
• Hair & Beauty

Download VTOC brochure here.

Who May Apply?
Young women and girls aged 16 years and above who:

• come from disadvantaged home environments
• would benefit from vocational training
• want to come of her own free will with her parents’ or guardian’s consent
• would commit herself to the one year training and comply with the VTOC’s rules and regulations

Download application form here: English, Bahasa

Enrichment classes in Bahasa Malaysia and especially English are given to improve language skills. Some of the girls have even taken the opportunity to sit or re-sit their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination at the end of their VTOC training. The few who have never been to school are taught to speak, read and write in Bahasa Malaysia and English.

Emerging into Society and the Working World
The young women and girls at the VTOC have access to friendly, mature counsel as well as co-curricular activities organised by staff and volunteers.

Job placements are also done wherever possible. The girls are prepared to face the employment market with practical help given on resume preparation and interview skills.

This holistic approach has enabled many of the VTOC trainees to emerge as confident young women.

	Click her to view pictures of the VTOC Fashion Show held in 2006
	With the exception of the East Malaysian ethnic costumes, all clothes presented in the fashion show were designed and sewn by trainees of the VTOC Sewing & Tailoring course. The scrumptious tea was prepared by trainees of the Culinary & Bakery Course, while other preparations were handled by trainees in other courses.

How can YOU be involved?

• Be a volunteer at the VTOC. (Send some information about yourself e.g. occupation, skills, interests to ywcavtoc@yahoo.com)
• Recommend a young woman whose needs could be met at the VTOC. Download recruitment invitation letter here.
• Sponsor a VTOC trainee for a year (RM5,000).*
• Assist in job placements.
• Make a general donation.*

* Cheques should be made to “YWCA of Kuala Lumpur”. Donations to the YWCA are tax exempted.

Download PDFs Vocational Training Opportunity Centre Brochure Vocational Training Opportunity Centre Recruitment Invitation Vocational Training Opportunity Centre Application Form (English) Vocational Training Opportunity Centre Application Form (Bahasa)