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A.R.A.L.: study now, pay later

Advancing Resources for Accessible Learning funds technical training for young people at DUALTECH Training Center. Graduates repay once they are employed, so the next students can train too.

Rotarians watch Dualtech scholars at work on a precision machine during the Club’s visit in September 2026. Text: Together, we empower. Rotary, People of Action.

The need

Capable young people from low-income families often cannot afford the industry-ready technical training that leads to stable jobs.

What members did

  1. 4 March 2025
    Planning with DUALTECH

    Club and Rotary Club of Manila Foundation officers met DUALTECH’s leadership to set up the scholarship program.

  2. RY 2025–26
    Leon Lambert Fellows Fund

    The Club allocated P1 million to the education and technical training of 15 scholars.

  3. December 2025
    Memorandum of Agreement

    The Club signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Dualtech Training Center and launched the A.R.A.L. program.

  4. September 2026
    Dualtech Excellence Center, Canlubang, Laguna

    President Reginald T. Yu, IPP Raoul Creencia and Project Chair Anton Mauricio visited the workshops, watched scholars at work and discussed how to extend the scholarships to more students.

The result

15scholars in technical-vocational training
P1Mrevolving fund: repayments pay for the next scholars

DUALTECH’s German-inspired dual training model combines classroom instruction with supervised on-the-job training in partner industries, so scholars graduate ready for work.

Partners

  • DUALTECH Training Center
  • Leon Lambert Fellows
  • Rotary Club of Manila Foundation, Inc.

What happens next

As scholars find work and repay, the fund supports new students.

Members of the Rotary Club of Manila watch Dualtech scholars in hands-on precision machining training, September 2026.
Members of the Rotary Club of Manila watch Dualtech scholars in hands-on precision machining training, September 2026.
President Reginald Yu and the Club delegation tour the Dualtech workshops, where trainees operate machinery and install electrical systems.
President Reginald Yu and the Club delegation tour the Dualtech workshops, where trainees operate machinery and install electrical systems.
A trainee walks the Rotarians through an industrial training rig.
A trainee walks the Rotarians through an industrial training rig.
A Dualtech trainee explains how a digitally powered elevator system works, applying classroom principles to real-world technology.
A Dualtech trainee explains how a digitally powered elevator system works, applying classroom principles to real-world technology.

Sources

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