When he changed jobs in middle age, he developed coffee-making skills at the age of 40.

Zhang Rongfu changed jobs in middle age and developed coffee-making skills. (photo by Wu Jiangquan)

"A crisis is a turning point!" Zhang Rongfu, who has worked in the printing department for 13 years, was laid off. After 360 hours of professional training in coffee blending, catering and baking classes in the Gaoping Pendong Branch of the Ministry of Labor, he joined the coffee chain and became his own boss. He said that the vocational training courses of the Ministry of Labor provide him with the cornerstone of entering the coffee industry, and his entrepreneurial road can be more stable. After accumulating experience, he does not rule out creating his own brand and developing his dream coffee business.

Zhang Rongfu, who has worked as a quality control officer in the newspaper printing department for 13 years, has made layoffs in the face of changes in the newspaper market. With a stable, pragmatic and optimistic personality, he considered that "at the age of 40, if he continues to endure, he may face layoffs without a preferential retirement mechanism five years later; if he learns to start a technological business, even if he fails after a year, the debt should still be repayable." after careful consideration, he decided to attend the employment-oriented vocational training course run by the Ministry of Labor to take the first step for his dream.

In order to enable vocational training trainees to meet the needs of the industry and to enhance the use of vocational training resources, the Labour Development Department has planned the "Industry-training Cooperative training Model". It is hoped that through the joint planning of employment-oriented training courses by training units and employers, we can cultivate the manpower required by employers and improve the effectiveness of trainees' employment after training. The Gaoping Pengdong Branch commissioned Shude University of Science and Technology to conduct the "production and training cooperation class-family service coffee blending, catering service and baking class" to provide the basic skills for the employment of talents in the coffee industry under 360 hours of professional and technical training.

When he got the information about the start of the class, Zhang Rongfu conscientiously absorbed knowledge in the "coffee blending, catering service and baking class". Within three months, pure consumers who bought a cup of coffee to refresh themselves developed a good kung fu to distinguish between good and bad coffee beans, roast, grind, extract and draw flowers. The learning process gradually aroused the coffee soul in his heart and made him more confident in the coffee market. In order to reduce the probability of entrepreneurial failure, He chose to join KNOW-HOW to learn from his predecessors. "if you save enough experience, you will create your own brand and build your own coffee business," he said.

Cheng Taiyun, director of the Gaoping Pengdong Branch of the Ministry of Labor, said that Zhang Rongfu was not frustrated by unemployment and stepped forward bravely. He challenged himself in new fields and enhanced his professional ability through learning. He encouraged unemployed job seekers to make good use of resources. The Gaopingpeng East Branch of the Ministry of Labor offered various vocational training courses, including the "Industry-training Cooperation Class" through 300 to 900 hours of professional training and 150 to 450 hours of practical training. to make the trained manpower more in line with the needs of the market, employers or people who are willing to participate in special classes for industry-training cooperation. You can visit the website of Gaoping Pengdong Branch of the Labour Development Department and the website of Taiwan Employment pass, or call (07) 8210171.