Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "St. Joseph's Technical Institute is a trade school for motor mechanics, welders and electricians in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Its first batch of motor mechanics, welders and electricians graduated in 1993, after a single year of operation.The institute to train school dropouts was the dream of Father Clement Sethupathy, a Sri Lankan missionary in Pakistan, since 1965. In 1985, he initiated a project that would make technical skills training available to them. Feasibility studies were done, plans made, and funding agencies contacted over several years. In August 1990, Misereor, the German Catholic bishops' development aid agency, agreed to finance the entire project.In 1997, there are 45 young men learning and honing their skills in auto mechanics, electrical mechanics, plumbing and welding at St. Joseph's, which has facilities to train 75 students at a time.To qualify, a youth must be 15 to 24 years of age and must have completed eighth grade in school.The institute comprises the technical school and a residential Boys' Town. These are complementary and interdependent, both aiming to help young Christian men find more and better opportunities in life.Spread over three hectares in the suburbs of Faisalabad, the institute houses boarders as well as enrolling day students for technical courses. The 27 graduates participating in the first commencement ceremonies on October 22, 1993, were addressed by Father Bashir Francis, vicar general of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Faisalabad.In 2003, the Marist Brothers took over the management of St. Joseph's Technical Institute. On September 11, 2006, the Marist Brothers celebrated their 40-year presence in Pakistan with a thanksgiving Mass at the Institute."@en }
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- St._Josephs_Technical_Institute,_Faisalabad abstract "St. Joseph's Technical Institute is a trade school for motor mechanics, welders and electricians in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Its first batch of motor mechanics, welders and electricians graduated in 1993, after a single year of operation.The institute to train school dropouts was the dream of Father Clement Sethupathy, a Sri Lankan missionary in Pakistan, since 1965. In 1985, he initiated a project that would make technical skills training available to them. Feasibility studies were done, plans made, and funding agencies contacted over several years. In August 1990, Misereor, the German Catholic bishops' development aid agency, agreed to finance the entire project.In 1997, there are 45 young men learning and honing their skills in auto mechanics, electrical mechanics, plumbing and welding at St. Joseph's, which has facilities to train 75 students at a time.To qualify, a youth must be 15 to 24 years of age and must have completed eighth grade in school.The institute comprises the technical school and a residential Boys' Town. These are complementary and interdependent, both aiming to help young Christian men find more and better opportunities in life.Spread over three hectares in the suburbs of Faisalabad, the institute houses boarders as well as enrolling day students for technical courses. The 27 graduates participating in the first commencement ceremonies on October 22, 1993, were addressed by Father Bashir Francis, vicar general of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Faisalabad.In 2003, the Marist Brothers took over the management of St. Joseph's Technical Institute. On September 11, 2006, the Marist Brothers celebrated their 40-year presence in Pakistan with a thanksgiving Mass at the Institute.".
- Q7589236 abstract "St. Joseph's Technical Institute is a trade school for motor mechanics, welders and electricians in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Its first batch of motor mechanics, welders and electricians graduated in 1993, after a single year of operation.The institute to train school dropouts was the dream of Father Clement Sethupathy, a Sri Lankan missionary in Pakistan, since 1965. In 1985, he initiated a project that would make technical skills training available to them. Feasibility studies were done, plans made, and funding agencies contacted over several years. In August 1990, Misereor, the German Catholic bishops' development aid agency, agreed to finance the entire project.In 1997, there are 45 young men learning and honing their skills in auto mechanics, electrical mechanics, plumbing and welding at St. Joseph's, which has facilities to train 75 students at a time.To qualify, a youth must be 15 to 24 years of age and must have completed eighth grade in school.The institute comprises the technical school and a residential Boys' Town. These are complementary and interdependent, both aiming to help young Christian men find more and better opportunities in life.Spread over three hectares in the suburbs of Faisalabad, the institute houses boarders as well as enrolling day students for technical courses. The 27 graduates participating in the first commencement ceremonies on October 22, 1993, were addressed by Father Bashir Francis, vicar general of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Faisalabad.In 2003, the Marist Brothers took over the management of St. Joseph's Technical Institute. On September 11, 2006, the Marist Brothers celebrated their 40-year presence in Pakistan with a thanksgiving Mass at the Institute.".