McDonald’s Philippines (Golden Arches Development Corp.) celebrated the graduation of its first batch of youth trainees under the YouthWorks PH program.
The program is an initiative in partnership with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) that aims to improve life skills and increase employment prospects of underprivileged Filipino youth.
Held at McDonald’s Sucat San Antonio in Parañaque City, the graduation marks the completion of 53 youth trainees of their month-long training program on food and beverage services, leadership, communication, and critical thinking skills.
They are now deployed across 35 McDonald’s stores in nine Metro Manila cities for their paid training.
McDonald’s Philippines has committed to train up to 5,000 YouthWorks PH trainees by 2026.
“At McDonald’s, we believe that when people are given opportunities to grow, they will succeed. We are very thankful for programs like YouthWorks PH, and partners like USAID and PBEd, who are equally committed in training and upskilling the Filipino youth. Through this partnership, we look forward to welcoming more new trainees in our restaurants nationwide, helping them to develop to become productive members of society and to be their Best Me,” said Kenneth Yang, McDonald’s Philippines president and chief executive officer.