TPCA started selection of students of Czech universities for professional internships. TPCA has been collaborating with schools and their students systematically since 2007. In the recent three years, 22 young students, mostly technicians, passed their internships in the plant in Kolín. 17 other students wrote their theses in cooperation with TPCA’s engineers.

„For this year, we have announced 15 topics for theses,“ says Radek Vošta, TPCA’s personal director. „However, our cooperation with schools is not limited to internships and diploma theses. We also organize commented tours in the plant for senior pupils of elementary schools,“ Radek Vošta added as to what concerns the offer for schools. Furthermore, TPCA closely cooperates with high schools across the region. For example, the carmaker prepared a project of education plan innovations with the high engineering school of Kolín and the project succeeded in applying for subsidies from EU funds.

TPCA also supports technical education by financial means. Through its TPCA Partnership for Kolín Region grant programme, it donated over two million koruna in support of equipment of technical schools of the region. As a member of the Czech Automotive Industry Association, the company initiated launch of an internet site promoting technical majors at Auta nás baví.cz.

Professional internships at TPCA

Professional six-month internships can be passed in two cycles. Students interested in internships with TPCA pass a standard selection procedure. If successful before the selection committee consisting of the company’s managers, they will be offered paid internship in a given department with a given task. Consequently they are provided with the necessary training based on the know-how of TPCA’s parent companies aimed at project management and standard reporting of projects, as used in all branches of the Toyota group all over the world, called the A3 report. Results of the dedicated project will be then presented in English to the company’s top management. Students successfully passing the internship are welcomed to join TPCA as employees. If the plant does not have a suitable vacancy at the moment, the best interns are offered extension of the internship for 6 months.

Diploma theses

TPCA has been also announcing an offer of topics for diploma theses since 2007. 15 topics are prepared for this year, mainly in the field of mechanical engineering, as well as the environment, such as Use of alternative sources of energy, or human resources. Again, results of the work are presented in English to the company’s top management.

Radek Kňava
TPCA Press Department