The visit seeks to provide students with technical knowledge, as well as giving them a real perspective on the challenges and opportunities in the industry.
Until Quellónin the province of Chiloe, the region of Los Lagos, arrived the students of the food processing of Queilen Polyvalent Lyceum, who made an educational visit to the salmon culture company Yadran. The event, organized in collaboration with the NGO Canales and the Chilean Salmon Industry Association A.G. (SalmonChile), seeks to give the students one comprehensive vision on the production process of salmon, its relevance in the economy Chile and the sustainable practices implemented in its operations by the company.
During the visit, they participated in a conversation on the salmon process, which highlighted its importance as one of Chile's main export products, vital relevance in the economy of the south-southern macrozone and at national level. In addition, the sustainability measures implemented by the company Yadran were announced minimize their impact environmental.
SalmonChile’s territorial representative in Chiloé, Pablo Moraga, stressed that "the activity is part of our continuous effort to promoting the link between technical education and industry, providing our young people with clear and realistic vision of opportunities and challenges in the aquaculture sector". He added: "The integration of theoretical training with practice is essential to prepare future professionals and strengthen the capacities of our region."
Bringing industry closer
During the visit, the students toured the process plant, where observed closely how salmon is processed, from its reception to its preparation and packaging for the domestic and foreign market. This experience enabled them to understand the quality and control requirements required at each stage of the process.
"The link between technical and professional establishments and the company is fundamental to the educational trajectory of students. Bringing industry closer to students through educational visits is a very virtuous experience to complement and reinforce the learnings obtained in the classroom. This is why in the context of public policy Future Technical Network Ministry of Education (Mineduc), executed by NGO Canales, we seek to strengthen the link between the TP lycées (technical-professional) and the productive sector", emphasized the territorial coordinator of Future Technical Network The Lakes, Catherine Salazar.
For his part, the Head of Communities of Yadran, Oscar Izurieta, he said they are "very happy." in Yadran of the visit of the students of the career of industrial processing of food of the Polivalent Lyceum of Queilen, who visited the Yadran facilities in Quellón in the framework of collaborative work between NGOs Canales, SalmonChile and Yadran. "During this enriching experiencestudents went through the process plant and met firsthand the operations of the company, and actions that are developed in the management of waste and recycling," Izurieta explained.
The day also included a tour of the external installations of the plant, where the young people met the sustainable practices of the company Yadran in waste management, water treatment and quality control.
* Credits from the featured photo: courtesy of SalmonChile.
