ICDF Annual Report 2012 - page 32

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Operations
MOFA commissions the TaiwanICDF to provide
training for, and manage, the Taiwan Youth Overseas
Service.
As part of their alternative military service, young
servicemen are deployed to assist technical and
medical missions by lending their professional skills and
knowledge to projects, as well as to provide all-round
administrative assistance. Their work covers a wide
range of ground, such as agriculture, aquaculture, animal
husbandry, economics and trade development, business
consultation, medicine and ICT.
The TaiwanICDF has played an active part in
advancing the service, having deployed some 920
servicemen in 12 annual groups as of the end of 2012.
The program provides opportunities for young Taiwanese
men to contribute their expertise to our partner countries
and play a role in bringing balanced development to the
international community. Servicemen not only enhance
their own language and professional skills, but also have
an opportunity to learn about the people and culture
of many different countries and explore development
opportunities in developing nations. Overall, the Taiwan
Youth Overseas Service provides Taiwan with an
outstanding reserve of talent that can be deployed in the
service of diplomacy and foreign aid.
As of the end of December 2012, 84 former
servicemen had also participated in the TaiwanICDF’s
projects at home and overseas. This number shows the
program’s concrete contribution to the quality of human
resources in Taiwan.
In terms of management, the service’s duty service
management manual was amended over the past year
to ensure that the service is in line with the TaiwanICDF’s
project-oriented approach and project management
style. The manual was then distributed to draftees for
them to understand and comply with, and to ensure
that servicemen have a common understanding of the
service and observe certain standards. In terms of
project-orientation, we are planning to draft servicemen
whose expertise covers a more diverse range of fields
and have them participate in projects from a much more
comprehensive perspective.
Taiwan Youth Overseas Service (Alternative Military Service)
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
(Servicemen)
(Group)
French
Tourism
Industrial Design
Environmental Protection
Forestry
Medical Services
Marketing/Finance
Spanish
Construction
Agronomy/Horticulture
Animal Husbandry
Food Processing
ICT/Administrative Services
Aquaculture
Irrigation
36 35
41
66 67
75
105
94
99
92
111
99
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Figure 10 Taiwan Youth Overseas Service (Since 2001)
1...,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31 33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,...99
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