Thailand’s first training institution that aims to help further advance the standards of professionalism in the real estate sector was opened on Thursday by AP Thailand. The institution’s training curriculum covers the full spectrum of services in the property sector, from project management, design and construction, to sales, after-sales, and other customer-facing services, AP Thailand announced in a press release.
The project is called AP Academy and will help the company’s staff and real estate sector professionals as well as university students interested in a career in property field. They will be able to benefit from the institution’s special classes which will are tailored for their particular needs.
“People are at the core of this business. If we want to build great homes, we need to start by developing great people in the business of creating and building homes. We hope to contribute to the advancement of the sector by establishing the AP Academy to share know-how and nurture more first-class professionals,” Anuphong Assavabhokhin, CEO of AP Thailand, said. “We have been preparing for this day for five years and have created a curriculum that focuses on providing real, actionable teaching that all graduates of the Academy can immediately put into practice.”
AP Academy was established with an annual grant of THB70 million provided by the institution’s namesake. Mitsubishi Estate Group, a partner of AP Thailand, will provide additional training support as well as study field trips.
“We are particularly pleased to have received outstanding support from our business partner Mitsubishi Estate Group that deepens our relationship and commitment for the long-term development of the Thai property sector,” Anuphong added.
AP Thailand and Mitsubishi Estate group have a fruitful partnership and recently signed an agreement to jointly develop their eighth condominium project along mass rapid transit line. The latest joint venture is in addition to past projects the two companies have undertaken together and which have a total value of nearly THB24 billion.
Anuphong noted, “Our business partnership and our training partnership with Mitsubishi Estate Group affirms the confidence of our Japanese partner in AP Thailand’s potential and our company’s dedication to the highest quality standards in this sector.”
