About Us

HISTORY

The Don Bosco Comoro Vocational Training Center (CFP-DBC) was established in 1991 by the Salesian Congregation of Don Bosco in Timor-Leste, with the intention of providing training to young Timorese individuals from economically vulnerable backgrounds, helping them develop and enhance their technical and professional capabilities.

CFP-DBC is a Catholic educational institution that carries out its activities within the spirit and educational tradition of the Salesians. The institution applies the educational system developed by Saint John Bosco, known as the “Preventive System”. The Preventive System is based on three fundamental principles, which are:

1. Reason;
2. Religion;
3. Loving-kindness (affection).

CFP-DBC offers professional training in the following areas:

1. General Construction Department, including:

1. 1. Electricity;
   2. Welding;
   3. Carpentry;
   4. Masonry;
   5. Plumbing;
   6. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC).
2. Automotive Department
3. Administration Department.

CFP-DBC obtained its accreditation from SEFOPE/INDMO on November 22, 2012, with the authorization to provide training and certification for Level I and Level II.

Through the re-accreditation process, CFP-DBC continues to provide training programs for Certificate Level I and Level II, particularly in the area of General Construction—which includes Electricity, Welding, Carpentry, Masonry, Plumbing, and Air Conditioning (AC)—along with the Automotive Department and Administration Department. These programs were re-accredited on October 10, 2025, and remain valid until October 10, 2027.

VISION

The Centro Formação Profissional Dom Bosco Comoro will be a vocational training institution with strong institutional capacity, quality, and sustainability, providing learning opportunities for youth and the public, and contributing to the creation of qualified, competent, and productive human resources to support the socio-economic development of Timor-Leste.

MISSION

The mission of CFP-DBC is to provide education and vocational training based on competencies and the needs of the labor market, in order to prepare and produce a competent, professional workforce equipped with human values.

OBJECTIVES

General Objective:

The objective of CFP-DBC is to create an integral, quality, and sustainable learning environment and opportunity, in order to develop the technical, professional, human, and spiritual capacities of youth and trainees in accordance with the values of Don Bosco’s Preventive System, so that they may become competent professionals, good Christians, and honest, responsible citizens ready to contribute to their families, society, and the development of Timor-Leste.

Specific Objectives:

1. Strengthen institutional capacity in organizational, administrative, academic, and technical aspects to ensure efficient and quality management and training services.
2. Provide integral and quality vocational training based on the needs and development of the labor market, in order to develop technical and professional competencies relevant to employment, self-employment, and entrepreneurship.
3. Promote human and spiritual development through character and values formation according to Don Bosco’s Preventive System, shaping individuals who are responsible, honest, disciplined, solidary, and ready to serve others.
4. Provide learning and development opportunities for youth and the public, enabling them to develop their talents, capacities, and self-confidence, and preparing them to respond to the challenges of life and the world of work.
5. Ensure institutional and financial sustainability through responsible resource management, partnership development, and resource mobilization to secure the continuity and development of CFP-DBC.