The reconstruction work on this building began in the presence of the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Fernando Henrique Cardoso, the President of the Timorese National Council Xanana Gusmão and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Transitional Administration of Timor-Leste Sérgio Vieira de Mello. The reconstruction of this educational unit is part of the East Timor-Brazil technical cooperation project “Center for Business Development and Professional Training”, with support from the Brazilian Cooperation Agency – ABC and the National Service for Industrial Training – SENAI