15 November 2012
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and a private manpower recently gave an intensive training and workshop on plastic welding to select scholars, taking advantage of the burgeoning local and international market.
The slot was provided to 18 construction trainers from various provinces in the north and Metro Manila for a three-day training-workshop, from November 12 to 14, on the best practices and new technology in plumbing, focusing on plastic welding.
"We need to beef up the technical skills and competence of our trainers. It will have a multiplier effect on the industry," Secretary Joel Villanueva, TESDA director general, said.
According to Villanueva, 85 percent of PLUMBING GRADUATES of the TESDA Training Center Taguig Campus Enterprise, who were given scholarships under the Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) and received either the National Certificate I or II, have landed in jobs.
"With good trainers, we are certain to produce quality graduates who are immediately eligible for employment," he said.
For the training, TESDA through its Training Center Taguig Campus Enterprise (TCTCE) partnered with the Manpower Coordinating CouncilFoundation Inc. (MCCFI), which provided the training and workshop design and the resource persons.
Plumbing system is vital in both commercial and residential users to ensure proper disposal of wastes. Through the years, environment-friendly technology, supplies and materials have become available, necessitating new studies on their utilization.
The training introduced the use of industrial plastics welding technology in installing plumbing and pipe system, a new technology that is in-demand in the local market and abroad, Villanueva said.
"It is important that our trainers have a basic theoretical understanding and practical competence in the use of the technology," he added.
The scholars were also taught about the proper safety and control procedures of plastics welding, and methods on troubleshooting.
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