31 January 2013
Partnering with the Visayan Electric Company (VECO), the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will embark on a training that will increase productivity of skilled linemen, and at the same time enhance safety measures in the performance of their job.
"Linemen work under gruelling conditions - stifling heat, torrential rain and high wind. This training is critical to their safety and honing their expertise," Secretary Joel Villanueva, TESDA Director General, said following the signing of a memorandum of agreement with VECO on January 30 at the VECO Development Academy in Barangay Sirao in Cebu City.
Under the agreement, graduates of Electrical Installation and Maintenance (EIM) from the regional training center of TESDA in the city will be gathered to undergo a 22-day basic training for linemen to be held at the VECO Development Academy.
"The curriculum will include safety courses as well as core modules such as installation, operation and maintenance of power lines," Villanueva said.
"After the training, VECO will assist the graduates in finding jobs. That is why we are very happy with this partnership that we are sealing with this power firm," he added.
A subsidiary of the Aboitiz Group of Companies, VECO is the second largest electric utility in the country. It serves the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Talisay, Naga and four municipalities of the greater part of Cebu. Its franchise service covers an area of about 674 kilometers with an estimated population of 1.73 million, according to the company's website.
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