05 July 2015
The trainees at the newly-inaugurated technical-vocation training center in Palawan are sitting in a sweet spot. Even before they graduate, they are already being hired.
Of the 2,700 enrolled trainees at the Palawan Training Center, 1,500 will have a sure s?lot? for employment in Malaysia, according to ?Provincial Director ?Arnel Campued of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-Palawan.
The job openings are for those taking tourism courses, Campued said.
"The employment was facilitated by Governor Jose Alvarez of Palawan. An employment team from the local government unit was organized for the purpose," he added.
Secretary Joel Villanueva, TESDA Director General, said the agency will continue providing quality skills training to the youth to give them a strong fighting chance when they get into the world of work.
"Technical vocational education and training is a learning that works. I urge the youth to give it a try," Villanueva said.
Visiting Palawan early this week, Villanueva, joined by Alvarez and local government officials, led the inauguration of the Palawan Training Center in Aborlan town.
Saranggani Representative and boxing icon Manny Pacquiao also attended the event and expressed support for the promotion of tech-voc in the country.
Villanueva also attended the ground breaking ceremony of the TESDA Assessment Processing Center in Puerto Princesa School of Arts and Trades (PPSAT), which was donated by the provincial government, and the TESDA-PPSAT Contextual Learning Center.
The TESDA chief also led the awarding of toolkits for the scholars under TESDA’s Special Training for Employment Program (STEP).
The TESDA Assessment Processing Center will house the facilities and ?the qualified staff who will process documents from application to issuance of National Certificates. It will also provide rooms and facilities for orientation and conduct of written test.
The center will cater to TESDA clients for its assessment and certification program, to include those who have ?complete??d the? tech-voc track of the K to 12 program, and PGP – JCA Scholarship Program (Programang Pang-edukasyon sa Palawan) and other graduates of TESDA Programs.
The province of Palawan is not wanting in stories of graduates who have taken the tech-voc path and succeeded.
Leaving the service after 34 years, Retired Master Sergeant Rodellin Carriedo of the Philippine Marine Corp. found a new career after getting the skills and the certificate for four courses -- Electrical Installation and Maintenance NCII, Plumbing NC II, Tile Setting NC II and Shielded Metal Arc Welding NC II.
Jimuel Milano, 31, ?had a hard time looking for a job. He took up a tech-voc course and is now employed in a construction company. He carries with him ?N?ational ?C?ertificates ?i?n Electrical Installation and Maintenance NCII, Carpentry NC II, Plumbing NC II and courses related to electrical repairs.
Tech-voc training in Palawan gets a boost with the partnership between TESDA and the provincial government. In photo after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding are TESDA Director General Joel Villanueva (center) and Governor Jose Alvarez (right). Joining them are Saranggani Representative and boxing icon Manny Pacquiao (left) and other local officials.
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