TESDA grads thank Sen Alan Peter Cayetano and wife Pia for support

 

PRESS RELEASE

February 15, 2024

 TESDA grads thank Sen Alan Peter Cayetano and wife  Pia for support

 Graduates of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority’s (TESDA) Bread and Pastry Production NCII from Caloocan City thanked Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Pia Cayetano for the support they received.

“Nabigyan po kami ng new learnings para makapag-trabaho sa labas ng comfort zone namin,” said Rogie Ganituen, one of the 50 students who graduated on February 13, 2024 at the Integrated Innovation and Hospitality (IIH) Colleges Inc.

“Sa pag-aaral ko po, na-apply ko po 'yung BPP [Bread and Pastry Production]… Thank you so much for giving us out this opportunity, na nabigyan kami ng scholarships sa course na 'to,” he added.

TESDA held the Special Training for Employment Program (STEP) in partnership with the Cayetano siblings. STEP is a community-based program that enhances students' employability and productivity by offering targeted skills training in entrepreneurial, self-employment, and service-oriented activities.

Under STEP, scholars go through four phases of training: Qualification, Competency Standards, Training Standards, and National Assessment and Certification.

Scholars enrolled in this program receive tool kits – including an oven and mixer – and a training allowance which serve as seed capital to start their livelihood endeavors.

Another scholar, Maila Altar, said the course was timely as the price of flour-based food has increased.

“Mahal na po kasi ang presyo ng mga bilihin, lalo na sa mga cakes and breads, mas makakamura kami kasi nakapag-aral kami. Malaking tulong po sa akin ‘yung Bread and Pastry,” she said.

“Ang tulong na ibinigay sa amin ng mga Cayetano… 'yung tool kit po at oven with mixer,” she added.

The training and graduation were made successful due to the support and efforts of the Assessment Center Manager at IIH Colleges Rosel Dela Cruz, Officer in Charge of IIH College Arjade Bocay, and TESDA Trainer and Assessor Les Navarro.

As gifts for the scholars, the sibling senators gave them with Cayetano in Action aprons upon receiving their certificates.

As advocates of technical education, the Cayetano siblings have supported TESDA students in various cities, recently providing allowances and tool kits to Malabon students during their training.

Senator Alan has recognized the significance of TESDA certification in advancing technical education, which leads to a more progressive nation.###

TESDA, DTI conduct skills training to residents in Barangay Manurigao

Davao de Oro --- The Provincial office of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) conducted skills training on "Squash Delight and Pickle Production" and "Packaging and Labeling of Products" to over 50 Mandaya scholars on September 16, 2021 at Sitio Macopa, Barangay Manurigao, New Bataan, Davao de Oro.

The program is a joint effort of the two agency with the end goal of helping the residents to generate income amid the pandemic and enable them to participate in local economic development activities.

TESDA Regional Director Engr. Lorenzo G. Macapili thanked the participants for expressing their eagerness to learn on how to make foods from vegetables and emphasized the role of both agencies in uplifting communities especially those identified as conflict-affected barangays.

"This activity is part of the poverty reduction programs of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) which aims to empower the residents of far-flung communities through various skills training", Macapili said.

In a statement, DTI Provincial Director Atty. Lucky Seigfred M. Balleque explained the importance of packaging and labelling of products in promoting their unique and quality of products in the market. At the end of the activity, each participant received food packs and training kits.

Present during the activity were TESDA Provincial Director Jasmin J. Neri, DNAS Administrator Nobernia O. Magpatoc, DTI Division Chief Patrick Kim D. Evangelio, TESDA-DdO EO Focal Person Mafel Joan N. Gamale, Barangay Captain Marcos Lino, and personnel from Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines. (Rheafe Hortizano - Provincial Information Office of Davao de Oro)

50 IPs receive skills training from TESDA

Davao de Oro --- Fifty members of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in the province received free skills training from Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to uplift their lives and to be equipped with the necessary skills that would qualify them for work.

The recent training was held in Bryg. Upper Ulip, Monkayo, Davao de Oro.

TESDA's objective of providing skills training program to all sectors is anchored on their TESDA Abot Lahat program.

Twenty-five IPs recipients for Electrical Installation and Maintenance (EIM) under the Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) while twenty-five IPs granted for Carpentry under Community-Based Training.

The program was in partnership with Davao National Agricultural School (DNAS) of Montevista and Korea Philippines Vocational Training Center of Davao City which provided the skills training.

An orientation on social distancing, wearing face masks, and other health protocols were implemented to edify IPs on how to protect themselves from dreadful effects brought by COVID-19 pandemic.

More training awaits and to be implemented in Upper Ulip including Masonry and Construction Painting to complete the construction of the AGAK Center as a multi-purpose hall.

Meanwhile, forty-eight Rice Extension Services Program (RESP) scholars who took Modified Farmers Field School on Modernized Production of High Quality Inbred Rice and Seed Certification received their training allowances last month. (Rheafe Hortizano, ID Davao De Oro – Photos by TESDA Davao de Oro)