BONTOC, Mountain Province – A total of 175 graduates of the Special Training for Employment Program of the Technical Educational and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) are grateful to the government for providing them a chance to learn new skills including starter toolkits, and preparing them for employment and livelihood opportunities.
The graduates are composed of 77 individuals for the Bread and Pastry Production NCII, 30 individuals for Raise Organic Hogs, 28 under Raise Organic Small Ruminants, and 40 for Driving NCII.
Through the partnership of the TESDA-Mountain Province, and the Office of Congressman Maximo Y. Dalog Jr., they were given starter toolkits on March 15.
“Naragsak kami unay nga apan nagtraining uray babaket kami, napan kami ladta nga siraragsak nga nagtraining ket okay met, agyaman kami launay ken Congressman ket kayat mi nga ibingay, ket sapay kuma ta patuloy ti support ni Congressman,” Minda Alatang from Sinto, Bauko expressed.
(We were very happy to have undergone the training. Even if we are already mature women, we still happily went to train, we are very thankful to the Congressman, and we are going to share this, and we hope that the Congressman continues to support us)
“Iya-iyaman TESDA, iya-iyaman Congressman Dalog for the scholarship et dey naagtan kami is opportunity ay mensuro is driving et isupay ay makatulong kendakami isnan future ventures mi,” Alice Faith Aburado said.
(Thank you so much TESDA, thank you so much Congressman Dalog for the scholarship because we are given the opportunity to learn driving which will help us in our future ventures.)
Aside from the free training, recipients were also provided daily allowance, and transportation expenses during their training in 2023 through the P4 million allocation by the Office of the Congressman.
TESDA Provincial Director Melita D. Pinic challenged the beneficiaries use their toolkits effectively for their future.
“Dapat gamitin ninyo yung toolkits ninyo productively, kaya nga Special Training for Employment Program, that is the investment of the government,” she said.
Dalog, represented by Wabilyn Lomong-oy, assured continuous support to various programs which help in improving lives.
“We shall continue our role in the Office of the Congressman as an instrument to support every constituent of Mountain Province in our objective to improve lives through government programs like this,” she relayed. 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙖