21 ALS beneficiaries received skills training from TESDA

Loakan—A total of 21 Alternative Learning System beneficiaries of Department of Education (DepEd) finished Electrical and Installation Maintenance (EIM) NC II under the community-based training (CBT) program of Technical Education Skills Development Authority Mountain Province, an official said on Monday.

“The recipients of the training were out-of-school youths, dropouts, and those who have no formal education,” said Provincial Director Eric Ueda.

He said that the graduates will undergo skills assessment by TESDA and if they passed, they will earn National Certificate (NC II).

NC II is one of the requirements of many employers here and overseas.

“The skills training provided to our beneficiaries is under the CBT modality in partnership with the Barangay Local Government Unit and DepEd last October 16 to 21, 2019,” he said.

The training in EIM NC II enabled the graduates to perform roughing-in activities, wiring and cabling works for single-phase distribution, power, lighting and auxiliary systems. Install electrical protective devices for distribution, power, lighting, auxiliary, lightning protection and grounding systems. Install wiring devices of floor and wall mounted outlets, lighting

fixtures/switches, and auxiliary outlets.

“The world demands for more skilled workforce. We encourage our TVET scholars/trainees to remain being challenged and extend for further pursuits, for new ways of doing things, new skills, and new ideas,” he said.

PD Ueda also noted that the graduates can contribute to the nation-building, eradication of poverty through decent employment.

He explained that CBT is designed to answer the needs of the barangays. The training programs being conducted are basic capability building courses that aim to enhance the citizen’s productivity thru productive livelihood endeavors and self-employment.

The beneficiaries of CBT programs include the poor and under privileged residents such as out of school youth, women, and unemployed adults; marginalized groups (subsistence farm workers, fisher folks), indigenous people, and other members of the informal sector. (With a report from TESDA-Mountain Province) (PMTG-TESDA-CAR)