Monday, April 23, 2012

ComVal masons keep up on their skills


NABUNTURAN, Compostela Valley Province, Apr. 22 – Some 50 masons in the province has build a two-classroom building at Magsaysay National High School- Annex in Brgy. Magsaysay, Nabunturan as part of their ten-day production training.

The training facilitated by the provincial government and partner-sponsoring agencies was done April 10-19 this year.The school construction is a project under the Kalinga sa Kabataan, Bayanihan sa Paaralan, a program initiated by Governor Arturo T. Uy in support to the Department of Education (DepEd).

Included in the training was a three-day performance assessment before the trainees received their respective National Certificates (level II & III) from Technical Education & Skills Development Authority (TESDA) during the graduation.

Half of the participants took the assessment NC II and the other half for the NC III.The training was jointly sponsored by the Association of Construction & Informal Workers (ACIW), TESDA, PGO, HOLCIM Philippines, municipal and barangay LGUs, and the DepEd.The trainees were each provided with ten sacks of cement, working equipment and tools, safety shoes, and hard hots courtesy of HOLCIM.

With his advocacy and commitment to produce more skilled Comvalenyos, Gov. Uy is fully supporting the conduct of different skills training programs in partnership with other agencies.

Bob Mirasol, the Provincial Community Training & Employment coordinator, said these masons who started from NC I level of eligibility and underwent series of skills training are currently employed at the provincial government and the local government units.  (IDS-Comval/Grace Almedilla)

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