TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, May 17 – Governor Rodolfo P. del Rosario has approved the conduct of screening for the 50 slots in the Technical-Vocational scholarship of the Provincial Government of Davao del Norte.
The governor beefed up the tech-voc grant in order to give poor but deserving students wider access and better opportunities to acquire gainful employment in the future.
The new slots are included in the P6.9-million scholarship program of the province this year, which also funds the continuing scholarship of over 200 youth in various colleges and tech-voc centers, including the grant for 130 indigenous students from the uplands.
Recognizing tech-voc’s potential in reducing unemployment rate and in sustaining the economy, Gov. del Rosario emphasized the importance of investing in the youth’s education, particularly in technical areas.
“By investing in technical and vocational education, we hope to greatly reduce unemployment rate by giving our people useful, rewarding skills,” he said.
He added he is pushing for technical courses in order to prepare the labor force of the province to the projected inflow of investments, particularly once the Talaingod-Bukidnon Road and the Kapalong–Agusan del Sur is opened, among other vital road links.
The distribution of the new scholarship grant per local government unit covers three scholars each for the three component cities, six slots for Talaingod, as well as, five scholars for the rest of the municipalities of the province.
Livelihood and Manpower Development Division Chief Gloria Pamugas bared her office has wrapped up the screening of the successful applicants, as they are set to conduct orientation on May 18, 2012. (PIO-DavNor/Noel Baguio)
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