Free skills training, immediate hiring for Ilocanos

By Leilanie G. Adriano

Staff reporter

Laoag City—With the booming construction activities here, the Provincial Employment and Service Office (PESO) in cooperation with the Technical Education Skills Development Administration, Igama Colleges Foundation Inc. and one of the Philippines fastest growing real estate company, Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC) will be offering a free training course on masonry with 50 available slots.

In support of the Provincial Skills Master Plan and Task Force Trabaho program of the Ilocos Norte government, various skills training are being offered to all interested Ilocanos with guaranteed employment after graduation.

According to Rudio, successful applicants will undergo training for 33 days or equivalent to 258 hours.

After completing the training program, Rudio assured that various employment opportunities are waiting for them.

In previous years, the Ilocos Norte government observed the lack of highly skilled construction workers needed in the province, prompting construction companies here to hire from the nearby provinces of Cagayan and Metro Manila.

It was in this light that the provincial government thought of initiating a skills survey among the two cities and 21 municipalities of Ilocos Norte to come up with an inventory of skills and to further engaged interested individuals to upgrade their fields of interest should they wish to participate in a skills training the provincial government in cooperation with the TESDA and the PESO is giving free of charge.

To jumpstart the project, the PESO initially identified the three municipalities of Currimao, Paoay, and Pagudpud and Laoag City consisting of 53 barangay beneficiaries.

In 2013, the Ilocos Norte government targeted at least 5,000.

Through the creation of skills database, the PESO offices in both province and municipal levels continue to assists job hunters to direct employers here and abroad.

A composite team was also formed to visit poorest of the poor villages in Ilocos Norte where residents were asked to fill out self-assisted questionnaires identifying what are the specific skills of each respondent, what are other skills he/she wishes to learn including other concerns about employment.

Meant to address unemployment as a common problem in the provinces, the Marcos administration has initiated reforms, making an inventory of skills among Ilocos residents to match with the current in demand jobs here.

Among the key employment generations today include call center agents, carpentry and other mini-construction jobs, food and beverage, cooking, tour guiding and other tourism-related activities.

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