Marawi City (24 July) -- "With the new skills I learned, I feel a world-class career will be coming to life for me."
Thus said Nasroden M. Alawi, one of the thousands Pangulong Gloria scholars of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
A scholar in a state university in year 2002 taking a post-graduate degree in teaching, Alawi was not able to pursue his dream profession because of financial constraints in completing his thesis requirement.
"Seven years has dragged my life meaningless, and the huge investment in time and money for a dream career went down on drain until TESDA happens," Alawi said.
I have heard of TESDA's PGS, he said, but I never realized the hope it brings to the people especially the poor ones.
The Pangulong Gloria Scholarship (PGS) is part of the economic resiliency plan of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to reduce unemployment and underemployment in the country.
It aims to provide skills and competencies through various education, training and skills upgrading programs that will prepare job seekers for employment not only in the country but also abroad.
Alawi considered himself lucky for having availed of the PGS. He is currently enrolled in the six-month Massage Therapy course in Cali Paramedical College, one of the school-partners of TESDA in Marawi City.
At first, I took the course as my second option while waiting for opportunities to come but after the orientation conducted by TESDA, the thought has changed, he said.
The Pangulong Gloria Scholar expressed overwhelming confidence that the new skills he learned will increase his chances of getting hired here and abroad.
The scholarship program will help in turning me from being a frustrated professional into a world-class worker, he said, I am now ready to face the world! (PIA-Marawi City/Cali Paramedical College)
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