MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 22 (PIA) – More than 3,000 constituents here are set to benefit from the skills training program of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) this year.
TESDA Provincial Director Tarhata S. Mapandi said they are targeting about 3,102 beneficiaries in the province under their community-based skills training program.
The program aims to create livelihood opportunities for the poor and marginal groups who cannot access or are not accessible by formal training provisions.
The skills training is a way to empower them to get into productive undertakings and help them improve their living conditions, Mapandi said.
In line with this, she said they have inked a memorandum of agreement with the local government of Balabagan town for the conduct of community-based training in the town next week.
The skills training that will be carried-out in eight barangays include carpentry, small engine servicing, commercial cooking, baking, organic fertilizer making and bamboo furniture making.
Mapandi said TESDA will be responsible for the training arrangement, trainers and some tools and materials while the local government of Balabagan, as its counterpart, will secure the trainers, arrange for the venues and provide other facilities, supplies and materials needed for the said training.
"Hopefully we can replicate the training and partnership with the other local government units in the province, "she added.
In addition, the provincial director also disclosed that as of press time a training on dressmaking is being conducted in two barangays in Saguiaran town.
25 constituents in Barangay Batangan while 32 in Barangay Poblacion have availed of the free training program, she further added. (Apipa Bagumbaran/PIA Marawi)
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