THE United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Opportunity 2.0 in Tagbilaran City is grateful for the following companies who were generous to host its youth for Work Immersion and mentor for the Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) Training led by The Hideout Food Park (work immersion host and mentor); Kew Hotel; JJ’s Seafood Village; Ocean Suites; Nonon’s Bakeshop, and Jzaki Enterprises (mentor). 19 youth from Tagbilaran City presented their Business Improvement Plans as part of their Be Your Own Boss training. Gabriel Victor Pestelos of the Hideout Foodpark, Vanessa Isadora of Jzaki Enterprises, and Dennis Lambojon of DTI Bohol – Negosyo Center Inabanga graciously lent their time and wisdom to the aspiring entrepreneurs.
The youth who will complete the BYOB will be endorsed to DTI Bohol for the next run of their youth entrepreneurship program.
Just recently, 49 Tagbilaran City Youths successfully completed technical and soft skills training through the Youth Access to TESDA (Technical Education and Skills Development Authority) Online Program under USAID Opportunity 2.0. The beneficiaries completed training on Bread & Pastry NC II, Electrical Installation & Maintenance NC II, Front Office Services NC II, Food & Beverage Services NC II, and Cookery NC II. The U.S. government spearheaded USAID Opportunity 2.0 geared to support the education, employment, and livelihood needs of out-of-school youths in various local government units in the country, one of which is Tagbilaran City.
Since the project was launched in Tagbilaran last June 2022, there have been 97 Bol-anon youth who completed the program. The first batch is 25, the second batch is 23, and the third batch is 49. The target number of OSYs to be trained in Tagbilaran City is 100. The Youth Access is a 5-month project which includes soft-skills training, technical training, and post-training activities. The next step is for these youth to be transitioned to either further education or training, self-employment, or wage employment. (Jeanette Busano)
