FIFTEEN out-of-school youths (OSY) were singled out to be trained in the Souvenir Items Manufacturing Business under the Tagbilaran City Livelihood and Community Development Unit (TCLCDU). Social Preparatory Trainings which include Gender Sensitivity, Values Formation, Financial Literacy, Reproductive Health, and Responsible Parenting kicked off last week.
Trainers from the University of Bohol (UB) led by Dr. Leah Pilongo, Dr. Buenaventurada Libot, Dr. Ammon Tirol, Karen Labor, and Dr. Rica Trabajo shared their expertise to the participants.
The skills training on Vector Data, Laser-Cutting, 3D making and printing, and T-shirt printing will immediately follow.
According to TCLCDU Head Adelfa Salutan, the graduates of the business course can immediately engage in business as 20 heat and cool pressing machines are already available in the City Government. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) turned over these fabricated machines to be used solely in providing livelihood to the Tagbilaranons.
On March 4, JICA’s Richoko Hobayashi visited the participants and gave an overview about upcycling. Hobayashi encouraged the youths to be attentive to the seminar-workshops to be able to apply it efficiently.
The TCLCDU recently completed the training of the 2nd batch of beneficiaries in dressmaking and tailoring under the Bangon og Abante sa Bag-ong Asenso (BABA) Livelihood Project.
Salutan said that the 1st batch are already set to operate the manufacturing hub that is currently underway.
The hardworking and dedicated trainers from Bohol Island State University led by Jo-ann Ingking, Amethyst Lloren, and Nicole Louisse Faustor guided the new set of trainees.
Aside from the skills trainings, the beneficiaries were also provided with social preparatory trainings on Values Formation, Responsible Parenting, Reproductive Health, Gender Sensitivity and Development, and Financial Literacy and Management.
Dean and professors from partner institution, University of Bohol, conducted the series of trainings. The skills training on one hand, were handled by institutional partners, Bohol Island State University (BISU) and Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA).
The City Government also signed a contract with the University of Bohol Research Center (UBRC) for the conduct of a study on the economic strategic sub-sector value chain in the 15 barangays and the gathering of necessary, essential and closely related information needed for the establishment of the Tagbilaran City Livelihood Database. (Jeanette Busano)
