Sunday, May 21, 2006
Training for domestic helpers launched
GOVERNMENT launched a free training program for at least 2,000 aspiring domestic helpers from the Soccsksargen region who have applied for overseas work.
Zeus Ampuyas, Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (Tesda) Soccsksargen region acting director, said they have tied up with the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) to conduct a domestic helper course training through the government's Special Employment Program for Mindanao (SEPM).
SEPM is an interagency coordination involving Dole, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Tesda, and other government agencies to help facilitate the deployment of skilled Filipino abroad.
Through the program, aspiring overseas Filipino workers may avail of free training as well non-payment of placement and application fees until their deployment to Kuwait.
Ampuyas said the training covered six batches of domestic helper applicants from the region.
"The eligible applicants were made to undergo a three-day skills training as a pre-employment requirement for their work in Kuwait," he said.
For this year, Ampuyas said, Dole Soccsksargen has signified to enlist at least 2,000 applicants to undergo the same training.
Ampuyas said the training program is their agency's contribution to the job generation program of the National Government. (Allen V. Estabillo)
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