6,000 residents avail of free training program

THE local government of this city reported yesterday that more than 6,000 residents of this city have benefited from its Welding training program in anticipation of Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Inc., full blast operation in coming years.

The Skill Training Program led by Mayor James Gordon Jr. and Skills Training Center Director and City Councilor Edwin Piano has initially employed 2154 trainees hired by Hanjin Shipbuilding, 103 trainees have been employed by Hanjin Construction, 240 have been hired by different investors in Subic Bay Freeport, while 200 are now working as Oversees Filipino Workers.

Piano said that the training program consist of Shipbuilding Orientation, career workshop Seminar, Flux Cord Arch Welding Seminar, Basic Computer Literacy and Shielded Metal Arc Welding level II.

Piano added that just recently around 200 trainees have passed the screening and initial interview for job opportunity in Australia.
Mayor Gordon meanwhile said that the training program is all accredited by Technical education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).