LUBAO, Pampanga — A total of 200 Lubaoñes finished the technical-vocational education and training program offered by the Lubao Training Center (LTC) in coordination with the Pampanga Manpower Training Center (PMTC) and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
The LTC conducted trainings in refrigerator and air condition technician, hairdressing, consumer electronics servicing, heavy equipment operation, massage therapy, and electrical and installation maintenance.
Governor Lilia Nanay Pineda during the graduation held at Lubao Gymnasium, this Tuesday, encouraged the graduates to further enhance their trainings and experiences.
She also assured them that the capitol through the Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO) will provide additional trainings and starter tool kits to the graduates.
“Maraming trabaho ang naghihintay sa inyo. Pwede kayong magtayo ng sariling niyong business o kaya naman pumasok doon sa mga malalaking kumpanya dito sa Pampanga. Nandito ang kapitolyo para magbigay ng puhunan at starter tool kits sa inyo” the governor said.
Anthony Joseph Torres, 2nd district board member, said the Sangguniang Panlalawigan headed by Vice Governor Denis Pineda will support the graduates.
“Ang mahirap kasi ay ang paghahanap ng trabaho kaya makikipag-partner tayo sa mga malalaking kumpanya dito sa probinsya at tutulungan nating makapaghanap ng trabaho ‘yung mga graduates natin,” Torres said.
Francis Maslog, officer-in-charge of PMTC said various trainings are not only offered in Lubao. Interested applicants can visit their office located at the PEO Compound, Sindalan, City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
Janette D. Cruz, a resident of San Pablo 2nd expressed her gratitude to the people behind the training programs.
She disclosed that last year her husband passed away due to kidney failure and she cannot assure the future of her two sons.
“To enrol in the training center was never a mistake. Various trainings had helped me be equipped with the necessary skills needed to be competitive. I am now employed at a salon and now I can provide the needs of my two sons, Cruz said in vernacular.
Melvin Galang, a high school graduate of San Pablo 2nd, Lubao also expressed his gratitude.
‘’I though I would only be a high school graduate forever; I was wrong. Through the free trainings offered by the municipality of Lubao, I am now a graduate of PC Operation and Coputer hardware servicing. Now I am gainfully employed thus of help to my parents,” said Galang.
Aside from certificates, graduates were also given travelling allowance.
By Liezel Cayanan
