Tabuk City allotted 140 TESDA scholarship slots

By Geraldine G. Dumallig

TABUK CITY, Kalinga  – Some 140 slots of free skills training through the Technical Education and Skills  Authority were allotted for  residents in this city. 

           

These were for training courses on carpentry with  28 slots ; masonry, 25; gas metal arc welding,  32; steel metal arc welding,30; and electrical installation and maintenance,  25.

           

Training  duration three to six months.

           

Tabuk City Public Employment Service Office manager LoydaSaboy said the city government gave priority to the out of school youth sector, especially high school graduates.

           

Saboy urged barangay officials to inform their constituents about the program  and provide the information to the PESO for proper endorsement at the TESDA.

           

“The OSYs and other interested individuals should take advantage of this opportunity considering that these courses are the current in-demand blue collar jobs,” she said.

           

To address the skills demand of industries in the local and international level, the government through TESDA is providing opportunities to provide skills and competencies to job seekers through appropriate training programs.