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Department of Labor and Employment

Cordillera Administrative Region

21 APRIL 2015

DOLE, TESDA CONDUCT JOB SKILLS MATCHING AND EMPLOYMENT COACHING FOR TECH-VOC GRADS

The Department of Labor and Employment and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority offered technical-vocational graduates with job skills matching and employment coaching in pre-labor activity on April 21, 2015. More than 200 tech-voc graduates lined-up for the said event wherein a pre-registration activity for the scheduled Labor Day 2015 Grand Jobs Fair was also conducted.

DOLE-Cordillera Regional Director Henry John S. Jalbuena, said that “The Department is preparing you (tech-voc graduates) to have decent jobs and livelihood as expressed in 2015 Labor Day theme: Disenteng Trabaho at Kabuhayan Alay Natin sa Bayan through this job skills matching and Employment Coaching”.

He also added, “DOLE is getting you ready to the ASEAN Integration where there will be labor force movement from one industry to another industry and one country to another country. We have to adjust to the need of the labor market; we need skilled workers for the betterment of our country.”

Composing the participants are tech-voc graduates from metal trades, Automotive, Construction, Information and Computer Technology, Health, Social and other Community Development Services, Tourism and other trades.

For the employment coaching, Ms. Judith Adina, guidance counselor of the University of the Cordilleras presented How to Market Yourself; Ms. Lucille T. Gayaman, Senior Labor Employment Officer of DOLE gave a lecture on Labor Market Information while Mark Tungpalan of DOLE Baguio-Benguet Field Office discussed Labor Education for Graduates.

This pre-labor day activity will help the Tech-Voc graduates’ application process for the Job Fair easier because the DOLE-CAR will already match their qualifications to the job openings in the jobs fair. They are also advised to bring the pre-employment requirements and DOLE will guide them to their employers, locally or abroad, that best match their qualifications.

Director Jalbuena, disclosed that as of April 21, there are already 42 employers who will join the May 1- Labor Day Jobs Fair with around 14,000 job vacancies to be open for application.

TESDA Regional Director Jucar added, “Kung mag-aaply ka ng trabaho, hindi lang naman tatanungin sa iyo kung anong kursong natapos mo, pero tatanungin din kung anong skills ang mayroon saiyo.”

Jalbuena added, “The DOLE together with its partners is willing to walk the extra mile for you to have decent work and for the higher of quality of life of Bayan”.

END/Julyen Fortunato

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HENRY JOHN S. JALBUENA DOLE CAR

REGIONAL DIRECTOR