BAGUIO CITY – A total of 100 JobStart Philippines beneficiaries from the city started their 10 day soft core skills training, May 30, at the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) according to Michelle Agbuya, Public Employment Services Office (PESO)-Baguio manager.
She said the training is wholistically to develop the behavior, attitude and values of JobStart trainees, which as a result will enable them to plan better their career path and deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life and work.
JobStart Philippines is a program of the DOLE preparing young Filipinos for employment and does this by providing youth with career coaching, life skills and technical trainings, and internships with employers.
Partnering with the private sector, JobStart helps employers meet their manpower needs with well-prepared, talented, and enthusiastic young men and women, Agbuya said.
PESO Baguio implements the program.
Republic Act 10869, also known as the “JobStart Philippines Act” was enacted on 29 June 2016 to institutionalize the implementation of the program nationwide.
The City Government of Baguio under Mayor Benjamin Magalong through the PESO has become an implementing partner of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for the JobStart Philippines Program.
On May 23, the Mayor, representing the city, entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the DOLE, on the implementation of JobStart Philippines in the Summer Capital.**Gaby B. Keith
