Free Livelihood Training

Livelihood Trainings ang patuloy na isinusulong ni City Mayor James “Bong” Gordon Jr. kaya naman nitong ika-13 at 14 ng Mayo 2008 ay nagsagawa ng ‘’Squash Based Products-Free Training’’ ang Livelihood Cooperative Development Office (LCDO) sa mahigit limampung (50) mga kababaihan ng Barangay West Bajac-Bajac.

Mga residenteng may edad na labing-walo (18) pataas na interesadong magnegosyo ang tinuruan ng mga kasanayan na maaaring pagkakakitaan tulad ng Food processing at cooking demo.

“Ang mga kababaihan ang kadalasang magaling sa pagnenegosyo dahil sa pagkamasinop at kasanayan sa pagba-budget. At ang mga panimulang negosyo ay yung mga nangangailangan ng galing ng kababaihan tulad sa pagluluto, food processing at iba pa, kaya’t matuto kayo dahil pakikinabangan ninyo ito at ng inyong pamilya ,” mensahe ni Mayor Gordon.

Ang livelihood trainings na umiikot sa labingpitong (17) barangay sa lungsod ay bahagi ng kabuuang programa ni Mayor Gordon sa pangkabuhayan na pinangungunahan ng Livelihood & Cooperative Development Office (LCDO) bilang in-charge sa patuloy na pagbibigay ng iba’t-ibang trainings na pangnegosyo.

Naglalaan din ng pondo si Mayor Gordon upang matulungan sa pinansyal na aspeto ang mga nagsisimulang negosyante. Dito ay nagbibigay ng financial assistance ang pamahalaan upang higit na maging kabahagi na makamit ang naisin na magkaroon ng pagkakakitaan ang isang pamilya.

Tuwang-tuwa ang mga dumalo sa training at nabigyan sila ng pag-asa para matupad ang negosyo na talaga namang desidido nilang simulan at palaguin. “May pagkakataon na kaming umasenso. Salamat sa tulong ni Mayor Gordon,” sambit ni Mrs. Fatima Santos, isa mga dumalo sa training.
Si Mayor Bong Gordon habang nagbibigay ng mensahe sa mga kababaihang suma-ilalim sa free livelihood training ng ‘’Squash-Based Products’’. Isinagawa ang training nitong ika-13 at 14 ng Mayo 2008 sa Brgy. West Bajac-Bajac. Pao Photo/rem

Welding Training Program

Gordon College and Mayor Gordon's Welding Academy continue providing welding trainings for Olongapeños.

The 2007 Accomplishment Report of Skills Training Center Director and City Councilor Edwin Piano forwarded to the Mayor's Office says several trainees have already completed various stages of training, as follows: 4,051 trainees on the Shipbuilding Orientation; 2,154 trainees on the Career Workshop Seminar; 312 trainees on the Flux Cord Arch Welding Seminar, 115 trainees on the Basic Computer Literacy; and 107 trainees on the Shielded Metal Arc Welding Level II.

The report also states that a number of trainees are now employed: 2,154 at Hanjin Shipbuilding; 103 at the Hanjin Construction; 240 at the different companies in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ) and 200 are now outside the Philippines.

Recently, 200 trainees passed the screening and initial interview for job opportunities in Australia.

Meanwhile, Gordon College (GC) President Dr. Arlida Pame, in the Literacy Program of the City Public Library at the Bureau of Jail and Management and Penology (BJMP) encouraged inmates to avail of the GC's free welding training.

Mayor Gordon enticed the inmates to inform their family members and relatives regarding the said training, "Ipaalam ninyo sa inyong mga asawa, anak at kapatid na tumungo sa City Hall at magpatala sa welding training upang sa gayo'y makatulong sa pamilya kapag natanggap na sa trabaho," wika ni Mayor Gordon.

The Skills Training Program of the City Government is accredited by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). It provides a free yet high quality educational training and even behavioral, physical mental and emotional capabilities to the trainees.

Skills Development Center

Hanjin Heavy Opens Training Centre for Shipyard Workers at Subic

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT - South Korea's Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co. (HHIC, KSE:003480) opened over the weekend the most modern training centre in the Philippines built at a cost of P40 million (US$755,287).

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Administrator Armand Arreza said the training centre is located at the heart of the municipality of Subic, Zambales.

"This training centre is just one among the many good things that are happening in the Subic Freeport for the past six months and Hanjin will be the biggest shipyard in the country with a committed investment of more than US$1 billion," he said.

Arreza assured the officials of HHIC-Philippines that the company could expect full support from SBMA for the project.

Myung Goo Kwon, HHIC-Philippines Managing Director, expressed his gratitude for the support and attention extended by Subic municipal mayor Jeffrey Khonghun for hosting the construction of the HHIC-Philippines Shipyard Facility Project in the municipality's coastal area in the Redondo Peninsula, and allowing the use of the multi-purpose building to be converted into a temporary training centre.

Kwon stressed that one factor for the success of the shipbuilding industry in the international market is the pool of qualified and competent manpower.

"Equipped with the most modern training facilities and qualified Korean instructors, the training centre will be the cornerstone in developing and honing the skills of the Filipino trainees. It will transform regular, ordinary workers into qualified, skilled workers eligible to work in our shipyard," he said.

The training facility, which was constructed through collaborated efforts of HHIC-Philippines, SBMA, the province of Zambales and the municipality of Subic, has three classrooms, 70 welding booths, one pipefitting room, four painting rooms and a large working area that can accommodate a maximum of 200 trainees and instructors.

It is also equipped with 80 CO2 welding machines, two TIG welding machines, two gouging machines, 40 automatic cutting machines, 80 manual cutting machines, one hydraulic shearing machine, a compressor, fork lift, 13 airless pumps, 60 air grinders and several other contemporary machinery Around 100 trainees, mostly from Zambales, Olongapo City and Bataan will be taught the necessary skills to qualify them for shipbuilding jobs for three months.

"After the training, the trainees will become the best assets of Hanjin and they will build the most beautiful ships in the world," said Shim.

The shipyard is part of the 10-point economic agenda of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo which will not only provide job opportunities for people living around the shipyard, but will also realize the advancement of the local shipbuilding industry.

"The project is expected to generate more than 30,000 direct and indirect job opportunities and would put the Philippines in the map of shipbuilding industry," he said. (PNA)

Hanjin eyes early expansion of Subic facility

Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co. of Korea will expand its shipbuilding facility at Subic Bay Freeport by at least 100 hectares to house a training center and water treatment substation and other support facilities.

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority administrator and chief executive officer Armand Arreza told reporters Hanjin’s facility would eventually occupy 500 hectares in the Redondo district.

Hanjin initially had provisions for 100 hectares and another 240 hectares for the second phase of the project. Its operations in Subic entail total investments of $1 billion.

Arreza said the ship maker had 12 orders of ship vessels, with the first ship to be delivered by 2008. Because of the orders, the company now needs some 3,000 welders. It plans to hire 200 new welders each month.

The project is expected to generate at least 15,000 new direct jobs for workers in Subic.

Hanjin, the fifth largest shipbuilder in South Korea, said its investment in Subic was part of its global strategy to improve competitiveness in the shipbuilding industry by expanding its operations overseas.

The new training facility is a permanent in-house training center to help boost the skills of prospective workers in the province.

The Korean shipbuilder opened a training center in the Freeport for P40 million early this year, converting a multi-purpose building within its shipyard.

The temporary facility, which was constructed jointly by HHIC-Philippines, SBMA, the provincial government of Zambales and the municipality of Subic, has three classrooms, 70 welding booths, one pipe-fitting room, four painting rooms and a large working area that could accommodate a maximum of 200 trainees and instructors.

It is also equipped with over 80 welding machines, two gouging machines, 40 automatic cutting machines, 80 manual cutting machines, one hydraulic shearing machine, a compressor, fork lift, 13 airless pumps, 60 air grinders and several other contemporary machinery.

During the three-month training period, 100 trainees, mostly from Zambales, Olongapo City and Bataan, will be taught the necessary skills to qualify them for shipbuilding jobs.

Hanjin Philippines managing director Myung Goo Kwon said a factor for the success of the shipbuilding industry in the international market was the pool of qualified and competent manpower, which is remotely available in the country at the moment.

By Elaine Ruzul S. Ramos - Manila Standard Today