The
GCB Training Center team up with the municipality of Tagana-an to pool
resources in conducting training for the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) to
the interested townsfolk of the said municipality.
GCB
Center Director Grace Natad-Conde and
Municipal Mayor Cesar Alsong Diaz recently signed a memorandum of agreement
(MOA) to effect the partnership
arrangement.
“The
GCB as part of our Park and Train Program to community-based areas will provide
technical vocational trainings to qualified individuals of Tagana-an who are
interested to enroll on SMAW competency course and provide trainees/graduates
certificate of completion after completing the required number of hours of
training,” Conde said.
Conde
added that the municipality of Tagana-an through Mayor Diaz agreed and fully
support with the GCB’s program. Mayor Diaz granted to use its motor pool/
welding shop located at their old gymnasium as the training venue at anytime
throughout the training duration and
assist GCB in facilitating the conduct of training and other relevant
activities.
The
GCB is expected to train some 35 individuals on SMAW and assist them for the
TESDA competency assessment later to grant them with the SMA NC II. The
training duration is 304 hours which culminated on June 4, 2013 and
undergone the SMAW competency
assessment on June 6-9, 2013. ◙
