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Voc-Tech trainings benefit 6,683 Yolanda survivors

ILOILO CITY, April 29 (PIA) --- A total of 6,683 typhoon Yolanda-affected individuals from Western Visayas benefitted from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-6 Emergency Response Rehabilitation and Recovery (TERRR) program.

TESDA-6 public information officer Bernadette Puertas said that TERRR was implemented to help Yolanda-affected residents in the region undergo technical vocational training so that they could find employment opportunities.

“Of the 6,683 who were enrolled in the program, a total of 5,014 already graduated from the various accredited training centers in the region, as of March 31, 2015,” she said.

She said that 2,702 of these scholars are already employed; 2,503 have been assessed, while 2,142 have been certified.

The scholars were trained from the array of tech-voc trainings like carpentry, computer hardware servicing, and information technology and on tourism sector.

The TERRR program covered 2,606 beneficiaries from Iloilo province, 1,717 from Capiz, 1,123 from Aklan, 697 from Negros Occidental, and 540 from Antique.

TESDA allocated P81.21-million for the community-based specialty training program that addressed the specific skills needed in Western Visayas and promote employment. (JCM/LTP/PIA-Iloilo)