Eighty One TESDA Scholars Graduated AT STI

Jan. 28,2010

Eighty One TESDA Scholars Graduated At STI
By Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.

Maasin City, Southern Leyte-A total of 81 TESDA scholars who were enrolled in 3 different courses at Systems Technology Institute (STI) have graduated after completing their required number of hours of classes.
Since STI’s rented space composed of rooms and offices at 4th floor, Oppus-Zialcita Bldg.has no enough space during the conduct of the graduation exercises, it was held instead at the Ampil Function Hall during the recent Friday morning. It was attended by all the faculty staff, CEO Nestor Sy, the School Administrator Ms.Effie Naida Sy-Visaya, TESDA Director Rolando Juanillo, office personnel and some STI students.
Faculty head Hilario Mobe informed that the TESDA scholars have taken in three different courses requiring varied length of hours for its completion.
For the Computer Hardware Servicing, he said, there were 34 students, but 2 have dropped with only one female student taking CHS.”Each student is required to attend classes for at least 18 hours every week for 20 weeks”, he said. “Since they have no more minor subjects, each of them should have an accumulative attendance of 356 hours, no less”.
For the Commercial Cooking a total of 25 students, male and female, have taken the course and all have passed, Mobe said. “They are required to take 20 hours per week for 22 weeks until they could accumulate a total of 436 hours, but one of the students dropped the course”, he said.
For Food and Beverages Services 25 students have taken it, also composed of boys and girls. They are also required to complete classes for a total of 336 hours per student. In this course no-one has dropped it. All have passed.
The STI Faculty head further disclosed that both the CHS graduates and the CC graduates have received their respective national certificates level 2.
However, for the 25 graduates of Food and Beverages Services 21 have received their national certificates and 4 for their Certificates of Competency.
When queried why the 3 students have decided to drop their courses, he confided that their training funds were insufficient for their transpiration fares and food allowance needs during schooling. Particularly since the 3 TESDA scholars’ families were low-income earners and were living very far from Maasin.
Mobe also revealed that the TESDA scholar graduates can seek employment thru TESDA’s and DOLE’s websites. They can also upload their resumes in the 2 aforesaid websites for the potential employers to view. If an applicant or applicants have meet the requirements of a company that needs some workers, the employers may send them letters instructing them to come to their offices for interviews.(Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.)