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DOLE revs up accomplishments this year

DOLE revs up accomplishments this year

City of San Fernando, Pampanga (10 December) — This year has been one exciting ride for the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) as it marks its 77th Anniversary today, continuously driven as an organization in developing the competencies and competitiveness of the Filipino Workforce, paving the way for decent employment opportunities for jobseekers, and continuously fostering the maintenance of industrial peace based on social justice.
“Tuwid na Daan sa Tapat na Serbisyo,” this year’s theme perfectly describes what DOLE is all about, as Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz successfully lead the remaining half of this year in the delivery of DOLE programs and services with a swift wind streamlined with President Benigno S. Aquino III’s 22pt-Agenda on Labor and Employment.
On the same token, we cannot discount the valued efforts of former Labor Secretary Marianito D. Roque who successfully completed his stint with the DOLE for the first semester of the year as a champion in providing livelihood opportunities for the disadvantaged sector.
DOLE offices all over the country today have their respective ways in commemorating DOLE’s 77 years. The DOLE Regional Office 3, on its part, led by the gung-ho leadership of Regional Director Ernesto C. Bihis, will be communicating the DOLE Regional Coordinating Council 3′s, accomplishments’ today at the Conference Room of the Sugar Worker Training and Livelihood Center of the Regional Office via its “ULAT SA BAYAN” with its media partners.
Here are the newsworthy highlights of the DOLE RCC 3′s Accomplishment for this year:
Gains in facilitating Employment:
As of October 2010, around 89,343 jobseekers were placed in wage employment through its strong partnership and linkages with the Public Employment and Service Offices (PESOs) from the local government units (LGUs), the active participation of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Private Recruitment and Placement Agencies (PRPAs), and the DOLE-led regular facilitation of job fairs across the region. The conduct of Job Fairs alone for that matter has placed about 1,717 jobseekers for local and overseas employment.
DOLE has likewise bridged employment opportunities for our youth through its Special Program for the Employment of Students or simply dubbed as the SPES Program, where some 6,791 poor deserving students were able to secure summer jobs in time for their enrollment in pursuing their college degree.
On the area of Labor Market Information (LMI), DOLE conducted 82 Career Guidance Seminars to some 12,708 graduating students from the secondary level to motivate and inspire the youth in choosing the right career paths. To ensure the effectiveness of this program, DOLE, along with the PESOs, the Academe, and stakeholders took active lead in the establishment of seven (7) Career Guidance Counselors Networks for each province in the region.
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) meanwhile provided training and retraining to some 110,000 out of school youths and unemployed adult persons in various trades to enhance their competitiveness and employability to address in-demand and emerging skills in the local and overseas market. Of the 110,000 mentioned, some 53,679 graduates were assessed, of which around 37,414 were certified. Moreover it provided scholarship opportunities to some 5,589 persons.

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