SLTCFI as a School-Based PESO

Jan. 28, 2009 - PRLog -- Southern Luzon Technological College Foundation Inc. (SLTCFI) got the 2008 Best PESO for State University/College (SUCs) Category in the 8th National PESO Congress last October 1-3, 2008 at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort in Butuan City.

The National PESO Congress is held annually by the Public Employment Service Officers of the Philippines, Inc. (PESOPhil, Inc.). For this year, the theme was “Kabuhayan at Trabaho, Sagot sa Pag-unlad ng Mga Pilipino: PESO Kaagapay Mo.”

PESO Managers from all over the country convened to assess, confer and share practices with regards to livelihood facilitation and employment. Attendees were DOLE Executives headed by Undersecretaries Arturo L. Sodusta and Reydeluz Conferido, Ma. Cresilda Sy and Rebecca Chato, Mr. Jo Sandoval, BLE staff, Regional Directors, Asst. Regional Directors, selected DOLE Regional personnel and Officials of Butuan City. Together with many other invited guests, they shared the desired knowledge and skills beneficial towards strengthening collaboration, improving desired public services and building up new and existing relations.

SLTCFI-PESO received a citation for being the Best School-Based PESO in the Bicol Region, thus earning automatic nomination for the 2008 National Best PESO Award for the NGOs/SUC category. In behalf of SLTCFI President, Ms. Rosemarie Q. Rey, SLTCFI-PESO Manager, Mr. Jaime Nuñez gladly received the award.

The search for the Best PESO aims to recognize the contribution of the PESO on employment facilitation programs and to reward its outstanding accomplishments. The search for the Best PESO covers all existing and operational Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs), as confirmed by the DOLE Regional Office whether it is an LGU, NGO and/or School-Based PESO.

The criteria met by SLTCFI as Best School-Based PESO awardee includes: support and involvement in the different DOLE programs such as; employment facilitation, involvement in different activities related to employment, PGMA training for work, job fair facilitation, career guidance & counseling and participation in the PHIL-JobNet program.

One of the keynote speakers in the said Congress is Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. PESO-Butuan Manager and National President of PESOPhil Dr. Aurora G. Zaportiza spearheaded the event and there were approximately 700 participants that graced the occasion.

About SLTCFI-PESO:

http://www.sltcfi.com/

Since the time Southern Luzon Technological College Foundation Inc. (SLTCFI) was appointed as a School-Based Public Employment Service Office (PESO) last June 30, 2006, many Bicolano jobseekers were given opportunities to work in Information Communications Technology (ICT) enabled services. For two years now, the SLTCFI-PESO is considered the busiest as well as the most visited office in the institution accommodating an average of 100 applicants per day. With the help and dedication of the PESO Manager Mr. Jaime Nuñez and the Human Resource Officer Ms. Cathy Rey, SLTCFI-PESO provided many job opportunities to the Bicolanos. The SLTCFI-PESO conducts career orientation, employment facilitation, job skills matching and free trainings. It also referred and placed approximately 300 deserving applicants in chosen call centers in Metro Manila as well as in the school-based call center. As a training school, SLTCFI-PESO is producing and at the same time hiring call-center agents, legal transcriptionists, web designers, pHP Programmers and many other ICT enabled services.

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About SLTCFI: A vocational and technological school that offers and maintains affordable quality college degrees and short-term courses in computer technology. It is also a training school that is part of Legazpi City's BPO industry that provides offshoring and outsourcing for various ICT-enabled services.