SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga — Some 273 youth trainees of the Provincial Manpower Training Center (PMTC) participated in the one-day job induction program conducted recently by the Pampanga provincial government.

PMTC Industry Coordinator Cecille Pelayo explained that the job induction program is an integral component of the different skills training courses conducted by the PMTC to equip its trainees with the necessary knowledge and skills in preparation for their job hunting activities.

Pelayo said the center wants to ensure that its trainees are not only well-equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills in their chosen courses but are properly oriented on the dos’ and don’ts in seeking for employment opportunities as well.

Except for the 77 automotive servicing technology trainees, all the other 196 center trainees are set to graduate on October 1, she said as she added that these trainees include 56 students on hairdressing, 54 on computer hardware servicing, 54 on consumer electronics and 32 on data encoding course.

The would-be graduates were given inputs on career planning and job hunting techniques by the center’s resource persons, which include Pelayo and Andres Pulga and Ann Zamora of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO).

PMTC officer-in-charge Francis Maslog briefed the participants on pertinent labor laws which would be put to good use by the trainees once they are employed.

Dennis Rivera, a 20-year-old high school graduate from Barangay Calibutbut, Bacolor, said the free automotive servicing technology course provided by the provincial government is a big help to youths like him who cannot financially afford to pursue college education.

“I have learned a lot from this sixmonth course and I do not mind commuting daily from our barangay to the training center in Barangay Sindalan. Besides, the course is for free,” Rivera stressed.