73 out of 122 4Ps beneficiaries passes assessment by DSWD-SLP and TESDA

Posted by MINDANAO PAGADIAN FRONTLINE

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (Sept. 1, 2014-MPF News) --- Only 73 out of 122 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries of Zamboanga del Norte successfully passed the two-day free assessment jointly conducted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Social Livelihood Program (SLP) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).

The assessment was simultaneously conducted recently at the Senior Citizens Covered Court at Barangay Sta. Isabel and Dipolog Medical Center College Foundation Inc. Assessment Center attended by 4Ps beneficiaries coming from the municipalities of Manukan, Roxas, Katipunan, Polanco, Piñan, Mutia, La Libertad, Sibutad, and Rizal, including Dipolog City and Dapitan City.

TESDA-Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Director Nilda Espiritusanto said that among the 73 passers, 23 are for carpentry; 26 for masonry; 19 for Electrical Installation Management (EIM), and 5 for plumbing.

“Those who failed to pass the assessment would nothing to worry because they can again take the said assessment to be able to get NC II certification from TESDA,” Director Espiritusanto advised.

Espiritusanto commended the DSWD-SLP personnel in coordinating and collaborating with them for the conduct of the said activity. “This initiative is our agency’s way of supporting the Pantawid participants in improving their livelihood capabilities,” she said.