TESDA holds annual ‘world café of opportunities’ for jobseekers      

CALAMBA CITY, Laguna (PIA) -– A total of 73 out of 400 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Laguna Provincial Office were hired on the spot during the ‘World Café of Opportunities’ job fair that bids to open employment opportunities, apprenticeship programs, and other forms of livelihood assistance for beneficiaries and applicants alike.

The program was held in celebration of TESDA’s anniversary in August, adding to their continuous efforts to enhance the employability of graduates by directly linking them to industries and companies in need of skilled workers last August 15 at Santa Rosa City.

TESDA Laguna Provincial Director Zoraida Amper said during the Philippine Information Agency’s Usapang PIA radio program: “The end goal of our training is not only for them to have a job, so we should also assist them in employment because that is why you cannot say that your training is successful if our students are there will be no work.”

The job fair offered a diverse range of opportunities for job seekers, participated by 33 local companies and 2 international companies.

“There are jobs, opportunities and the TVET graduates will just go there to shop, like you are in this café so it is called the World Cafe of Opportunities,” Amper added.

TESDA Laguna has also partnered with the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) of the province of Laguna to help enhance job matching and employment services for the community and take on more comprehensive support for job seekers in helping them find suitable opportunities and access necessary resources for career development.

The World Café of Opportunities toured various locations throughout the country in August to continue to support skilled jobseekers in careers matched with their skills. (AM/PIA-4A)