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Increasing the employment rate for graduates from engineering and technical-vocational (tech-voc) course is the vision shared by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).
This was highlighted during a business-to-business (B2B) meeting on March 24, 2023, held by the Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC) and PEZA officials and zone managers, partners for the Mold Technology Support Center (MTSC) project at the MTSC in Gen. Trias, Cavite.
The B2B meeting became an avenue to look for ways to help improve the process, products, and expertise of our local die and mold industries to make them become more globally competitive. It also addressed the concerns raised by the PEZA representatives in attendance; these concerns were mostly focused on how to upscale the capabilities of the current workforce, and address gaps in the training needs of employees and fresh graduates.
Ms. Lina Afable, chief of the Technology Diffusion Division, pointed out that the MIRDC, through the MTSC, offers training programs focused on technical skills specific to the metals industry.
“It’s really the mandate of MIRDC to provide trainings to engineers, technicians, related to metals (industry) that we are assisting,” she said. These trainings will be continuously provided to be able to sustain the manpower needs of the industry.
Afable also mentioned that the Center is offering to share its resources in terms of using the equipment housed in the MTSC with a very minimal introductory fee.
MTSC offering training programs to increase skills and know-how
Lyndone Dela Cruz, Industrial Relations Officer of PEZA CALABARZON, added “My aim is we need to jointly promote this.” He was very open to offering PEZA’s assistance in promoting MTSC’s services to company locators whose engineers and technicians may need technical skills enhancement.
The MTSC, which has been conducting training programs since its launch in 2020, was established to address the need for technology and equipment upgrading and for developing our local expertise in the die and mold industry. It is a product of an Official Development Assistance (ODA) from the Republic of Korea, and a testament to the successful collaboration of the MIRDC and PEZA with the Board of Investments (BOI), and the PDMA, Inc.
As a follow-through to PEZA’s expression of willingness to jointly promote the MTSC’s services, Afable suggested that this endeavor may also be an avenue of collaboration between the MIRDC, PEZA, and LGUs (local government units) within their respective economic zones. As a result, the MTSC and PEZA agreed to hold more B2B meetings to promote MTSC to other zones in the CALBARZON region.
The MTSC is open to those who are looking for training programs to increase their skills and technical know-how in die and mold technologies and equipment. Ultimately, the skills enhancement and technology upgrading offered by the MTSC will contribute to an increase in the employment of Filipino workers, both locally and internationally. To those who are interested in availing themselves of these services, you may inquire through email: mtsc.mirdc@gmail.com or tel. no. (046) 501 0943. (/)
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