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2016-07-082016-07-13

8th Batch of Trainees at Goducate Training Center in Iloilo graduate

The 8th batch of trainees from Goducate Training Center (GTC) in Iloilo, Philippines, has completed their training in community development work. At the commencement exercise held on June 17, the 18 trainees were joined by their parents and friends, who came from different parts of the Philippines. At this event 4 of the trainees also received their National Certificate II issued by the Philippines Government’s Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for passing their training in automotive mechanical assembly organized by Goducate.

All the graduands were challenged by Goducate founder, Dr. Paul Choo, to continue their mission of helping others.

One of the perfomances at the event was a song composed and arranged by one of the trainees. The song speaks about friendship, and that “one thing” that will still unite them after they go their separate ways is their love for the community, especially the poor.

Most of the trainees will go back to their home places to start community work, some will help the communities around GTC area, 1 will go to East Malaysia to help with Goducate work there, and 2 to Indonesia to help with Goducate’s Sing Your English program.

2016-06-242016-07-12

Goducate scholars help in schools community project in Laguna

The Goducate scholars took part the Brigada Eskwela (Schools Brigade) program in Laguna this year. This program is an annual Philippines Department of Education program, whereby teachers and students as well as the community help to prepare the school for the coming school year, which starts in August. The week-long program is intended to make the school surroundings as well as the classrooms clean and tidy.

Thus on May 30, our Goducate scholars helped to paint the walls of Masaya National High School and clean its yard. For our scholars, the work was a way of expressing their gratitude for their scholarships and a way of contributing to their community.

Goducate scholarships are awarded to university students in the music program in Laguna whose family income falls below the provincial minimum wage rate. The scholarship pays for the university fees. In return the scholar helps with the music program and other Goducate community work.

2016-06-102016-06-29

Goducate in Laguna helps people to find jobs

Since January this year, Goducate has partnering a private manpower service in Laguna whose aim is very much in line with ours of helping the needy help themselves. This service runs campaigns in villages on the outskirts of Laguna to help out-of-school youth find jobs. We have thus been channelling to this service those attending our Alternative Learning System (ALS) programme, as well as those in our other community programmes.

All applicants have to attend a seminar and personal-development training session at the Goducate Training Center in Laguna. The Human Resources Department of the manpower service tells the applicants about the company that is doing the hiring, and the benefits and rights of the workers. The Goducate team then discusses the importance of Knowledge (about the company), the Skills needed, and the importance of a Positive Attitude in the workplace. Some will then be invited to go for a job interview.

So far, through this partnership more than 100 people in our various programmes have been able to find jobs paying them around the provincial daily rate of PhP 340 ($7.20). Most of the jobs are in food factories.

Orientation about the company seeking workers