17 residents of Brgy. Maa now certified electricians with Davao Light's Project B.E.S.T.
After two weeks of intensive training, 17 residents of Brgy. Maa, Davao City finally received the fruit of their labor as they completed the Davao Light and Power Co.'s Project B.E.S.T or Basic Electrician Skills Training through a graduation ceremony held last April 21, 2017.
Project B.E.S.T. is a community-based training program that is in partnership with the Aboitiz Foundation and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Davao City/Sur with the support of JCI Central Davao. The beneficiaries are mostly out-of-school-youths, barangay workers and community residents who are interested to become electricians.
20 beneficiaries were identified in Brgy. Maa but only 17 trainees completed the training and received a Certificate of Competency or National Certificate 2 (NC2) issued by TESDA. The graduates were all provided with starter kits that they can readily use to start their jobs as electricians.
“Davao Light's Project B.E.S.T. will not only open a lot of opportunities for livelihood to the graduates but at the same time, will help the barangay create a pool of electricians who can help in their house wiring projects.” said Davao Light's EVP and COO Engr. Rodger S. Velasco.
“Dako akong pasalamat kay isa ako sa mga napili nga muapil ani nga training. Malipayon kaming tanan na migraduwar kay dako kaning tabang sa among kaugmaon. Unta daghan pag matabangan ang Davao Light og Aboitiz Foundation.” said one of the Project B.E.S.T. graduates, Roseman Lupon.
Present during the graduation ceremony were TESDA-Davao City/Sur Provincial Director Engr. Nestor S. Tabada, Maa Brgy. Captain Oliva B. Cal, JCI Central Davao Representative, Davao Light's Community Relations Manager Fermin P. Edillon, Davao Light's Procurement and Logistics Department Manager Adriano Po Jr., and Representative of Cong. Jericho Jonas B. Nograles, Mario Tamayo.
Davao Light will provide more skills training programs to other barangays within its franchise in the months to come.