Senator Cynthia Villar is eyeing the establishment of construction schools to address the shortage of skilled workers in the country.
According to Villar, these Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance (SIPAG) schools that will offer training programs on masonry and construction painting, will rise in Iloilo City, Cagayan de Oro City and Davao City, in addition to the ones operating in Las Piñas and in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.
“We will put up construction schools since there is now a high demand for skilled construction workers, especially the government, due to its ‘Build, Build, Build’ Program,” Villar said.
“We want our people to have jobs so they will progress. We believe that if there are job opportunities, their families will improve economically,” the seasoned legislator added.
“We want our people to have jobs so they will progress.”
No less than President Rodrigo Duterte has lamented that the lack of construction workers in the country, among others, is one of the reasons why major infrastructure projects under his ambitious “Build, Build, Build” Program is facing some delays.
Duterte has directed the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority to remedy the reported lack of experts in carpentry and welding, among others.
The veteran lawmaker, who is seeking reelection in the Senate, has established almost 2,000 livelihood projects in the country involving water hyacinth handicrafts; water lily and garlic handmade paper-making; citronella massage oil and mosquito repellent; coconut-weaving and charcoal briquette out of waste coconut husks; handloom blanket weaving; bamboo processing; parol (Christmas lantern)-making out of bamboo; recycling of waste plastic items into school chairs; kitchen and garden waste composting for organic fertilizer; and vermiculture.
Villar has established almost 2,000 livelihood projects in the country.
Training courses are also offered for free in the two SIPAG farm schools she established in Cavite and Bulacan.
These training programs include rice seed production and mechanization; vegetable farming, mushroom production; sweet corn production; native animal farming; aquaculture; farm business school; selling and marketing; and farm tourism site accreditation.
The lady senator was recently in Guiuan, Samar, to attend a grand rally of candidates seeking provincial and congressional posts in Eastern Samar.
