Primary Structures Educational Foundation, Inc.

With our Gualandi-LINK scholars at the Gualandi Effata School with LINK Center staff Lesley (seated, middle), Jackie (seated, 3rd from right) and Dianne (seated, 3rd from left) Cebu City --- LINK Center for the Deaf, PSEFI-SKILLS' education partner in furthering the school's advocacy to train the Deaf in technical-vocational courses, visited seven (7) industry partners from the tourism sector to do a week-long evaluation and monitoring of the Gualandi-LINK scholars' progress last June 14-19, 2016, months after they graduated from the Housekeeping NC II course and passed the assessment of TESDA. Ms. Carol Ui, President of LINK, sent three of their staff to conduct the said evaluation. Lesley Abuel, Jackie Velasco and Dianne Salazar diligently visited the following establishments: Allson's Inn, Circa 1900 and its new branch, Casa Dos, Travel Bee Hotel, Trattoria da Gianni, Big Hotel, Quest Hotel and Conference Center, La Marea Pastry Shop, and Hotel Pier Cuatro.

Batch 1 Canadian Welding Bureau graduate, Arnolfo Malinao Cebu City --- One of PSEFI-SKILLS' Batch 1 graduate who formed part of the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) Program, Arnolfo Malinao, finally left for Winnipeg, Canada, to work as a welder last May 25, 2016. This is really good news for the school as it paves the way for more CWB graduates who seek greener pastures in North America. Arnolfo relates his CWB journey Arnolfo studied here in SKILLS from 2012-2013 and gained work experience as a contractual worker for two years. In the featured video, Arnolfo relates how he was buoyed up by his desire to work abroad, to support his family, and so he persevered in his training here in SKILLS for eight (8) full months, as he learned the following specialized welding skills: Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux Cord Arc Welding (FCAW), Plasma Cutting, Gouging, Brazing --- all these were taught in keeping with Canadian standards. Arnolfo wi

Mr. Jeffrey Cal (middle) with Dr. Cabangon and Ms. Michelle Salon Mandaue City --- Dr. Bobby M. Cabangon, PSEFI-SKILLS' Academic Director, and Ms. Michelle C. Salon, Marketing and Project Officer, were the guests of Mr. Jeffrey "Ka Jeffrox" Cal, radio program host of Tinubdan sa Kalamboan (Spring of Success) 675 KHz last May 20, 2016, Friday, to promote SKILLS' Senior High School program and the Tech-Voc Scholarships that are being offered this school year. The show is aired from Mondays to Fridays, at 2-3 pm. School enrollment for Senior High is still ongoing this week of May 30-June 3. Classes begin on June 6, Monday. There are already about 160 students enrolled in the program. Meanwhile, SKILLS continues to look for qualified applicants for its Tech-Voc scholarships sponsored by TESDA. Interested parties who wish to study Carpentry, Masonry, Heavy Equipment Operations in Forklift, Hydraulic Excavator, Tower Crane, Warehouse Operations, Household Services and