Primary Structures Educational Foundation, Inc.

We would like to congratulate our Senior High School Scouts who had their Investiture Ceremony yesterday, May 29, 2017, Monday, at the Naga Valley Industrial Park in Brgy. Cantao-an, City of Naga, Cebu. SKILLS' SHS Scouts has been officially registered with Unit Number RS-95.  Joining the scouts in their investiture were Dr. Eunice B. Raz, Academic Director, Mr. Marben C. Manabat, Head Scout Master and SHS trainer, and Mr. Gerard Paul Sentillas, Company Nurse of the Primary Group of Builders. Our SHS scouts started their Advancement Training Course since May 15, 2017 and will officially end on June 3, 2017, the weekend before the first day of school starts on June 5, 2017.  Way to go, scouts! Keep the SKILLS flame burning!

During the 45th General Assembly of the Association of Foundations Makati City, Metro Manila --- The Association of Foundations (AF), one of the newest organizations which PSEFI-SKILLS joined as a member, convened its 45th General Assembly last May 22-23, 2017 (Sun-Mon) at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Center in Makati City. PSEFI-SKILLS' COO, Mrs. Paulette D. Liu, and Dr. Maritess H. Requina, Executive Director, represented the foundation in the said event. Induction of new members of AF           Mrs. Liu joined the induction of new members which was one of the highlights of the two-day program. Other activities that transpired were the Executive Officers' Meeting, a forum on the thematic poverty alleviation activities of the Zero Extreme Poverty by the Year 2030 (ZEP2030) Movement, a networking exercise, and a business meeting where the network's new 5-Year Strategic Plan was approved.

Ma'am Paulette (4th from right) with our our German visitors Cebu City --- PSEFI-SKILLS welcomed German visitor Dr. Leo Kreuz, Unit Head of the K to 12 Plus Project of BMZ last May 24, 2017, Wednesday, He was brought by our friends from AFOS Foundation for Entrepreneurial Development Cooperation. Dr. Kreuz met our COO, Mrs. Paulette D. Liu, about the pilot implementation of the Senior High School (SHS) and K to 12 Plus Program since PSEFI-SKILLS was the technical-vocational institute chosen to run specific training programs for the construction sector by AFOS Foundation. The pilot class of the SHS program in SKILLS graduated last month. The students all come from Zapatera National High School located at Brgy. Zapatera, Cebu City. Dr. Kreuz was given a tour of SKILLS' training laboratories: Welding, Construction, Hospitality Training Center which includes the Household Services, Housekeeping and Hilot Wellness Massage training facilities. 

AAC Lightweight Block Corporation employees celebrating       their tree planting endeavor  Experiencing excessive heat from the sun as early as 7 o'clock in the morning is nowadays typical. It is believed to be attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels. Many of the activities we do everyday such as turning the lights on, cooking food, or cooling our homes rely on energy sources like coal and oil that emit carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere. Each of us should be reminded that we have the responsibility to be good stewards of the Earth.                               Planting trees is one of the easiest and most sustainable ways to positively affect the environment. Trees are like the lungs of the planet. They breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. Aside from this, it improves the quality of the natural environment. It increases forest cover attracting more wildlif

Ma'am Paulette with Ms. Melanie Ng (leftmost), CCCI President Cebu City --- PSEFI-SKILLS' COO, Mrs. Paulette D. Liu, was the speaker of the Industry-Academe Workshop organized by the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) last April 25, 2017, Tuesday, at the Cebu City Marriott Hotel and last May 11, 2017, Thursday, held at SKILLS' Multipurpose Hall. Other Management Staff representing PSEFI-SKILLS were Dr. Maritess H. Requina, Executive Director, Dr. Eunice B. Raz, Academic Director, and Dr. Leovi Gilda Bithay, Senor High School Head Teacher. During the industry-academe workshop at Marriott Hotel         This workshop is part of a series of mini-conferences between academe and industry representatives to discuss how the national educational reforms of the country are affecting the industry and its workforce, and to explore how industry players can collaborate with the academe to prepare senior high school students and graduates for work. The main topic dis

Team building at the Naga Valley Industrial Park (NAVA) Cebu City --- PSEFI-SKILLS has committed itself to promote resilience and resourcefulness among its Senior High School students when it first launched Scouting last year, May 16, 2016. This project was proposed and implemented by no less than Primary Structures Corporation's President, Mr. William Liu, Jr. The student-participants were chosen during their enrollment after the interview conducted by SKILLS' Student Affairs Officer. First-aid training The scouts' training started with an orientation about the vision-mission of the school, an overview of the organizational chart of scouting, and the students' responsibilities. A series of training with their corresponding applications were conducted during the intensive training conducted by Head Scout Master Marben Manabat. The scouts were taught the basics of first-aid, basic life support, reading of compass, different types of communicati

Cebu City --- April 7, 2017, Friday, was a prodigious day for us in PSEFI-SKILLS as we witnessed nineteen (19) of our Pilot Class Senior High School (Grade 12) students graduate from four (4) construction trades: Carpentry NC II, Masonry NC II, Tile Setting NC II and Plumbing NC II. PSEFI-SKILLS is the first tech-voc institution in the country to pilot the Senior High School (SHS) Program for the Tech-Voc Track under the construction sector. This special project is in partnership the Department of Education's (DepEd) Cebu City Division Office, the AFOS Foundation for Entrepreneurial Development Cooperation as funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Zapatera National High School and the Cebu Contractor's Association. AFOS sponsored an initial number of 24 students to advance in Grades 11 and 12. The students took up Carpentry and Masonry for Grade 11 and Tile Setting and Plumbing

We have a new set of students for the Hilot Wellness Massage NC II course, classes of which kicked-off on April 25, 2017, Tuesday, with Mr. Marison Donaire, RN, as instructor. The classes officially end on May 10, 2017, Wednesday. We have a total of twenty-three (23) students enrolled in the program, 9 of whom are Deaf. We are grateful to the Gualandi Mission for the Deaf, with Rev. Fr. Donald Abiichinomso as point-person, for making it possible for their Deaf beneficiaries to take part in this training program. Mainstreaming the Deaf in technical-vocational instruction is considered to be a big achievement in any educational institution. The official Deaf interpreter for the whole training duration provided by Gualandi was Bro. Romnick. Hilot Wellness Massage NC II qualification consists of competencies that a person must achieve to plan the hilot wellness program of their clients, provide them pre-service, apply hilot wellness massage techniques and provide post-advice on