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. 

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 to...

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 ...

At the Hilot Wellness Massage laboratory We welcomed Mr. John Paul Lesondato, official representative of the Department of Education (DepEd) Region VII here in SKILLS campus last March 22, 2017, in order to conduct an inspection of the school's training laboratories and facilities. This is in line with the Senior High School program which was launched last school year 2016-2017. Mr. Lesondato was toured around the school by Dr. Eunice B. Raz, SKILLS Senior High School (SHS) Academic Director, and Ms. Angiela Castillo, Head Teacher. They visited the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) Welding laboratory, the Hilot Wellness Massage facility, the Housekeeping laboratory, and the SHS classrooms. At the Housekeeping laboratory We are conducting an ongoing enrollment for our would-be Grade 11 Senior High School students who are interested to pursue the technical-vocational track. The courses we are offering are the following: Industrial Arts program * Carpentry NC II * Maso...

Participants of the AFOS-organized seminar on Advocacy, Communication Planning and Media Relations February 16, 2017, Thursday --- AFOS Foundation for Entrepreneurial Development Cooperation, in coordination with the Cebu Chamber of Commerce, Inc. organized a one-day seminar seeking to improve the ways with which we communicate and share the good news in our respective organizations.  Dubbed as, "Communication Enhancements and Planning Workshop," held yesterday at Montebello Villa Hotel in Banilad, Cebu City, the event was attended by over 20 partners and stakeholders from the education/academe, business/private and public/government sectors, all affiliated with AFOS Foundation, Inc., a German foundation founded by the members of the Federation of Catholic Entrepreneurs. This seminar aims to give its partners relevant inputs on how to communicate what they do effectively, using all forms of media at their disposal. Promoting the Senior High School/K to 12 Program Im...

Cebu City --- We were fortunate to have been featured once more over at DYKC-Kusog Cebu's Tinubdan sa Kalambuan radio program (675 KHz) of Mr. Jefferson "Ka Jeffrox" Cal and Ms. "A" Angus yesterday, February 9, 2017, Thursday, with Engr. Steve Y. Banzon, our Technical Training Director, and Dr. Eunice B. Raz, Academic Director, as special guests. We were given almost an hour of air time promoting PSEFI-SKILLS' Tech-Voc and Senior High School Programs. Engr. Banzon and Dr. Raz talked about how students, i.e. Grade 10 finishers, out-of-school youth can avail of free education and training to be a certified tech-voc graduate through PSEFI-SKILLS' Senior High School offerings under the Industrial Arts and Home Economics programs. Carpentry, Masonry, Plumbing, Tile Setting are the courses that fall under Industrial Arts, while Housekeeping and Hilot Wellness Massage comprise the courses under Home Economics.  It was stressed that there is no appare...

Engr. Steve Y. Banzon (2nd from left), PSEFI-SKILLS Technical Training Director at the Tzu Chi Foundation Training Center in Manila Cebu City --- Primary Structures Educational Foundation, Inc. (PSEFI) and Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation-Philippines (BTCHP), are now partners in furthering humanitarian work in the country through education and training opportunities for the poor and the marginalized in society. The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between these two foundations was signed on September 26, 2016 here in Cebu City.  Engr. Steve Y. Banzon. PSEFI-SKILLS' Technical Training Director, went to Manila in October and December 2016 to visit the training facilities of Tzu Chi Foundation. He was with Primary Structures Corporation's (PSC) Manufacturing Department Head, Mr. Jerry D. Años.  Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation (BTCHP) is a non-profit, volunteer-based and spiritual organization that aims to contribute to better social and community services. It is committed to gi...

PSEFI-SKILLS Management and BIKEN staff with the trainees A memorandum of mutual understanding (MOMU) was signed and entered into by and between the School of Knowledge for Industrial Labor, Leadership and Service (SKILLS) and Biken Techno Phils., Inc. (BIKEN), an affiliate of Biken Techno Corporation, Japan, last October 20, 2016. This is working towards the ongoing program implementation called "Biken Advanced Cleaning and Maintenance" being held here in SKILLS. Training started on February 1 and will end on February 8, 2017, Wednesday. After the program, employees/trainees will have opportunities to have on-the-job training (OJT) utilizing the skills and knowledge they learned. Conducting the training with BIKEN's Mr. Hikichi, Mr. Hayashi and Mr. Nishikawa   The objectives of the program are the following: to provide BIKEN's employees, selected SKILLS trainees and Primary employees who are conducting cleaning work in the Primary Group, an opportunit...

SKILLS graduates who took up Hilot, Housekeeping and EIM Argao, Cebu --- We had a total of sixty-four (64) successful trainees for the mobile training in Hilot Wellness Massage NC II, Housekeeping NC II and Electrical Installation & Maintenance NC II conducted from October to December 2016 in the Municipality of Argao. Our trainees graduated last January 25, 2017, Wednesday at the Argao Sports Complex. With them were other finishers from the Cebu Technological University-Argao who took up Dressmaking, Bread & Pastry Production and Cookery. The graduation was graced by Hon. Stanley S. Caminero, municipal mayor of Argao, together with Mr. Dexter Gimena, Regional Convergence Coordinator of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), representing DSWD's Regional Director Ma. Evelyn B. Macapobre. Dr. Juanita Piñote, CTU Campus Director and Mrs. Jima Bejagan, Bottom-Up Budgeting (BUB) and Local Anti-Poverty Program (LAPP) Coordinator,  were also among those ...

Batch 3 Deaf trainees on their assessment day Twenty-six (26) Deaf scholars of Gualandi Mission for the Deaf, LINK Center for the Deaf, Welcome Home Foundation, Inc. and Salud Borromeo Foundation, Inc. passed the TESDA assessment for Housekeeping NC II held last November 5, 2016 here in SKILLS Campus. These students comprise the 3rd batch of Deaf scholars since we opened our doors to train Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) 2015. We would like to congratulate the following students who made it to the Housekeeping NC II Assessment: Gutz Avenido, Marion Reuel Barrientos, Cory Mar Buna, Jessa Cagas, Reyniel Ceniza, Marian Chiong, Russhell de la Victoria, Ronald Eder, Ma. Trina Escamos, Louvynnie Gesta, Ma. Jinky Jomuad, Dannie Ver Macapagal, Warren Montalban, Ritchiel Ouano, Margene Paez, Mike Anthony Perales, Anthony Pescante, Romulo Porral III, Precson Precioso, Randell Quebido, Harradyn Ragasa, Roniel Reyes, Ma. Liza Decerie Salon, Irene Joy Tan, Mario Angelo Tomongha, and Miche...

Dr. Maritess H. Requina (2nd row, 2nd from left) at the ZEP2030 consultation in Iloilo City. Gov. Arthu Defensor, Sr. (middle) led the said activity attended by representatives from CSOs, government and private companies. Dr. Maritess H. Requina, PSEFI-SKILLS Executive Director, represented the foundation last November 22, 2016, Tuesday, in Iloilo City to actively collaborate under the Education Cluster of the Zero Extreme Poverty by the Year 2030 (ZEP2030) movement. This was the Visayas leg of the said association wherein consultations were done with representatives of the different Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), private sector and the government in order to develop the education action plan that will be implemented to achieve ZEP2030. Iloilo Governor, Hon. Arthur Defensor, Sr., led this activity. ZEP2030 is set to conduct a workshop this December 2, Friday, in Manila to consolidate the imputs from the series of consultations that have been conducted so far, and eventuall...

Reylie B. (center with certificate) , PSEFI Admin Assistant The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region VII organized a three-day seminar for the members of the Area-Based Standard Network (ABSNET), an organization of DSWD-registered and licensed non-government organizations (NGOs) held last November 16-18, 2016 Wed-Fri, at Golden Peak Hotel, Cebu City. PSEFI-SKILLS was represented by Ms. Reylie Liza M. Bracero, Administrative Assistant of the Tech-Voc Department. She was with other representatives from the members of ABSNET here in Cebu like Little Bamboo Foundation, Inc., Bukas Palad Social Center, Vicsal Foundation, Inc., IDEA Philippines, Inc., Pagtambayayong Foundation, Inc., Holy Trinity Poverty Alleviation Foundation, Inc. and My Bonita Home for Girls, Inc. to name a few. There were also some representatives of NGOs from Bohol province. During a workshop session The program started with Ms. Josephine C. Belotindos, SWO IV of DSWD discussing the rat...

VP Robredo (2nd from left) with Ma'am Paulette and Ma'am Tess Mrs. Paulette D. Liu, COO and Dr. Maritess H. Requina, Executive Director, represented PSEFI-SKILLS at the Anti-Poverty Summit launched by the Office of the Vice-President (OVP) last October 10, 2016, Sunday, held at the SMX Convention Center in Manila. Introducing PSEFI-SKILLS to Sen. Bam Aquino  A report from the official website of the OVP mentions that over 50 local government units (LGUs) and a hundred non-government organizations and civil society groups participated in the Partnerships Against Poverty Summit 2016. This was the launch of Angat Buhay: The Anti-Poverty Advocacies and Program of the Office of the Vice-President. Among the 600 pledges made were livelihood programs, job opportunities, water systems and classrooms for the first batch of LGUs.  Vice-President Leni Robredo said that this program was her office's humble contribution to nation-building. "Whatever we are...