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!

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...

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...

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...

With the Grade 10 faculty of Ramon Duterte NHS  In an effort to increase the number of enrollees for the technical-vocational courses we are offering here in SKILLS, Dr. Bobby M. Cabangon, Assistant Academic Director and Ms. Michelle C. Salon, Marketing and Project Officer, visited Ramon Duterte National High School (NHS) in Brgy. Guadalupe, Cebu City, to campaign to its Grade 10 students last February 20, 2016, Saturday, from 11:00 am to 12:00 nn. Enrolment forms were given out to those interested to pursue the technical-vocational track here in SKILLS. We would like to thank Mr. Normando L. Panilag, Ramon Duterte NHS's School Principal, and Mrs. Luti Baya, Guidance Counselor, for making the visit possible. PSEFI-SKILLS coincided with other universities and technical-vocational institutes during this weekend campaign.

The first batch of parent orientees with PSEFI-SKILLS Staff PSEFI-SKILLS held the first Parents Orientation on the Senior High School Program last February 20, 2016, Saturday, at 9:00 am and 1:00 pm here in SKILLS Campus. Dr. Bobby M. Cabangon, Assistant Academic Director, and Mr. James Allac C. Sayson, Student Affairs Officer, facilitated the said activity. Dr. Cabangon giving the orientation More than twenty (20) parents and students from various public high schools, i.e. Lahug Night High School, Zapatera National High School, etc. all over Cebu came to familiarize themselves about SKILLS' technical-vocational courses. PSEFI-SKILLS has the following course offerings for the Senior High School Program implementation come June this year: Industrial Arts: Carpentry NC II, Masonry NC II, Scaffold Erection NC II and Reinforced Steel Bar Installation NC II. Home Economics: Household Services NC II and Housekeeping NC II. All these courses will prepare the students to become...

The PPR Mission Team with the PSEFI-SKILLS Management Yesterday, February 18, 2016, Thursday, we were so glad to welcome the the K-12 Plus Project Progress Review (PPR) Mission Team headed by independent consultants Mr. Rolf Speit and Mr. Lorenzo Templonuevo. Mrs. Paulette D. Liu, COO, Dr. Maritess H. Requina, Executive Director, and Dr. Bryant C. Acar, Academic Director, received the Mission Team and their staff. The Cebu Chamber Commerce and Industry (CCCI) and AFOS Foundation for Entrepreneurial Development Cooperation has given its support to PSEFI-SKILLS, as it started its Senior High School (SHS) Program last June 2015. CCCI and AFOS aim to assist the ongoing education and training reform of the Philippines with particular focus on piloting the K-12 Plus Project as a multi-stakeholder initiative for the benefit of the Industry, of the youth and their families. Among the identified focus industry sectors of the K-12 Plus in Cebu is the Construction sector. Thus PSEFI-S...

PSEFI-SKILLS' Senior High School trainers  Primary Structures Educational Foundation, Inc. (PSEFI), through its technical-vocational training and assessment center, the School of Knowledge for Industrial Labor, Leadership and Service (SKILLS), is currently holding the Training of Teachers (ToT) for our first batch of Senior High School (SHS) personnel here in SKILLS campus. The training started last February 3, Wednesday, and will be ending tomorrow, February 19, Friday. Dr. Acar (right, standing) conducting the training                      Dr. Bryant C. Acar, PSEFI-SKILLS Academic Director, is the overall facilitator for this specialized training. He introduced some salient points in the proper implementation of the SHS program come June this year. This K-12 Plus Project will be instrumental in achieving the nation's vision of a high school graduate. It is hoped that through this program, graduates will possess the ...