The local government unit of Dumaguete City received yet another award from the Department of Labor and Employment) in Region 7 for various programs and services in relation to facilitating employment opportunities.
This is the 34th award to be received by the city under the leadership of Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria.
The latest DOLE-7 certificate of recognition cited Dumaguete City through its Public Employment Service Office for the following: PESO Institutionalization, National Best PESO Nominee 2014, Job Start Recipient, Conduct of Job Fair, Active participation of PESO activities, Timely Submission of Monthly SPRS & SRS Reports and facilitation of DOLE programs and services.
Mayor Sagarbarria expressed delight over the citation but stressed it is not just by his own merits but also by department heads, other city and barangay officials and employees and the people that the city government has succeeded in its efforts to provide employment opportunities for all.
PESO-Dumaguete manager Ma. Socorro Mira, meanwhile, explained that one of the latest endeavors of the city is the JobStart Philippines program which is only implemented in select areas in the country, to include Dumaguete.
JobStart is a partnership between the DOLE, Asian Development Bank and the Canadian International Development Agency to provide avenues for youth to be employed by giving them access to skills training as required by potential employers, said Mira.
Mira assured that the city is doing its best to avoid a jobs mismatch as it undertakes various activities, such as jobs fairs and skills training to equip jobseekers when they send in their applications.
The PESO-Dumaguete also endeavors to update its labor market information, hold jobs fairs at least twice a year, and assist other PESOs and schools in the conduct of local jobs fairs, said Mira.
Furthermore, the PESO-Dumaguete, which has pioneered in the implementation of the Skill Registration System continues to bring up to date its data base of applicants, whose information such as personal profile and skills, are made available to the labor market. (PNA)
