Jeddah-based OFWs Finish Vocational, Technical Programs

Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah officials Vice-Consul Alfred Kristoffer A. Guiang (center) and  Welfare Officer Yolanda Penaranda (second from left) in attendance during FILCOM’s commencement exercises. Also in photo are FILCOM’s founders Mr. Romeo Capili (second from right) and Mr. Dynn Haro (rightmost), and Filipino community representative Mr. Mar Par (leftmost). (Jeddah PCG photo)

JEDDAH 30 October 2019 – A total of 160 Filipinos in Jeddahcompleted their vocational and technical training programs on 18 October 2019. The graduates, most of whom hold regular jobs, finished various short courses in computer literacy, aircon and refrigeration, hairdressing, CCTV essentials, bread and pastry, solar renewal energy, and massage therapy and reflexology, among others.

The training programs were given by the Filipino Computer Literacy Program (FILCOM), a community-based organization that helps overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in acquiring additional technical skills through various training programs that may help them have better career opportunities in the Kingdom.

Vice-Consul Alfred Kristoffer Guiang represented the Consulate during the activity and commended the graduates for using their time to acquire additional vocational skills. He likewise urged them to be innovative, enterprising and entrepreneurial, and save money for capital and use it to set up their own businesses back in the Philippines. END

Trainers and administrators of the Filipino Computer Literacy Program (FILCOM) pose after the awarding of certificates to the graduates. (Jeddah PCG photo)

Graduates of the Massage Therapy Program sing the graduation song. (Jeddah PCG photo)

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