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CDO to convert tech-voc institute to corporation

“We are now in the threshold of converting our technical-vocational institute to a corporation,” says City Mayor Oscar S. Moreno during a virtual gathering, November 24.

The mayor said that the corporatizing of the technical-vocational institute is in order to help in developing youth in the city, or even in the region. If not at the end of this year, the corporation will be established early next year.

In his speech, Moreno said the creation of a council on technical education and skills development in the city way back 2018 paved the way in the establishment of the CDO tech-voc institute.

“And the idea here was to precisely harmonize and consolidate our skills and development programs. We have national government through TESDA and DepEd doing skills development and also the City Government pursuing skills development program,” he shared.

Sealing commitments via MOA

“The formation of OSYDA is a really a good push to that right direction [harmonized approach of youth programs],” Moreno said during the virtual signing of Memorandum of Agreement in forming the city’s Out of School Youth Development Alliance (OSYDA). Prior to this, the mayor issued an executive order creating this alliance. OSYDA is a team created to promote the welfare and development of vulnerable out-of-school youth in the city. 

The alliance is composed of the city government through its committees on sports, youth and education, national government agencies and offices, schools, private groups and youth groups, among others,

Among the roles of the alliance is to make an inventory of the respective member-offices’ programs which can benefit the vulnerable out-of-school youth, formulate policies and strategies for the appropriate livelihood projects, and enter into an agreement to ensure the institutionalization of the youth programs in the city.

Moreno thanked everybody for joining the alliance, and for giving commitment to the plan for action towards developing the vulnerable out-of-school youth.

“Even in this difficult period, in the middle of this pandemic but we are able to do this and that certainly is a clear signal of clear commitment of leaders of this OSYDA. I look forward to our bearing fruits in the near future, and products that our programs will produce,” the mayor said.

Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation President John Michael L. Seno of Committee on Youth and Sports Development also expressed support to the alliance. He said he is grateful for the opportunity to be one of the instruments in helping improve the lives of out-of-school youth.

“Being here as part of the alliance increased my optimism to show my support in promoting their welfare and development. I am with the members of Out of School Youth Development Alliance as we achieve on leaving no one behind,” he said.

The OSYDA also engaged with USAID Opportunity 2.0 in addressing issues of out-of-school in the city. USAID Opportunity 2.0 is a collaborative program that aims to improve education, employment and livelihood outcomes for 180,000 out-of-school Filipino youth through strengthening existing education and workforce development systems. (IJBD/PIA10)

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