A five-day training for the out of school youth of Barangay Tibanga hosted by the Faculty members and staff in cooperation with the Department of Extension of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension on April 21-25, 2014 at the Electronics Engineering Technology (ESET) Laboratory of the School of Computer Science (SCS).
The trainees were given lectures about the different computer hardware and software and their purposes and functions. They were taught how to manipulate and configure computer hardware and software through hands-on activities.
At the end of the training, the trainees were expected to learn how to assemble, disassemble, maintain and troubleshoot computer devices. The overall training could prepare the trainees for the TESDA’s national certification Computer Hardware Servicing NCII.
Aside from the training, the Institute provided additional support to the trainees to enable them to take the TESDA assessment for Computer Hardware Servicing NCII for free.
Quite a few pass the assessment given by TESDA despite trainees being taught a 320 hour lectures and lab exposures condensed into a training of 40 hours. The trainees, armed with their national certificates are expected to make a living and to share their knowledge and skills to their own community
Topics : extension program