Dupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya. The Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (Nuvelco) held a graduation ceremony on separate dates for its four (4) batches at the Nuvelco Main Office, this town, for 226 electricians who completed and passed the 16-hour basic barangay electrician skills training program.
The group are beneficiaries of Nuvelco’s Project BEST or Basic Electrician Seminar and Training, which is carried out in partnership with TESDA Nueva Vizcaya Office, Integrated Institute of Electrical Engineers (IIEE) Nueva Vizcaya and Ifugao Chapter and Philreca Partylist.
“There is an urgent need to train and enhance the skills of electricians because of the necessity to build a strong partnership with the grassroots and help them in their economic life, hence, the birth of Project BEST,” shared Nuvelco’s project proponent Fredel Salvador.
After completing the training, the graduates will receive their Certificate of Completion from Nuvelco and Certificate of Recognition from TESDA which is a kick-off of the second level of their future training.
The basic electricity training is a prelude of a bigger partnership and training skills to be initiated by Nuvelco. Nuvelco’s Project BEST program came from the idea of enhancing and training new skilled electricians within its franchise to bring the services of electricity to the doorsteps of the rural communities.
“We are very grateful of the partnership we have with TESDA and IIEE in this program because they have provided the lecturers and recognized the importance of this activity,” Nuvelco General Manager Lopito Valdez said.
The project was conceived for the purpose of those applying for a new housewiring application and electric service will no longer need to travel far from their place to the Nuvelco Main Office because they could now entrust their application to authorized barangay electricians (ABE). This barangay electrician will in return have the opportunity to earn extra income by becoming an ABE certified.
Project BEST would be an annual activity of Nuvelco.
#Fredel L. Salvador
