BACOLOD CITY, Sept. 8 (PNA) — Fifty-seven trainees finished the Contact Center Service NC II Course for call center agents and the English Language Proficiency Program of the Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC)’s Training-for-Work Scholarship Program.
The graduates received Monday their certificates during the NOLITC graduation rites attended by Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr.
NOLITC head Ma. Cristina Orbecido said the new batch of graduates brings to a total of 2,463 the number of graduates, 80 percent of whom are now gainfully employed in different IT-BPO firms in Bacolod City.
In his message, Marañon paid tribute to the workforce in the IT-BPO sector, saying that because of the potentials of this industry, the provincial government has made substantial investments to further propel its growth in the province.
NOLITC is here to help young Negrenses acquire jobs because the IT-BPO is one of the most dynamic industries in the country today, Maranon told the crowd.
Citing the forecast of industry leaders, Maranon said that in three year’s time, the IT-BPO sector and its workforce are expected to surpass the contributions made by the OFWs (overseas Filipino workers).
“This simply means that you are part and parcel of the salvation of our economy; of sustaining the economic growth that we now enjoy,” he added.
Marañon also gave an assurance that under his administration, the services of NOLITC will continue to expand apart from the first barangay-based extension school that was recently opened in Barangay Suay, Himamaylan City, and the previous partnerships forged with the local governments of Kabankalan and Cadiz.
“This is because we believe that one way to solve poverty is through quality education, and subsequent employment of our young Negrenses,” the governor said. (PNA)