DOLE Intensifies Youth Enterprise Support Program in West Samar

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Sept 23 (PIA) — Fully convinced of the significant contribution of the Youth Enterprise Support program to lessen the percentage of the unemployed, Fe A. Estrella, head of the DOLE Samar Field Office recently conducted two YES orientation activities to students and administrators of two Samar universities.

The first orientation was conducted at the Samar State University in Catbalogan City on September 12 and the Northwest Samar State University in Calbayog City on September 13.

Estrella said that her office has been trying to penetrate all schools in Samar province. She said her office is in the right track considering the favorable response from school administrators of the two schools.

Labor Communications Officer Virgilio Doroja Jr. said the two schools are preparing for their accreditation as DOLE partners in the implementation of the YES program.

Meanwhile, NWSSU President Dr. Socorro Orbeta-Bohol and SSU Dean of the College of Industrial Technology Dr. Alex Cardoso both agreed that the orientation was very timely considering that by the second semester the students will be having their on-the-job training where they have the option to venture into entrepreneurship related to their course.

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