The Dumaguete City government recently conducted seminars on skills training and on empowering the youth in finding jobs.

A seminar on housekeeping with 26 participants and training on bartending with a total of 32 participants were held in the city recently, Jaybee Aquino, officer-in-charge of the City Tourism Office, said. The Department of Tourism in Region 7 facilitated the trainings with the United Nations' International Labor Organization and the city government jointly funding the skills training program for the youth aged 15-30 years old.

The program is geared towards providing opportunities for the young to acquire skills and learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, Aquino said.

The City Tourism Office is also planning to conduct another series of seminars which will focus on frontliners and customer relations.

The tourist-certified drivers training will focus on proper courtesy and tourist relations for public transport drivers, specifically drivers of tricycles and vans.

The Mabuhay Host program of the Department of Tourism focuses generally on communication skills training for frontliners such as receptionists, sales ladies and waiters, among others, Aquino added. *JG

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