by Juliet Saley

BONTOC, Mt. Province, April 1 – Some 184 barangay secretaries, treasurers, and municipal employees in the towns of Natonin, Besao, Sagada and Paracelis were trained free on basic computer operations .

Jointly conducted by the Commission on Information and Communication Technology (CICT), Technical Education, Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) and the provincial and municipal local government units, the training was conducted in the municipalities.

The five-day Basic Computer Operations training aims to help the participants to become computer literate.
Of the total trainees, 58 are barangay secretaries and treasurers, selected municipal employees and some Department of Education representative were trained in the municipality of Natonin on February 14 to 18, 20.
48 barangay secretaries and treasurers, and selected municipal employees in the municipality of Besao underwent training last March 7 to 11; and 42 each in the municipalities of Paracelis and Sagada conducted on March 14 to 18 and March 21 to 25, respectively.

Melita Pinic of the TESDA Provincial office here said training for the other municipalities is also scheduled for this year as follows: Sadanga is April 11 to 15; Sabangan, May 9 to 13; Bauko, May 23 to 27; Bontoc, September 26 to 30; and Barlig, October 3 to 7. Tadian is scheduled in the third quarter of this year.
Under this program, the CICT provides the personal computers and its accessories, TEV of four trainers, and transport of PC computers to and from the venue. TESDA reproduces handouts and jointly provides certificates of completion while the local government units provide accommodations, meals and snacks of the trainers, provide training venue, and recruit trainees with preferences to the barangay secretaries and treasurers.**(PIA-CAR/Mt. Province)