Month: August 2022

Today is the last day of the month and it is a day that we remember remember our founder St. John Bosco who died on the last day of the month of January.

Traditionally we have the kissing of the relic of St. John Bosco but due to the implementation of IATF Safety Protocols, Fr. Tass laid the Relic of St. John Bosco on the heads of our students at Don Bosco TVET Center Balamban.

The students, Staff and Salesians entrust their Tech-Voc Education under the protection of St. John Bosco – the patron of Youth.

The Laudato Si program at Don Bosco TVET Center Balamban is showing signs of success. This is Batch 48’s effort to grow again their vegetables during their bubble training. The Laudato Si Program is under the supervision of Fr. Tass Oroc.

Don Bosco TVET Center Balamban is compliant to TESDA requirements for Assessment Center accreditation of SMAW NCI and EIM NCII. These are the last 2 programs that the center has applied as Venue for Assessment Center. Congratulations to Fr. Brian Butanas and Staff.

Mr. Marco Nable through the network of Sir Baltz commissioned Don Bosco TVET Center Balamban to build Storage Sheds in their farm. The students were supervised by Mr. Willian Lima our Special Projects Supervisor.

Our Don Bosco Formation Center aspirants have started their basic technical training in Basic Welding with Sir Frank Amante, Residential Electricity with Sir Anthony Adollada and Introductory Driving with Sir Dominic Magdato.

This is a collaboration between Don Bosco TVET Center Balamban as TVET provider and Don Bosco Formation Center whose Aspirants will become future Salesians and hopefully will train poor and marginalized youth in our 8 TVET Centers in South Philippines.

Fr Brian Butanas and Fr Andy Mendoza has made this TVET Learning Experience possible during the summer camp of the DB aspirants.

Fr. Tass mobilized Batch 48 to grow their own “pechay” as one of their efforts to produce their own greens. Since the ground in the TVET Center is mostly corals, good soil mixed with chicken manure from a benefactor were bagged for this “laudato si” initiative.

Fr. Butanas, Mme Manigos, Mme Balaba, Mr. Estoche, Mr. Amante, Mr. Adollada and Mr. Magdato received their certificate of attendance via zoom teleconferencing. The topics were on the Development Process of TR, CATs and AFs, Accreditation of Competency Assessor, Conduct of Competency Assessment and Compliance Audit. Congratulation for your Continuing Education.

Some of our students from Batch 48 went to the place of Doc Illy Abella in Guadalupe to finish his greenhouse. This program of works gave the students the opportunity to practice their knowledge in Scaffolding NCII. The skill in scaffolding is a needed competency for the students who will be later be employed at International Elevator and Equipment, one of our partner companies.