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Narratives of the Community Skills Development Program Completers in District 1, Makati

Keywords

Community Skills Development Program, Livelihood training, Poverty alleviation, Barangay Skills Training Program

Abstract

The Community Skills Development Program (CSDP) is a term encompassing all the skills training taken by our completers as implemented by TESDA or DSWD in partnership with other government bureaus, the local government units (LGUs), and/or with the support of private entities or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to provide skills training to the low-income and vulnerable sectors of the municipality. The study focused on the completers from the 1st District of Makati, exploring their perspective and experiences in taking the CSDP to highlight the achievement of its main goal of combating poverty by enhancing the participants’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes, thereby increasing their employability, productivity, and capacity. The completers, as described in this study, are the participants of the CSDP who completed any form of livelihood training, and skills training, particularly those who were awarded a Certificate of Competency (COC) by completing a particular or cluster of units of competency, or a National Certificate (NC) by completing all units of competency that comprised a Qualification. The Study also explored how the CSDP completers achieve long-term socioeconomic benefits through the free barangay skills training program and the distribution of financial grants and training materials such as Seed Capital Funds, training allowances, tool kits, and more. The CSDP is a sustainable and cost-effective program that allows people to develop and upgrade their skills to adapt to the challenges of globalization.

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