Clark Freeport Zone, Pampangga - Fifty (50) Bridging Employment through Skills Training (BEST) Batangas scholars were part of a rigorous safety skills upgrading training program for onshore facilities at the SITE training center in Clark Freeport Zone to prepare them for advanced welding careers in different industries locally and abroad.
The 50 scholars were Malampaya Foundation’s BEST scholars for Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) and Blasting Painting courses who are earmarked for employment in the specialist industrial skill-sets.
Among the competencies taught were on hazard identification and management, waste management, health and welfare, confined space entry, lifting and hoisting, working at heights and other essential safety processes.