IBA, Zambales (PIA) — About 50 students from Candelaria School of Fisheries completed the Youth Advocacy Consumer Awareness Program (YACAP) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
YACAP is a collaboration of DTI and the Department of Education (DepEd) designed to provide consumer information, education, and advocacy on consumer rights and responsibilities for public school students in Zambales.
DTI Provincial Director Enrique Tacbad said the program aims to educate and empower students by equipping them with knowledge on their consumer rights and responsibilities.
YACAP was piloted in three schools namely Candelaria School of Fisheries, San Felipe Technical-Vocational School, and JESMAG Technical-Vocational School in Castillejos.
The program consists of three modules: Consumer Awareness and Responsiveness Seminar focuses on consumer rights, responsibilities, and the process of filing complaints; Fair Trade Laws, covers the trade laws enforced by DTI; and Good Citizenship and Governance highlights the qualities of responsible citizenship and ethical leadership.
DepEd Zambales OIC-Schools Division Superintendent William Rhoderick Fallorin bared plans to expand YACAP by including entrepreneurship training for students.
“It is important to foster an entrepreneurial mindset among students to enable them to engage in business ventures such as food and non-food product processing or the service industry,” he pressed.
This collaboration among national government agencies strengthens community development efforts in Zambales by equipping students with essential consumer and entrepreneurial skills. (CLJD/RGP, PIA Region 3-Zambales)
