Guagua Mayor Dante Torres and PSAU president Honorio Spriano Jr. sign MOA. Contributed photo
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – An as-yet little–known college run by a local government unit has entered into a partnership with Pampanga’s premier agricultural university to help tap its resources for its development.
The Guagua Community College which only recently came into wider public attention when it was bestowed with a Gawad Parangal by the Commission on Higher Education entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Pampanga State Agricultural University for the implementation of the Unified Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Program Registration and Accreditation System (UPTRAS).
PSAU president Honorio Soriano Jr. signed the MOA with Guagua Mayor Dante Torres at the municipal hall over the weekend.
Recognizing “PSAU’s significant achievements in the field of agriculture and other related fields of study and as a state university empowered to provide progressive leadership in its area of specialization,” GCC sought it as “an institutional mentor/partner in sharing the needed competencies” to help the latter “develop its pool of facilities and services to the community.”
“The GCC aspires to help alleviate the socio-economic life of families in the community and neighboring towns by professionalizing the management of agro-fishery and expand the industry in reach and viability,” the MOA said.
Under the agreement, “PSAU shall allot slots to GCC for scholarships provided by TESDA covering the qualification in the UPTRAS program and online training; train the scholars identified by GCC and apply all TESDA approved rules and regulations; engage the scholars in or provide linkages for processing of products derived from agricultural crops and/or poultry and allow sharing of available facilities; and facilitate the assessment of scholars in different qualifications.”
For its part, GCC shall provide qualified scholars and logistical support to them, and make sure all trainings are completed. It shall also provide the site for the training.
