ALFI of Bauan and DepEd sews tripreneurship with CTMK and AGPFI

"Peddle a spine of needle to cradle a toddler's fiddle in a spindle's kneed quibbles a sewer's single"

AG&PFI supports the community through the development of sewing courses with AG&P Cooperative and AGPFI training school for Arts and Sciences to form part of their livelihood programs for 2009.

Opening the year with hopes and new identity, the Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company of Manila Inc. enhances AG&P Company of Manila Foundation Inc by introducing another community livelihood project in sewing and tailoring with AG&P Cooperative and CTMK.

Corazon T. Mendoza, owner, General Manager of CTMK in Manghinao, Bauan, Batangas donated nine (9) high speed, heavy-duty, Singer Sewing Machines for the program in support to the CSR of AGPFI with yearns of educating at least twenty-five (25) mothers to become professional sewers and dressmakers.

Just recently, The Department of Education (DepEd) of Bauan and the Alay-Lakad foundation Inc. (ALFI) signified full support to these and pledged financial, also material donations. The Department of Education confirmed sending teachers and staff to monitor the progress of each student armed with teaching methodologies and techniques in advanced sewing to form part of skills trainings in AGPFI technical school for Arts and Sciences.

Representing the Department of Education is Miss Erlinda Ilagan Masangcay, District Supervisor, for the Alay-Lakad Foundation is President Ramon Lagrana, a former municipal councilor of Bauan, Batangas and for AG&PFI is Marketing and Information Manager Ben S. Aclan. Together the 'tripreneurs' will build a united foundation in the municipality of Bauan which shall be the axis of free enterprise to small producers. Their market will be the industries that surround beneficiary sewers.

Each student shall be exposed to real-life consumer-to-producer-to-consumer drama, cutting edges to meet deadlines of quality, productions and quotas. The hands-on products will be sold to AG&P cooperative and vended to the buying public/corporate partners like Keppel Shipyard Philippines, Bobcock Hitachi, EEI, Petron, Pure Foods, BIPI, Malampaya, Pilipinas Shell Corp, Meralco, Caltex-Texaco, Seimens Philippines, First Gas Power Inc. and other neighboring businesses.

The technology shall be transferred to other willing and qualified trainees to support AG&P's objective of producing more career sustaining programs for the family members of AG&P employees, relatives and destitute members of the community. This shall form part of the AG&PFI's mission to become an important role player in the economic development of Bauan and the entire country.

The first batch of training for sewing and dress making is scheduled to start mid year. Waiting for formal approval from Mr. Renato M. Alarcon, Executive Director, Mr. Ben S. Aclan, Marketing Manager already started preparations inside the AG&P Technical schools for the up-coming Tripreneurs' summit on June 2009.

"Our communities are growing fast in number. We must cling to whatever opportunity these industries have to offer. Define, first and foremost, your priorities, develop your attitude towards flux then be first to receive them, being second is being last among two contending parties! …. Who? You against them!" Ben S. Aclan, AGPFI Marketing and Information Manager, shares experiences.

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One Machine One Student Policy

Since the construction of the three storey technical school in Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company of Manila Foundation, Inc. summer of 2008, students have been coming individually to enroll in the 45 days Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW-NCII) courses. Non-Government institutions, even some local government offices and individuals have availed of welding edification programs for their scholars with AGPFI over other local training schools.

Ask why? Students who enrolled with AGPFI expect to surpass other 'SMAWers' in the region, get certified and win welding competitions. Renowned to have produced the best female welder in the Philippines, AG&P asserts its unique capability to harness skills of 'zero' knowledge, highschool graduate, 18 years olds to proficiency and TESDA competent welding 'gurus'.

The test in skills competency depends on TESDA and TUV assessments. AG&PFI employs two standards, the Singapore Welding Society (SWS) and the American Welding Society (AWS) standards, which make us one step better over other competitions. The need to become superior in this craft is essential since AG&P is virtually an international fabrication and heavy forming yard with world class clientele.

Pursuant to these standards AG&PFI constructed 400 welding machine booths in the three storey technical school to accommodate 400 students per shift. Two more welding Testing and academic schools are located inside the 68 hectare AG&P BHFY with no less than 300 more welding machines to handle specialized trainings in SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, FCAW, TIG, Pipe Structural welding and Submerge Arc Welding techniques. This makes AGPFI the largest and most advance welding technical school in CALABARZON and the Southern Tagalong regions.

The one machine-one student policy was implemented to obtain the highest learning standard possible during the 45 days training. 30% class room lectures and 70% practical hands-on exercises.