ENERGY Development Corporation (EDC) executives led by chairman Oscar M. Lopez and president and CEO Paul Aquino recently inaugurated the Kananga-EDC Institute of Technology (KEITECH) in Kananga, Leyte.

KEITECH aims to provide Kananga’s high school graduates with the skills that will prepare them not only for local and foreign employment, but also enable them to become entrepreneurs. The school offers three courses: construction; metals and engineering; and tourism, health and social services. The training will run for 10 months, after which the students will receive national certifications. KEITECH initially accommodated 120 scholars this school year.

KEITECH is a tripartite undertaking between EDC, Kananga Mayor Elmer Codilla and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda). Kananga is one of the host communities of EDC’s Leyte Geothermal Production Field (LGPF).

EDC provided the threehectare site for the campus and shouldered the cost of the roads and physical infrastructures, including the water supply and electrical installations. Aside from a multipurpose building, there are buildings for administration, classroom instruction, dormitories, computer laboratory and household services, and separate workshop buildings for carpentry, welding, plumbing, masonry and electrical wiring installation. (Story by T. Nieva)