Over 1,200 trainees have completed their technical-vocational courses in KEITECH and passed their national certification examsPrimary Structures Corporation (PSC) has renewed its partnership with Keitech Educational Foundation Inc. (KEITECH) to support its onthe-job training (OJT) requirements for its regular trainees and, at the same time, provide potential employment to its graduates.

“This renewal signifies both parties’ strong and fruitful partnership that began 14 years ago in the same year when KEITECH was founded. We are thankful to PSC’s solid support all these years,” said KEITECH administrator Erwin Magallanes.

Keitech has been providing a revolutionary curriculum consisting of technical training combined with life skills and values formation that helps capacitate local out-of-school youth and enhance their success at gainful employment here and abroad.

Since its establishment by Energy Development Corporation in 2009, KEITECH has trained over 1,200 students and has consistently held the record for 100% passing rate in national certification exams among its graduates.

A critical part of its curriculum is the OJT that all trainees need to undergo to hone their skills prior to graduating from the 10-month course. This is where PSC has been helping KEITECH by providing an opportunity to be accommodated as trainees or better yet, be employed in the company.

“We are more than glad to be one of KEITECH’s conduits of change and progress since its inception through the OJT and jobs that we have been providing to its highly qualified trainees,” said Paulette Liu, senior vice president for human resources and administration at PSC.

To date, more than 300 trainees have completed their OJT in PSC while at least 15 graduates are now gainfully employed by the construction firm.

This school year, 30 out of KEITECH’s 60 trainees who have undergone the heavy industrial multi-process welding course will be deployed in PSC for three months. This batch is set to graduate on June 30, 2023.
(Story/Photos by: Frances Ariola)