The seminar offered various subjects to students aged 14 through 21 years old, such as customer service, telephone etiquette, grooming and appearance, work ethics, and basic financial literacy.
“We are going through so many different training programs for the students that will benefit them in their area of work,” said WIA Case Manager Les Ogumoro-Uludong.
After the seminar, the employers from various companies also met the students and for potential summer jobs.
The program is a six week course before the start of the new school year in September and is second phase after the first batch of students started in early June.
WIA said that this is the first time for the program to initiate a second phase for the remaining students wanting to be in part of the program.
Due to lack of funds, WIA could not accommodate the other students from the year before.
WIA Director Edith Deleon Guerrero, however, was able obtain funds for a second phase for the growing population of students wanting to join the workforce in the summer.
The main goal of the program is to give the students the chance to learn and start young, experience the basic work schedule, making sure to be in on time, having a team work ethic, and be knowledgeable in customer service.
This year’s annual summer program accommodated over 420 plus students in the first phase and 266 students in the second phase.
“The second phase are obviously the students who met the standards of being eligible to join the program, but couldn’t make it to the first phase,” said Ogumoro.
16 year-old Marianas High School student Leona Peter joined the program for the experience of being a part of the work force.
Peter was selected to work at the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library.
“Considering that I will be working at a literary area, I would most likely improve in my English and Reading,” said Peter.
