Date/Venue:
1. August 23, 2019 – Robinsons Place Palawan, Brgy. San Manuel, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
2. August 25, 2019 -Asian Business Cabletow Cooperative Academy, Aborlan, Palawan
3. August 27, 2019 – Bulwagang Panlalawigan, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
4. August 28, 2019 – Romblon National Institute of Technology (RNIT), Alcantara, Romblon
World Café of Opportunities is a sector-based job fair or a one-stop shop for job seekers. It started with a short program highlighted by the messages of the Provincial Directors of TESDA-Romblon represented by PD Armando O. Aquino; TESDA-Palawan represented by PD Rosalinda B. Talavera and TESDA-Oriental Mindoro represented by PD Edwin T. Andoyo. This was immediately followed by the main event and was participated by the employers and other National Government Agencies.
The purpose of this event is to strengthen employment of TVET/Alumni graduates wherein possible opportunities are being offered and match with the competencies of jobseekers in the area. This is one of the strategies of TESDA to connect technical vocational education and training graduates to employment support interventions. In holding this activity, national government agencies, private companies, tech-voc institutions were invited to participate and provide opportunities to TVET graduates for a productive future.
| KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs) | Actual WCO 2018 | Actual WCO 2019 | Achievement Rate |
| Minimum 1000 WCO Attendees (TVET Grads + Non-TVET) | 506 | 570 | 57% |
| 1000 TVET Graduates/Alumni Served | 506 | 361 | 36.1% |
| 15% Hired on the Spot (HOTS) | 141 | 48 | 32% |
| 55 Near Hires | 70 | 67 | 122% |
| Participants for Skills Upgrading with Training Institutions | – | – | – |
| 50 Participants Sign-Ups for Entrepreneurship Training Seminar | 0 | 80 | 160% |
| 17 Participating Employers | 15 | 36 | 212% |
| 13 Participating Training Institutions | 30 | 28 | 215% |
| 7 Participating Government Agencies | 9 | 11 | 157% |
The TESDA Provincial Offices of the MIMAROPA Region invited industry partners. However, some of them were not able to come during the scheduled WCO due to valid reasons. In the case of TESDA Palawan, the August 25 date which falls on Sunday also deferred employers from sending their staff for the interview. Of the two (2) government agencies, three (3) representatives came. They were from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the City and Provincial PESO.
Meanwhile, for the TESDA Romblon, of the three (3) government agencies, three (3) representatives came. They were from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Social Welfare & Development (DSWD) and the Department Agrarian Reform (DAR).
And for TESDA Oriental Mindoro, five (5) representatives came. They were from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) and Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro (PGOrM).
- KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- WCO started on time for all the provincial offices in their respective venues wherein 8% from the total number of clients were Hired On The Spot (HOTS).
- For the TESDA Palawan Provincial Office, the clients felt comfortable because the venue was spacious and air conditioned which made the employers and applicants proactive.
- Despite of heavy rains, employers and applicants were really active in TESDA Romblon Provincial Office.
- While for the TESDA Oriental Mindoro, the venue was conducive for both for the employers and applicants because it was able to accommodate all the persons involved in the said event.
- Great help for TVET/Alumni graduates because the employers were willing to hire the qualified applicants.