EventBrite.com is offering a free IELTS course for everybody. Their free 4- hour IELTS course in Manila will happen at the SMX Function room 1 on the 25th of August from 1-5 P.M. They are even give away exciting prizes to lucky participants.

To pre-register please log on to http://ieltscourseinmanila.eventbrite.com

One can also send an email at britishcounci@britishcouncil.org.ph or call  02-555-3000 to confirm you attendance.

In line with the celebration of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Week this July, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will be holding Free SME briefings and demo skills trainings. OFWs and other individuals who wants to start a business are invited to attend the free seminars offered on July 20 and 21, 2012.

SME WEEK 2012: “KITA” KITS BUSINESS TRAINING

JULY 20 | FRIDAY: SERVICES-RELATED DEMO-SKILLS

ROOM B, PhilippineTradeTrainingCenter

8:30-12:00 Auto-Repair Shop

1:00-5:00 Managing Gym

ROOM C, PhilippineTradeTrainingCenter

8:30-10:30 Franchising as a Business Alternative

11:00-12:00 MSME Corporate Social Responsibility

1:00-2:45 How To Market Your Products

3:15-5:00 Customer Relationship Management

OED CONFERENCE ROOM:

8:30-5:00 Basic Hilot

ROOM H:

8:30-12:00MobilePet Grooming

1:00-5:00 T-Sirt Printing/Silk Screening

ROOM I:

8:30-12:00 E-Loading

1:00-5:00 Direct Selling

HALL A FRONT:

8:30-5:00 Car Care Essentials

HALL A BACK:

8:30-12:00 Hair Cutting

1:00-5:00 Spa Services

HALL B FRONT:

8:30-12:00 Catering Services

1:00-5:00 Massage Oils

HALL B BACK:

8:30-5:00 Basic Photography

HALL C FRONT:

8:30-12:00 Janitorial Services

1:00-5:00 Acupressure for Common Emergency

HALL C BACK:

8:30-12:00 Managing Apartment and Stall Rental Business

1:00-5:00 Cellphone Repair

LOBBY:

9:00-5:00 Business Kit Providers

JULY 21 | SATURDAY: FOOD PROCESS DEMO-SKILLS

ROOM B:

8:30-12:00 No Bake Cake

1:00-5:00 Brownies Galore

ROOM C:

8:30-9:30 Barangay Micro BusinessEnterprise(BMBE) Law

10:00-12:00 Orientation on Shelf Life Testing and Nutrition Labeling

1:00-2:30 How To Acquire an FDA Certificate

3:00-5:00 Business Opportunities on Organic Products

ROOM G:

8:30-5:00 Basic Barista

HALL A FRONT:

8:30-12:00 Bartending

1:00-5:00 Bar Cookies

HALL A BACK:

8:30-12:00 No-Bake Cookies

1:00-5:00 Healthy Pies

HALL B FRONT:

8:30-5:00 Muffin and Decorations

HALL B BACK:

8:30-12:00 Patok na Negosyo sa Meat Processing (Lucban Longganisa, Ilocos Longganisa, Tocino, skinless longaganisa)

1:00-5:00 4 in 1 Negosyo sa Food Cart (Siomai, Sisig, Longsilog, tosilog)

HALL C FRONT:

8:30-12:00 Sweet Pies

1:00-5:00 Quiches

HALL C BACK:

8:30-12:00 Meat Processing (Embotido, meat loaf, morconitos, rolled hamonado)

1:00-5:00 Buy 1 and Take Meat Processing (ham, hardinera, lechon manok, nuggets)

HALL C BACK:

9:00-5:00 Business Kit Providers

For More Information, please call DTI-Bureau of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development (BMSMED)

Tel. Nos. (02) 890-4968; (02) 897-7596; (02) 897-1693 • Fax No. (02) 896-7916

5th Floor Trade and Industry Building, Senator Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City or visitwww.dti.gov.ph

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) now offer online courses in their official website for free.

According to the information on its website, the TESDA Online Program (TOP) aims to make technical education more accessible to Filipino Citizens thru the use of internet technology.

The program is created for students, out-of-school youths, unemployed adults, workers, professionals, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who would like to take TESDA courses at their own pace and at their own time at the comfort of their desktops or laptop computers.

The online courses are free but registration is required to be able to access the courses. As the TOP is still in its incubation stage, no online assessment or training certificate is available online. However those who finish the course can opt to go for a face-to-face assessment for National Certification at any TESDA accredited assessment center or venue.

For more inquiries about the online program, please contact TESDA or browse the website’s FAQs and How to Guide.

The program currently has the following courses

• Information Technology
• Computer Hardware Servicing
• Tourism
• Room Attendant Servicing
• Guest Room Attendant Servicing
• Electronics
• Cellphone Servicing

Access the TESDA Online Courses here. 

The Blas F. Ople Center in Pasay City welcomes enrollees for the free computer classes for OFWs courtesy of Microsoft. This is a ten-day course, from 9 AM to 4 PM, on MS Word, MS Excell, MS PowerPoint, Internet Usage, etc. Call 833-5337 to know more.

The Blas F. Ople Policy Center, a non-government organization that assists OFWs, received a grant from Microsoft to put up 3 Tulay Centers, namely: one in ARMM, another in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the third at the Ople Center itself with address at: 2295-A Wycliff Townhomes Roberts Street Pasay City.

Email 

blasoplecenter@hotmail.com,   Phone: +63 83353378339562

Website        

http://www.blasoplecenter.com

Are you an OFW from Saudi Arabia? Do you want to enhance your computer skills? If your answer is yes to the questions, then this event is for you:

An organization of Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia, the Overseas Filipino Workers Cooperative Council (OFWCC), would conduct free computer literacy seminar to OFWs in Saudi Arabia.

The computer literacy seminar will start on September 9 and will run until November 4. The seminar will be held for eight Fridays starting on September 9 and will run until November 4, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Laparilla Restaurant beside Speed Cash Remittance Center (Samba).

The OFWCC will provide training on Windows 7 operating system, Microsoft Office 7 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access) and Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

Those who are interested to join the computer training may contact the following officials:

Robert Perez Jr. (Program Director) 056-963-4294;
Atoy Esguerra (Chairman 055-637-3126), or
Wenfred Castolome (Vice Chairman) 058-169-9307.