NU IDEA #4 by AJ Guinto - communication skills training

NU IDEA #4  On Skilled Labourers and their Education. Being in the Education industry and at least having friends in the construction businesses and real estate development, I became curious about the skilled labourers that we have here in the country. How did they become skilled? Why aren't they going anywhere in life to succeed? Then I questioned their background in education and found out that most of these people are High-school graduates and barely some reached College but didn't even get to finish it. Went on my research and found out that TESDA actually offers this kind of programs with construction and development. But even with that program, I think there should be a tweak on it. Here's my Idea, instead of training Skilled Labourers, train them to be Skilled "Professionals" in order to give the better opportunities in this country and abroad. What is thought in TESDA schools are purely skills, sure they have allotted a number of hours that concentrates on communication skills and other basic subjects, but realistically speaking, this is not what's happening, and you simply can't expect a person to be good in communication skills in a matter of three months.  This what I have in mind when I said a skilled "professional", the treatment of Vocational Schools should also give importance on basic training such as communication and leadership improvement, allotting more hours and ensuring more competent trainers in this matters. The Skill is what gives them the opportunity to work here and abroad, but it's the communication and leadership development skills that gives them to opportunity to move forward afterwards.3 AJ Guinto