Press Release No. EBB-72-2019

Jeddah-based OFWs finish vocational programs,

urged to be entrepreneurs

Jeddah, 8 September 2019 –Several OFWs in Jeddah completed their vocational training and received on 6 September their certificates of completion for the massage therapy and reflexology, hair and beauty culture, and tailoring courses. The graduates, who hold regular jobs, underwent three months of training conducted by Kapit-Bisig OFW, a Jeddah-based Filipino community group.

Consul General Edgar B. Badajos commended the graduates for using their rest days to acquire additional vocational skills. He likewise urged them to save capital and use it to set up their own businesses back in the Philippines. “Rather than being workers for ever, you have to think big; once you have your own capital, go back to the Philippines, and set-up your own spa, salons, and tailor shops there. Be entrepreneurs!” Consul General Badajos added. - END -

The graduates of Kapit-Bisig OFW’s vocational courses in Massage Therapy and Reflexology, Hair and Beauty Culture, and Tailoring during the graduation ceremonies held at the La Parilla Restaurant on 6 September 2019.

Graduates of Kapit-Bisig OFW’s vocational courses and Jeddah PCG Vice-Consul Alfred Kristoffer Guiang, Filipino community leaders, and Kapit-Bisig officers and trainers during the graduation ceremonies held on 6 September 2019.