Mindanaotoday.com | BFAR-10 holds exit conference for OJTs
By: C. L. Viajante
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 10’s (BFAR-10) Regional Fisheries Training and Fisherfolk Coordination Division (RFTFCD) conducted an exit conference for its 18 on-the-job trainees (OJT) here, Wednesday morning.
Nine Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology (BS Marine Bio) students from Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) and nine Bachelor of Science in Biology (BS Bio) students from Liceo de Cagayan University (Liceo) imparted their journeys working in the bureau to apply the theories they’ve learned from the academe.
“We organized this exit conference in order for us to measure our OJTs’ outputs in their training experiences, have insights of their observation in the bureau and its working force, and listen to their recommendations for the improvement of BFAR 10’s OJT program,” shared Amor Ledon Bajarla, OJT focal person and officer-in-charge (OIC) of the training unit under RFTFCD.
Bajarla revealed that through the participation of the OJTs, the bureau’s working force was given assistance in both technical and administrative workloads.
Distributed in different divisions and sections in the bureau suitable for their course, the 18 OJTs rendered 150 hours of meaningful and relevant hands-on experiences that enhanced their life skills, knowledge, and competencies needed for specific jobs within a workplace fit for their desired careers.
“Experience is the best teacher, most of us learn things from doing it ourselves. That is why I encouraged the RFTFCD to bring you (OJTs) to the field for you to be substantially involved in what is happening on the ground,” remarked BFAR-10 regional director, Teodoro Bacolod, Jr.
Bacolod emphasized the importance of absorbing the lessons taught while immersed in the working environment.
“The real scenario and challenges are in the field, we should not just be all books, theories, and talk because life speaks when you have bigger shoes to fill in, and soon you (OJTs) will be the ones to craft the shoes that the next generations will fill,” the director underscored.
Furthermore, BFAR 10’s RFTFCD committed to accommodating more OJTs and exhausting its resources to give the trainees a meaningful experience in the bureau limited to its work scope without compromising the health and safety protocols.
To add, 27 more OJTs from different institutions throughout the region were on queue for the next 2 months. (CLV | BFAR-10)
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