THE COLLEGE Nursing and Simbayahan Community Development Office of the University of Santo Tomas facilitated a basic caregiving training program for domestic helpers and youth.

The training program was in partnership with the Religious of Mary Immaculate congregation’s Holy Family Social and Educational Center.

It was accredited by the Technical Education Skills Development Authority, which granted certificates to the twenty-seven beneficiaries.

UST said twelve faculty members of the CN were accredited by TESDA after recognition of their prior learning and review of evidence of community engagement.

They were certified as trainers for the caregiving program.

Dr. Rowena L. Escolar Chua, dean of CN, underscored “people empowerment and resilience” as core values of the program.

“[The] program provided the opportunity to gain knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be competent care providers despite their financial and social status. The caregiving program fosters resilience in the face of health challenges,” UST quoted Chua as saying.

“In addition, UST College of Nursing and Caregiving programs partake in the healing ministry of Jesus Christ, our great healer,” it added.

The caregiving program is the latest to be rolled out by UST and RMI-HFSEC which also had a bookkeeping course training with the College of Commerce and Business Administration in 2021.