THE TECHNICAL  Education and Skills Development Authority is set to build a provincial training center in Guiuan, Eastern Samar to boost the technical and vocational education and training in the province.

On May 3, TESDA Director General Isidro Lapeña and Guiuan, Eastern Samar Mayor Analiza Gonzales-Kwan signed the Deed of Donation for the 1,000 square meter lot on which the PTC-Eastern Samar and provincial office will be built.

The donated 1,000 square meter parcel of land is part of the 13,861 square meter-property owned by Gonzales-Kwan in Barangay Ward 10.

In his message, Lapeña said that a PTC in Guiuan will advance TVET training in Eastern Samar.

“Establishing this PTC here in Guiuan will surely bring the programs and services of TESDA closer to its beneficiaries, considering that Guiuan has the greatest number of island barangays in the province,” Lapeña said.

He thanked Gonzales-Kwan for her support.

The mayor expressed her gratitude to TESDA for helping empower her constituents.

“TESDA teaches us how to hone our skills to be competitive and world-class workers. It teaches us how to rise from poverty and improve the quality of life. It will give the people of Guiuan a good fighting chance to succeed in life,” she said.