The Provincial Government of Negros Occidental and the State University of Northern Negros (SUNN) formalized their partnership to enhance job matching and career guidance through the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement.
Governor Bong Lacson and SUNN President Dr. Renante Egcas signed the MOA at the Provincial Capitol, witnessed by SUNN Legal Counsel Atty. Whyte Roy Balicas, Career Development Coordinator Gwen Lovella Luces, Student Affairs and Services Director Dr. Ritchie Balandra, and Provincial PESO Manager Karen Dinsay, among others.
“The joint initiative with SUNN is more than just a partnership but a shared commitment to development, empowerment, and inclusive progress.”
Lacson said that the Capitol’s joint initiative with SUNN is more than just a partnership but a shared commitment to development, empowerment, and inclusive progress.
As stated in the MOA, the Provincial Government, through the Provincial PESO, will offer various services designed to support SUNN students. These include job matching and placement, labor market information, job fairs, the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES), livelihood and self-employment opportunities, youth empowerment initiatives, and scholarship programs.
Meanwhile, SUNN will contribute various resources and services to assist the Provincial PESO in achieving its objectives. These include internships and on-the-job training programs, venues for PESO activities, access to expert faculty, community engagement and outreach, joint entrepreneurship programs, networking and partnership opportunities, and collaboration on market research.
“Through the programs and services of PESO, we aim to bridge the gap between education and employment, and between skills and opportunities.”
“Through the programs and services of PESO, we aim to bridge the gap between education and employment, and between skills and opportunities,” the governor said.
“With SUNN as our partner, we are confident that we can create stronger linkages that connect our youth and communities to jobs, training, entrepreneurship, and hope,” he added.
