Central Luzon Expo highlights jobs, business opportunities

Career matching, job placement and other business opportunities will highlight DOLE - Trabaho, Negosyo at Kabuhayan (TNK): Job and Business Opportunities, a major component of the “Central Luzon Expo” on Oct. 17 and 18, at the Asean Convention Center, Clark Freeport Zone.

DOLE - Trabaho, Negosyo at Kabuhayan (TNK) is an inter-agency initiative of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and public and private sector partners, in line with the government’s goal of generating 7.5 million jobs by 2022.

National government agencies, including PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, Social Security System (SSS), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), will be on hand to assist job applicants with pre-employment documentary requirements, while Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will promote training opportunities and DOLE will address labor-related issues and concerns.

Job applicants are advised to come in proper business attire and bring multiple copies of resumes supported by education credentials, certificates of employment, clearances, and other pertinent pre-employment requirements.

Aside from the job fair, Central Luzon Expo will also feature a display of provincial products and services, business-to-business meetings, a procurement matching activity, and an industry forum.

CLExpo is organized by the Central Luzon Growth Corridor Foundation Inc. CLGCFI is composed of seven governors of the provinces of Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales; DTI Undersecretary for industry and investments; and DTI-3 regional director. Also lending their support to the event are the Departments of Tourism (DOT), Agriculture (DA), Transportation (DOTr), Philippine Information Agency, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, Clark Development Corp., Bases Conversion and Development Authority, TIEZA, Subic Clark Alliance for Development and the Board of Investments.

For details contact the CLGCFI Secretariat at (+6345) 6259291 or email at clgcfi@yahoo.com, or the CL Expo Secretariat-PETCO at +632 8329303 to 05, or email at secretariat.clgcfi@gmail.com.