Ms. Fatima G. Carag, Chief of the Regional Operations Division of TESDA Region II met with Ms. Nida Tumaliuan of the Department of Trade and Industry in the region to discuss the TESDA DOS Project STORE or Special Training on Rural Entrepreneurship.

The Project STORE shall prioritize the entrepreneurship development of TESDA Technology Institution graduates in Bread and Pastry Production NC II, Barista NC II, Cookery NC II, Food and Beverage Services NC II and Organic Agriculture Production NC II through the entrepreneurship training to be provided by the DTI. DTI shall also provide post training assistance to the graduates through micro financing institution and/or provision of start up capital and facilitate their business registration should they venture into business.

TESDA and DTI soon formalize partnership through a Memorandum of Agreement.