Mylene Aguilar, Quezon City personnel officer, said about 400 jobseekers attended a recent orientation conducted by the Medline International Training Institute at City Hall.
Medline marketing manager Mariza Mendoza said 250 of those who attended the seminar decided to take the qualifying examination for the full and partial scholarship program offered by the school.
The school began its training courses to caregivers and nursing aides in 2001 and has already provided 300 scholarship grants to Quezon City residents.
Medline scholarships include a six-month course for caregivers, four-month vocational nursing aide course and a two-year licensed practical nursing course.
Emilie Ansaldo, Medline president, said at least 80 of their graduates are now working in other countries.
Apart from Medline, several other non-government organizations have also offered scholarship grants in computer education and other short-term technical courses.
The city government, for its part, has granted scholarships to more than 7,000 poor but deserving students who are now enrolled in various colleges and universities in Metro Manila. – Perseus Echeminada