The Camarines Sur Employment Center (CSEC), pursuant to its mandate of providing assistance to Bicolanos particularly those from Camarines Sur, will usher in the conduct of a jobs fair slated on October 11 to 13, 2007 at the Capitol Convention Center intended to complete the manpower complement of Sutherland’s impending operation in Camarines Sur.

        Sutherland, whose operation will entail the hiring of at least 200 persons to man the initial 200 workstations, is still in need of at least a hundred more personnel as call center agents to assure the full operation of its initial number of workstations, aside from the office staff who would provide support to its operations. Thus, CSEC is providing Sutherland with the necessary assistance in finding qualified personnel to fill the vacancy seeing the benefit it would bring to the constituents of the province who are in dire need of work as well as to the provincial government in terms of rentals at the Camarines Sur IT Park and other incidental revenues.

        It will be recalled that Camarines Sur’s English Proficiency Program (EPP), similarly conceived and initiated by CSEC under the administration of Gov. LRay Villafuerte, is providing the training for the first batch of applicants who were picked out during the first jobs fair conducted last August 23 and 24, 2007. These applicants are undergoing the Foundation Quality Training and Near Hire training which started last September 13 and will last until October 5, 2007.

        These instrumentalities of the provincial government are actually working hand in hand with the CSEC in finding qualified personnel on one hand and EPP, providing the necessary training on the other hand, in order to provide assistance to as many Bicolanos to land jobs with Sutherland as the latter’s operation is planned to expand up to 500 workstations. The Sutherland’s operations in Camarines Sur will definitely bring appreciable improvement to the local employment scene and will enhance economic growth in the province.

        If things fall into its proper place, there is no stopping Sutherland’s initial operation come November this year. CRFERNANDEZ/ MMEC