By Bernice Santiago • Pacific Daily News
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cybersubic wrote:
Replying to donbjr95:
I see obvious points of concern right away:"Former Subic Bay workers who could be hired have been trained in ship repair, road building, carpentry, masonry and in the operation of power plants and airports"
Senior Subic Bay workers (those that were able to work for US Bases 15 yrs and above) were able to immigrate to the US, some went to Canada or Australia while others became contract workers in the Middle East.
cybersubic wrote:
Replying to donbjr95:
I see obvious points of concern right away:"Former Subic Bay workers who could be hired have been trained .."
Subic Bay under Gordon adapted the US Navy way of doing business since the workers left by the military pull-out are already familiar and have already proven that it was the most effective and efficient way of completing the tasks.
Thus even when the Americans left; Subic Bay’s Standard Operating Procedures (Safety, Security, Traffic,Sanitation, Office Procedures, etc) are patterned after the Navy’s way of doing things.
This explains the huge number of trained manpower pool of Subic. Many of these workers are NOT jobless, they are continually honing their skills….. but they signified their intention to participate in Guam buildup because of their natural urge to be involved and face the challenges brought about by the unprecedented construction boom in Guam.06/06/2009 1:18:11 a.m. CST
cybersubic wrote:
Replying to donbjr95:
I see obvious points of concern right away:"Every two weeks, an additional 250 welders are trained."
(Two weeks does Not make a skilled welder...)
Two weeks may not make a skilled welder… But two weeks can provide for the basic but very important foundation and gives them the feel if this is the job for them.
After completing the two weeks basic SMAW, they continue to either OJT, take the level II, or move to any of the specialized equipment in the shipbuilding project such as FCAW, MIG, TIG or other automated welding process.
To date, we have supplied 6,800 workers to Hanjin Heavy Industries, they have completed building the US$1B shipyard and went on to successfully build four cargo ships, the 5th, 6th and 7th in the works. And if you will ask about our graduates’ safety record, we are proud to report that they were NOT the cause of any of the 19 fatal accidents in Hanjin which has 16,000 workers.06/06/2009 1:12:22 a.m. CST
cybersubic wrote:
Replying to donbjr95:
I see obvious points of concern right away:"Every two weeks, an additional 250 welders are trained."
(Two weeks does Not make a skilled welder....)
This representation completed the US Navy welder apprentice program, graduated with highest honors and became the 1983 Welder of the Year. I went on to be a welder trainor at Royal Saudi Navy, National Manpower Council, and presently at Tech Edu & Skills Dev Authority.
TWO WEEKS or 80 hrs is the standard duration to train and be certified in ANY of the welding process. Our four highly qualified Trainors’ work experience would add up to more than a hundred years,… it’s the knowledge, skill, ability and experience that is being passed to the trainees. They are highly motivated and with unquestionable dedication.
We are the recipient of 2007 TESDA National Award because of our training innovations and high degree of employment of our successful graduates.06/06/2009 1:05:16 a.m. CST
cybersubic wrote:
Replying to donbjr95:
Like most agendas coming out from the Philippines, it appears self-serving and money hungry inspired. I wonder where these characters from Olongapo City get all their travel/hotel/ammenities funding? USAID?
As to donbjr95’s last comment, I could not justify a serious reply to such an insult, its similar to a joke we picked up during our trip, that GUAM means Give Us American Money! (I believe in my hearth it’s a joke so no offense meant!)06/06/2009 12:55:51 a.m. CST
FOKAIRACING wrote:
Replying to laolao:
TAGALO ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!Work hard @ all times.To all you haters watch ya gonna do???????Come to AGAT and ask for LAOLAO.
Yeah, I FUC_KED HIM UP ALREADY. I guess this time I'll break your fingers so you wont type no more. BIT_CH.06/05/2009 9:26:14 p.m. CST
CaptJerry wrote:
Replying to nationalist2009:
I totally agree and gladly accept your nomination. My platform will be simple: "Do what is right for the entire population of Guam and not just for the favored few!" 06/04/2009 11:20:03 p.m. CST
xxxshark wrote:
Replying to cruzinlaw:
Where did you get your definition of H-2 as UNSKILLED? do your homework.google.com, now do your homework
Some people do homework and only plagiarize what they read from "google" or other sources. People are under the mistaken assumption that H2 means "unskilled" workers when it is only a classification between H1 (skilled) and H2 (unskilled), which is only a separation of classification of having degreed workers (H1), whereas H2s do not. H2 covers both skilled and unskilled workers.
H2 mainly refers to temporary workers from foreign sources, but they are often skilled, mainly used as temporary alien construction workers. You don't hire primarily unskilled workers in construction. You can't just take many unskilled people off the street and make them labor to build things...it just wouldn' work. You hire SKILLED H2 masons, electricians, plumbers, carpenters, welders, etc.
Homework doesn't stop at a simple definition.06/04/2009 2:12:47 p.m. CST
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