{"id":211962,"date":"2015-10-08T06:06:38","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T20:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=211962"},"modified":"2015-10-08T06:06:38","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T20:06:38","slug":"150-students-take-part-in-pss-co-op-job-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/150-students-take-part-in-pss-co-op-job-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"150 students take part in PSS co-op job fair"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Public School System Cooperative Training and Job Fair was held yesterday afternoon at the Royal Taga Hall of Saipan World Resort, bringing together about 150 public high school students to see what is available in the job market.<\/p>\n

The PSS cooperative education program is a high school course that integrates classroom instruction and on-the-job training. It covers r\u00e9sum\u00e9 drafting, financial literacy, money management, and career management, among other things.
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Department of Fish and Wildlife\u2019s Pete Perez interviews three interested students yesterday afternoon during the Public School System\u2019s Cooperative Education Job Fair at Saipan World Resort. (Frauleine S. Villanueva)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\n\u201cIn the classroom we teach them about how to get a job, taking an interview, and the students here are not wearing their daily attire today, because we also stress professionalism in the program,\u201d PSS co-op coordinator Christopher Tenorio said. \u201cThis will get these students the work experience during high school and when they graduate from high school they have certain skills that they can transfer when venturing off into the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tenorio said at least 65 companies participated in the job fair, including hotels, private firms, government agencies, and restaurants, among others.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had some companies actually showing up today asking to be a part of the program,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Tenorio said that PSS has been doing the program for quite some time now but recently expanded it to include more companies. In the past, the program just had between 20 and 50 companies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re looking to expand more. This is only for public high schools: Saipan Southern High School, Marianas High School, and Kagman High School,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The job fair started at 1pm and ended at 4pm, giving students ample time to get to know several companies and hopefully set up an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the job fair, the companies set up interview dates for the students. The students will then report to the actual business and learn from there. We don\u2019t place the students in jobs; the students have to interview for the job and accept the offer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Tenorio said that about five teachers handle the co-op program in different high schools on Saipan.<\/p>\n

Diann Torres, co-op teacher at SSHS, said it is her first time to handle the program. She has 22 students under her and they were all at the job fair.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year I took a new role as a co-op teacher. The students under me are all scattered around in hopes of finding a job to train in. I hope that by tomorrow some of the students will call and say that they can\u2019t be in class because they have a job interview,\u201d Torres said.<\/p>\n

One student under Torres, Isaac Anderson, 18, said he is excited about the job fair this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve hit G4S, Pacific Islands Club, Laolao Bay Golf and Resort, and Coral Ocean Point so far,\u201d Anderson said.<\/p>\n

He said he wanted to learn more about tourism since Saipan is a tourism-based economy. \u201cI want to be able to interact with tourists and learn about other cultures in the process. The class under co-op is spot on and I can\u2019t wait to take it again next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

PSS co-op program also inviting more companies to join the program. Interested companies can contact Tenorio at PSS.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am pleased with the turnout today and excited to see that the companies are here and are investing in these children,\u201d Tenorio said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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