Monday, August 5, 2013

TESDA-LNAS bares nominee for model employee

By Rizalie A. Calibo


SIQUIJOR, Aug 5 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority-Lazi National Agricultural School (TESDA-LNAS) bared this year's nominee to the Search for the TESDA Model Employee of the Year Award (TMEOYA).

Brenda C. Bation, an Instructor I, TESDA-Siquijor’s representative for Miss TESDA Region 7 in 2009 is TMEOYA nominee for this year. She is a trainer for Bartending NC II as well as Food Processing NC II.

Aside from handling the two Programs, Brenda is also an Accredited Competency Assessor in Housekeeping NC II and Bartending NC II.

“She lends herself readily when deployed anywhere in the country to conduct training and assessment in her designated qualifications at the shortest of notice,” said a TESDA-LNAS official.

Brenda is also into Community-Based Training Program especially in food processing that calls for close coordination with local government units (LGUs), barangay officials and farmer-leaders in order to organize and facilitate training and competency assessment in the barangays.

An academician, TVET trainer, extension worker and scientist, Brenda readily volunteers to do other related jobs as evidenced by her designations to the various Administrative Services Committees such as the Pre-Qualification, Bidding and Awards Committee (PBAC), the Inspection Committee and others.

She is also active in the various Academic Committees where she is assigned. She also facilitates procurement work in Bartending.

Brenda was born in Tagbilaran City on May 28, 1963. She graduated Elementary at the City East Elementary School in 1975, High School at the Divine Word College (now Holy Name University) in 1980 and Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education major in Agricultural Engineering at the Bohol Agricultural College (now Bohol Island State University) in 1984.

In that same year, Brenda proceeded to take up Practice Teaching at the Visayas State College of Agriculture (VISCA) Experimental Rural High School (ERHS) in Baybay, Leyte where she was appointed Manager for the Girl’s Dormitory.

During that period, Brenda was admitted to the Graduate School of the College where she completed the Academic Requirements of Master of Science in Agricultural Development Education (MAgDev). Shortly thereafter, Brenda was hired as Extramural Program Coordinator of the College.

In 1988, Brenda joined the teaching force of Lazi National Agricultural School in Lazi, Siquijor which was then under the Department of Education, Culture and Sports-Bureau of Technical-Vocational Education (BTVE). She taught subjects in Agriculture and related arts.

She is a mother of three and teaches Bartending and Food Processing. She is married to the Julian C. Bation of Poo, Lazi, Siquijor.

The couple is blessed with two boys, Hanz Liander, a Licensed Civil Engineer, Hary Louije, an Accountancy student at the Bohol Island State University (BISU), and a girl, Hygea Lueli, a grade 8 student at Dep-Ed Lazi National Agricultural School. (mbcn/rac/PIA7-Siquijor with reports from JCM/TESDA-LNAS)