The Technology Resource Center (TRC) serves the public through the acquisition and promotion of technology and livelihood skills and information for Filipinos worldwide. A government corporation attached to the Office of the President, the TRC operates as a self-sustaining institution. It act as a facilitator in the utilization and active exchange of ideas, information and technology to help create new jobs and livelihood opportunities as well as develop small and medium-sized businesses.

Note: EntrePinoys is not connected with TRC, please call them directly for inquiries.

Available Courses for August

Date/Time

Price

Restaurant Business Management (with field trip)
Coffee shop, ethnic, gourmet, seafood and health food restaurants; menu planning; site selection; equipment, furnishings; personnel administration; marketing, advertising; cost control.
Aug 1-4
8-4:30
3,729
Specialty Cakes and Pastries
Lecture: material and equipment specifications, functions of ingredients, product formulation, costing and pricing; Hands-on: mousse cake, black forest, crema de fruta, sans rival, apple pie, swiss roll, puff and danish pastry varieties. Bring calculator, apron, hand towels and canisters.
Aug 2-3
8-4:30
3,399
Hair Trimming, Perming, Dyeing and Make-up Techniques
Lecture: Structures, divisions, forms, characteristics and styles of hair; purposes of make-up, facial balance and applications. Hands-on: Hair trimming (short, medium and long length), perming, dyeing, make-up (daytime, evening and glamour). Bring model, scissors, cape, towel, hairpins and comb.
Aug 4-5
8-4:30
3,399
Setting up a Junk Shop Business (with field trip)
Lecture: Trends and prospects of junk shop business, solid wastes and recyclable wastes for junk shop, costing, buying and selling techniques and pricing, tools and equipment requirements, investment requirement, manpower requirement.
Aug 4-5
8-4:30
3,289
Soybean Processing
Lecture: product formulation, processing guidelines, quality control, sanitation practices, storage tips, packaging, costing, raw material sourcing and equipment requirement. Hands-on: taho, tokwa, soy milk, soy burger and soy flan. Bring apron and hand towels.
Aug 5-6
8-4:30
3,399
Flavored and Fortified Juice
Lecture: material and equipment sourcing and requirements, quality control guidelines, product formulation, fortification, packaging, marketing and cost-return analysis. Hands-on: juice drinks with different flavors (mango, pineapple, guyabano, lemon and orange). Bring apron and hand towels.
Aug 7
8-4:30
1,815
How to Operate and Mange Money Changing Business
Lecture: Operating and managing money changing business, identifying suitable location of the business, business permit requirements, tools and equipment, identifying different convertible foreign currencies, determining bogus and genuine currencies, buying and selling foreign currencies, capitalization requirement to start the business, profitability analysis and check rediscounting business as additional revenue source.
Aug 6-8
8-4:30
3,729
How to Make Fashion Accessories
Lecture: Methods used, sources of tools and materials, costing. Hands-on: necklace, earring, cellphone charm, bracelet, bag charm and ID holder. Bring long-nose pliers and sharp scissors.
Aug 9-10
8-4:30
3,399
Herbal Bath Soap
Lecture: material specifications, product formulation, preparation of extract, costing and pricing. Hands-on: papaya soap, cucumber soap, carrot soap, germicidal and moisturizing bath soap.
Aug 9-10
8-4:30
3,399
Basic Meat Processing
Lecture: meat preservation technology, production and quality control guidelines, packaging, handling and storage, new trends in the business. Hands-on: bacon, tocino, pork and chicken ham, pork sausage (fresh native and canton), corned beef, hamburger and beef tapa. Bring apron and hand towels.
Aug 9-10
8-4:30
3,399
Setting up a Travel Agency
Lecture: role and functions of a travel agent, organizing the business, requirement for travel agency set-up, rules and regulations governing travel agencies, basic travel agency operations and office procedures, professional code of ethics, the travel agency and other providers of travel products - transportation, accommodations, etc.
Aug 11
8-4:30
1,375
Trendy Balloon Decors
Lecture/Hands-on: material requirement and supplier, cost requirement, balloon twisting and how to make balloons as decorations.
Aug 11
8-4:30
1,815
Perfumes and Colognes
Lecture: starting a perfume business, formulations, blending of essential oils, types of perfumes and colognes, product requirements, materials specifications, cost and return analysis. Hands-on: oil-based and water-based, cream perfumes for men and ladies, body splash, gel colognes and eaue de toilette.
Aug 12
8-4:30
1,815
Basic Reservation and Ticketing for Travel Agencies (with field trip)
Lecture: introduction to travel agency ticketing procedures and preparing a passenger ticket.
Aug 12-13
8-4:30
2,959
Skin Care Products
Lecture: skin care market overview, global trends, definition and segments of skin care, marketing, production of skin care products. Hands-on: facial cleanser, moisturizing cream, whitening cream, anti-aging cream, sunblock, whitening lotion and moisturizing lotion.
Aug 13-14
9-5:30
3,399
Jewelry Appraisal and Pawnshop Operation
Lecture: gold testing and diamond grading, pricing, valuation and identification of gemstones, government laws and implementing guidelines related to pawnshop operation. Hands-on: determining genuine stones and appraising of gold and diamond, plating of jewelry (gold to gold). Bring calculator.
Aug 14-15
8-4:30
3,399
Swine Production (with field trip)
Starting a piggery business, general management for piglets and fatteners, housing and equipment, feeds and feeding, record keeping, analysis and interpretation, health management.
Aug 15-17 & Aug 19
9-4:00
4,059
Aromatic and Decorative Candle Making
Lecture: types of waxes, formulation, art of blending of essential oils and uses, melting method, proper wick fixing, techniques in forming/moulding candles, design techniques and cost and return analysis. Hands-on: hurricane candle, floating candle, hand-formed candle, and candles in glass containers with application of aromatherapy oil.
Aug 16-17
8-4:30
3,399
Basic Digital Photography
Lecture and workshop: fundamentals of digital photography, photo shooting techniques including indoor and outdoor photo activities. Bring digital camera and USB.
Aug 19-20
8-4:30
3,729
Event Planning, Marketing and Management
Lecture: basic knowledge of event planning and management for wedding, parties, local trade exhibits, meetings, consumer events (tiangges), seminars, conventions, conferences conceptualization and topical development, etc. and profitability and traffic for the event; a thorough knowledge of management functions is a requisite for successful events.
Aug 19-20
8-4:30
2,959
Accounting and Record Keeping for Small Businesses
Lecture: bookkeeping, reporting and analysis of transaction results for small business operators and owners. Bring calculator.
Aug 21-22
8-4:30
2,959
Commercial Breadmaking and Bakery Management
Lecture: Functions of ingredients, proportions and product formulations, equipment and material sourcing, costing and pricing, bakery management. Hands-on: pan de sal, monay, ensaymada, raisin bread, buns, bread rolls, loaf bread, and bread with fillings. Bring calculator, apron and canister.
Aug 21-24
8-4:30
4,169
Fresh Flower Arrangement and Flower Shop Operation and Management (with field trip)
Lecture: creativity, balance, proportion, texture and color harmony, flower shop operation and organizational management, costing, pricing and sourcing of materials. Demonstrations on standing flower arrangements for inaugural, funeral and other important occasions. Hands-on: traditional round center piece, long and low arrangements, floral bouquet, line, plane and mass arrangements. Bring garden scissors.
Aug 23-24 & 26
8-4:30
3,729
Setting up a Travel Agency
Lecture: role and functions of a travel agent, organizing the business, requirement for travel agency set-up, rules and regulations governing travel agencies, basic travel agency operations and office procedures, professional code of ethics, the travel agency and other providers of travel products - transportation, accommodations, etc.
Aug 26
8-4:30
1,375
Basic Reservation and Ticketing for Travel Agencies (with field trip)
Lecture: introduction to travel agency ticketing procedures and preparing a passenger ticket.
Aug 27-28
8-4:30
2,959
Silkscreen Printing
Lecture: computer/digital art preparation, photographic stencil making, finishing - curing and drying, pressing techniques. Hands-on: t-shirt, ceramics, decals, glass and metal printing. Bring #0.5 technical pen, ink and USB.
Aug 27-29
8-4:30
3,729
Catering Business Operation
Lecture: table setting, equipment, menu planning and preparation, costing and pricing. Hands-on: table skirting and napkin folding techniques. Bring calculator.
Aug 28-29
8-4:30
2,959
Operating a Laundry Shop Business (Small-Scale)
Lecture: plant layout and design: production flow, job function; customer service and its place in the textile care industry; operating a small laundry washing machine, pressing, laundry washroom chemistry, market strategy including pricing, promotion, site selection. Environmental management concerns.
Aug 30-31
8-6:00
3,289
Jewelry Appraisal and Pawnshop Operation
Lecture: gold testing and diamond grading, pricing, valuation and identification of gemstones, government laws and implementing guidelines related to pawnshop operation. Hands-on: determining genuine stones and appraising of gold and diamond, plating of jewelry (gold to gold). Bring calculator.
Aug 30-31
8-4:30
3,399

A minimum number of five (5) participants is required per course.
Please make early reservations, we will call you for final confirmation three days before the training. Or you may contact Ms. Agnes Cruz at telephone no. 721-0063 and 727-6205 loc. 201.

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. ALL COURSE FEES ARE INCLUSIVE OF 10% VAT
Note: Schedules are subject to change without prior notice. Only cash or company checks will be accepted.

TRAINING VENUE:

TRC Building, 103 J. Abad Santos cor. Lopez Jaena Sts., Little Baguio, San Juan, City
TRC also offers group and corporate trainings with discounted rate.
Please inquire at 727-6205 loc. 208, 209 / 0928-5022684


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4 Responses to “TRC Training Schedule - August 2008”

  1. 4
    Leo Says:

    @mega, please call TRC directly for regional training schedule.

  2. 3
    Megan Says:

    Do you have trainings for Mindanao Area particularly in Cagayan de Oro City

  3. 2
    Leo Says:

    @lina, please inquire directly at TRC on the listed numbers.

  4. 1
    lina sienes Says:

    itanong ko lang kung mayroon kayong sked dito sa bandang Visayas esp. sa Leyte

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