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 Department of Science and Technology, 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.
| Available Courses for April 2009 | Date/Time | Price |
| 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. |
April 1-2 8-4:30 |
3,289 |
| Trendy Balloon Decors Lecture/Hands-on: material requirement and supplier, cost requirement, balloon twisting and how to make balloons as decorations. |
April 2 8-4:30 |
1,815 |
| Herbal Bath Soap Lecture: material specifications, product formulation, preparation, preparation of extract, costing and pricing. Hands-on: papaya soap, cucumber soap, carrot soap, germicidal and moisturizing bath soap. |
April 2-3 8-4:30 |
3,399 |
| 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. |
April 4-5 & 7 8-4:30 |
3,729 |
| Setting up a Hardware and Construction Supply Store Lecture: History, design and operation, definition of terms, selection of site, organization, nature of the business, stock and inventories control, costing and pricing, terms of payment, market potentials, projected return of investment and assumptive income analysis. |
April 4-5 8-4:30 |
2,959 |
| Broiler Production (Meat Type Chicken) Breeds, production management, nutrition, feeds and feeding, and production economics. |
April 5&7 9-4:00 |
2,959 |
| 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. |
April 13 8-4:30 |
1,375 |
| Tilapia Culture (with field trip) Grow-out pond culture, tilapia fingerling production, hatchery and nursery system and management (open pond, hapa method on pond, cage and tank systems), feeds and feeding, population control, hybridization, water and soil quality management, production economics. |
April 13-15 9-4:00 |
3,289 |
| 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. |
April 14-15 8-4:30 |
3,399 |
| Chinese Dimsum Lecture: principle of Chinese cooking, utensils and equipment, functions of ingredients, etiquette of Chinese dining, costing. Hands-on: wonton soup, siomai, almond jelly, quekiam, siopao, cuapao, pork dumplings, crispy spring rolls, seafood chow mein and crispy butterfly prawns. Bring apron and hand towels. |
April 16-17 9-4:30 |
3,399 |
| Accounting and Record Keeping for Small Businesses Lecture: bookkeeping, reporting and analysis of transaction results for small business operators and owners. Bring calculator. |
April 16-17 8-4:30 |
2,959 |
| Layer Production (Table Egg) (with field trip) Layer breed, production management, housing, nutrition, feeds and feeding management and production economics. |
April 17-18 & 20 9-4:00 |
3,289 |
| 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. |
April 18-19 8-6:00 |
3,289 |
| 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. |
April 18-20 8-4:30 |
3,729 |
| Coffee Shop Management and Operation (with field trip) Lecture: personnel administration, organization, site selection, marketing, materials and equipment, cost analysis. Hands-on: different coffee concoctions/preparations. |
April 20-22 9-4:00 |
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 successfull events. |
April 21-22 9-5:30 |
2,959 |
| AAromatic 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. |
April 22-23 8-4:30 |
3,399 |
| 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. |
April 23-26 8-4:30 |
4,169 |
| 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. |
April 24-27 9-4:00 |
4,059 |
| 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. |
April 25-26 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. |
April 27 8-4:30 |
1,375 |
| Laundry Soap and Detergents Lecture: material specifications, product formulations, costing and pricing. Hands-on: Laundry bar soap, liquid and powdered detergents. Bring calculator. |
April 27-28 8-4:30 |
3,399 |
| Basic Reservation and Ticketing for Travel Agencies (with field trip) Lecture: introduction to travel agency ticketing procedures and preparing a passenger ticket. |
April 28-29 8-4:30 |
2,959 |
| SORBETES (Commercial Production) Lecture: basic technology ice cream production, material and equipment requirements, product formulation and costing. Demonstration: ice cream-on-stick preparation (pinipig crunch and other flavors). Hands-on: ice cream with assorted flavors. (with field trip to an ice cream plant). Bring apron and hand towels. |
April 29-30 8-4:30 |
3,509 |
| Catering Business Operation Lecture: table setting, equipment, menu planning and preparation, costing and pricing. Hands-on: table skirting and napkin folding techniques. Bring calculator. |
April 29-30 8-4:30 |
2,959 |
| 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 eau de toilette. |
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
Note: EntrePinoys is not connected with TRC, please call them directly for inquiries.
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do conduct a poultry business seminar if yes pls email me the schedule for may2009 and how much and where and how many days. thank u
HI. do you offer sewing classes for april and may?
Thank you.
do you have another scheduled seminar for coffee
management in May onwards?
How can I make recycled paper with abacca fibers? Thaks
do you have a goat farming serminar? if yes, when?
am interested to attend. thank you
@renato g abellar, call TRC directly for their next schedule.