BAGUIO CITY — The Provincial Apayao Training Center kicked off on Wednesday a training program that aims to fulfill higher digital literacy targeting employees from various offices and departments of the provincial and municipal governments of Apayao.

The two-day training first of the series of capacity building was started at is currently conducting a two-day photo and video editing training-workshop at the League of Municipalities of the Philippines Multipurpose Hall in San Gregorio, Luna, Apayao.

At least 24 participants from various offices in the provincial and municipal government of Flora and Calanasan towns attended the training — the first of the various trainings under ATC's latest learning and development initiative in addition to its other regular technical-vocational course offerings.

The workshop-training series will be undertaken in collaboration with the provincial government's Human Resource Management and Development Division of the provincial government of Apayao.

They are part of the bid to enhance capacities of its target participants with 21st century skills and competencies in order to contribute to a more efficient and innovative civil service workforce that can effectively meet the challenges of modern times.

ATC administrator Jerome Lacambra stressed that acquiring and honing the digital skills of civil servants is not just an advantage but also a necessity.

"I hope that you will embrace this opportunity to learn and grow as workers of the government," Lacambra said.

"As one of the skills development training institutions in the province, it is our goal to empower you with essential digital skills and competencies and foster professional growth and enhance your capabilities in the modern workplace," he added.

Lacambra also encouraged other interested participants to avail of all the rest of lined-up trainings for the month that include the technical writing on 10 to 11 October, basic journalism on 12 October, digital literacy on 19 October and basics of data analytics, also on 19 October.