Empowering Rural Community of Laguna for Maximum Societal Impact through Skills Acquisition

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the level to which rural community are empowered through skill acquisition programs. Objectively, this study intended to: 1.) describe the present socio-economic characteristics of rural community of Laguna, 2.) examine the available skills acquired by rural community, 3.) investigate the skills acquisition that will be needed for their empowerment, 4.) determine the relevancy of skills acquisition for self-reliance among the rural community, and 5.) ascertain the factors discouraging/hindering rural community from participating in skill acquisition program. This paper measures the social and economic impact of training and skills development on rural community who participated in training provided by social purpose. An implicit policy assumption is that such organizations will be contributed to social and economic regeneration. Examining the costs and benefits of training to trainees. The results may demonstrate that while changes to both the economic and social well‐being of trainees may occur. Furthermore, social purpose needed to be demonstrated the socioeconomic benefits of their training programs to secure future funding, public or private, but proving their successful delivery even if it may be difficult to determine.