WHEN I RECEIVED MY CERTIFICATE OF GRADES

(COG), I ASKED MYSELF WHERE I AM GOING TO

PERFORM MY OJT. ON THE JOB TRAINING OR OJT IS THE
MEANS BY WHICH STUDENTS ARE GIVEN THE CHANCE
TO APPLY THE CALCULATIONS AND THEORIES THEY
LEARNED FROM SCHOOL. IT HELPS THE STUDENTS GAIN
IMPORTANTS KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL ABOUT THE
ACTUAL JOB SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM ALSO BENEFITS
THE COMPANY WHO ACCEPTS TRAINEES.
FINDING A COMPANY TO CONDUCT MY OJT NEVER
TOOK TIME FOR ME. MY TITA REFERRED ME TO ONE OF
HIS COLLEAGUES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALIWAG,
TO BE EXACT IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
TOGETHER WITH MY CLASSMATE, WE APPLIED AND HAD
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE MUNICIPAL ENGINEER.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO HE ACCEPTED US RIGHT IN
THAT MOMENT AND TOLD US TO START OUR TRAINING
APRIL 21, 2014. SINCE IT WAS MY FIRST TIME TO
EXPERIENCE THINGS LIKE THAT I FEEL SO NERVOUS. IT
WAS LIKE SOMETHING WILL COME OUT TO MY CHEST.
MY CLASSMATE AND I BEGAN OUR FIRST DAY APRIL
21, 2014. THE EMPLOYEES TOGETHER WITH THE
ENGINEERS GAVE US A WARM WELCOME. THE
MUNICIPAL ENGINEER DID NOT BOTHER TO ORIENT US.
THE MOMENT WE SAT ON THE CHAIR HE GAVE US
ALREADY THE BLUEPRINTS FOR THE RENNOVATION OF
GLORIETTA PARK. WE EXAMINED THE PLAN, AT FIRST
WE HAD A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING IT BUT LATER
ON WE GOT THE TECHNIQUES. WE ALSO ESTIMATED
THE DRAINAGE INSTALLATION IN ONE OF THE
BARANGAYS.THE DRAFTS MAN TAUGHT US HOW TO
DO 3DS USING GOOGLE SKETCH-UP. HE AS WELL
TAUGHT US SOME COMMANDS AND TECHNIQUES IN
AUTOCAD. THE DEPARTMENT ALLOWED US TO JOIN
THEIR BUILDING INSPECTION. WE EVEN CHECKED THE
BUILDING PERMITS OF TO BE CONSTRUCTED
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. THEY
FAMILIARIZED US WITH THE PROCESS OF APPROVING
MUNICIPAL PROJECTS. WE OFTEN VISITED THE SITE
FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE MUNICIPAL HALL AT THE
REAR OF THE CURRENT HALL.
WE DID NOT JUST LEARN ENGINEERING
PRACTICES BUT WE ALSO LEARNED HOW TO DEAL WITH
YOUR CO-WORKERS. THE WHOLE OJT CIRCULATED
MORE IN ESTIMATING FENCES, GATES AND ETC. THE
DEPARTMENT REALLY PLAYED A GREAT ROLE IN THE
COMPLETION OF OUR OJT. WE WERE SO GLAD,
THANKFUL AND LUCKY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO WORK
WITH THEM.