MANILA, Philippines - The Meralco Development Center (MMLDC), in its mission to provide the best learning solutions, inked a partnership last July 1 with The Electrical Industry Training Institute, Ltd. (EITI) of British Columbia, Canada.
The EITI is one of the world’s leading providers of skills training from lineman to substation engineers since 1991. It has trained thousands of industry personnel throughout North America, Asia and the Middle East. EITI programs meet or exceed international standards and regulatory requirements and its business philosophy of “Improved Safety and Better Performance” has become the benchmark of its training all over the world.
On the other hand, MMLDC is the top training center in the Philippines offering a wide array of ‘learning solutions’ for various companies and organizations in the energy sector. Leveraging Meralco’s 107 years of experience, its exclusive partnership with EITI will complement its experience and expertise in energy distribution. MMLDC’s Lineman Training Courses comprise several modules, all of which are intensively conducted in its training camp along Sumulong Highway in Antipolo City, a 6.88-hectare facility complete with classrooms, dormitory, training fields and a driving track.
The partnership will allow electric utility technical experts from various Asian countries to be trained by MMLDC trainers in EITI courses —a guarantee that that they have learned the world’s best practices through a rigorous certification course. This scheme would be very cost-effective since prior to the partnership with MMLDC, one had to go to Canada to achieve certification.