From Training Room to Candle Workshop
GENERAL SANTOS CITY - The livelihood seminar gave regular LGU employees an opportunity to learn something distinctly different from their usual government work. Participants were introduced to the process of making scented candles and were given practical guidance that allowed them to engage directly with the craft. The session was led by Ms. Claire Dorothy Declarador of Favors and Prints, who served as the resource speaker and shared her knowledge and techniques with the participants. Instead of limiting the activity to a discussion, the seminar included hands-on learning so employees could become familiar with the actual process of producing scented candles.
A Craft With Room for Creativity
Scented candle making can involve more than simply producing a finished item, since choices involving fragrance, presentation, and design can give handmade products their own character. During the seminar, Declarador shared practical knowledge intended to help participants understand the craft and its possible applications. For the employees who took part, the experience provided a chance to explore a skill outside their regular professional responsibilities. It also introduced the idea that a learned craft can potentially become an additional livelihood activity when developed further with appropriate materials, planning, and market knowledge.
Turning an Afternoon of Learning Into a Possible Livelihood
The LGU's livelihood initiative places emphasis on giving employees skills that they may continue developing after the seminar. The activity's stated objectives include encouraging creativity, self-reliance, and entrepreneurship while providing participants with another practical skill that could potentially become an income-generating activity. It does not mean that every participant will automatically establish a candle-making business, but it does give them an additional skill to explore if they choose to pursue it. In that sense, the seminar presents employee development from a broader perspective—one that includes useful skills that can extend beyond an employee's regular government role.
