Seminars for Yaya

Personal growth is important for everyone. It creates positive energy, loyalty towards an employer as well as an enhanced sense of self-worth. These are valuable gifts---gifts that should be given especially to those who need it most. So you should not think twice about giving your yaya the chance to better herself should an opportunity arise. Yet I know that many of you may be thinking --- “What if she leaves me?”, “What if she doesn’t learn anything?” ---  “What-ifs” never really amount to anything so why even go there.

Give. It the best thanks for blessings received.

Here are some ideas for seminars that yayas can take that can be beneficial to your household as well as for her as a person:

1) For Yayas who are creative, good with their hands and naturally patient, the following may be of interest to them:

            a) Flower arrangement

            b) Cooking or Baking Classes

            c) Table setting/Napkin folding seminars

            d) Gardening

            e) Haircutting/Styling Classes

            f) Manicure/Pedicure Classes

            g) Massage Classes

            h) Table Service/Management Classes

            i) General Cleaning Techniques

            j) Food Sanitation Classes

            k) Basic Dressmaking

2) For Yayas who are more logical, organized and multi-taskers, you may want to “promote” these staffers to “Mayor doma” stature and as such may want to teach them:

            a) Typing Skills

            b) Basic Computer Skills

            c) Secretarial Work Skills

            d) Organizational/Communication Skills

3) For all Yayas, I would recommend values formation classes that will tackle issues such as the proper attitude, professionalism, dignity of work and pride in their profession. Most staffers are often ashamed of their occupation --- however, they must understand that housework is a clean, dignified, often difficult and very essential a profession. They are tasked to look after family “sanctuaries”. Nothing is more important.

Click here to read more about spiritual or religious seminars, classes on health and safety and getting your yaya into the habit of reading.

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Read more about spiritual or religious seminars, classes on health and safety and getting your yaya into the habit of reading.

4) For Yayas who have a “spiritual or religious” orientation, you can encourage them to attend:

            a) Recollections

            b) Retreats

            c) Talks with priests/pastors/religious superiors

5) Health and Safety are truly vital components of any households. As such, I would recommend that you send your yaya to classes that teach:

            a) Basic First Aid

            b) Disaster Readiness Classes such as procedures to undertake during Fire, Earthquake, Flood and other natural calamities

            c) Usage of specialized equipment during emergencies:

                        1) Fire extinguishers

                        2) Fire Hoses

                        3) Elevator emergencies

            d) Albeit unusual, I know of some households who have sent their staffers to driving school on the premise that should their family driver fall ill or become incapacitated, someone else can take the helm even temporarily.

6) Although there is a myriad of seminars that your yaya can take, getting them into the habit of “reading” will open their horizons even without having to take very specific classes. Get your staffers interested in improving themselves. They will improve both at their skill set as well as their attitude.

Now that you have a general list of possible skills that your yaya can acquire, the next step is to actually find the institutions that offer them. Do a little research --- you will discover that government agencies such as TESDA also offer many of these classes --- sometimes for free. Check out your local village associations, they often invite guest speakers to tackle different topics regarding the home. Lastly, apart from contacting cooking schools and the like, you may try other foundations that offer scholarships to the public. You never know.

There is so much out there to learn as well as to teach. Make sure your yaya knows this.

It is important to know that anything is truly possible.

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