Registration Open: Filipino Youth Career Orientation & Family Financial Literacy Workshop

In the first quarter of 2025, a workshop will be organised for Filipino families and their children aiming to share career pathways for Filipino youth in Italy and financial literacy for their parents. 

During the dual event, parallel sessions will be held – a career orientation workshop for the youth while a financial literacy workshop will be held for the parents. Participants are encouraged to participate as a family to ensure that the youth and their parents are on the same page towards their goals. To participate, registration is required. 

Registration and participation in the event is free of charge but only a limited number of participants will be accepted. However the participants are expected to remain in contact with the mentors after the event and to take next steps based on what they have learned. Lunch will be provided. 

Career Orientation Workshop (for youth)

The workshop will feature successful Filipino professionals, self-employed and entrepreneurs from various fields who studied or started out in Italy. They will share their insights into their profession, the benefits, the negatives as well as personal experiences on how they reached where they are now. 

The career orientation workshop hopes not only to inspire Filipino youth to pursue their passions and further education, but it also aims to create a support system for them even after the workshop. After the event, the participants and mentors stay in touch and the mentors guide the participants into pursuing their future paths. 

Speakers

• ICT, Entrepreneurship
  Lou Marvin Caraig
  Founder of IT startups EchoWords and NextCommit, Lou grew up in Florence and graduated B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Florence with honours. In his career, he held several software engineering roles eventually rising to take on positions such as Head of Engineering for Athenian and Director of Engineering at the Linux Foundation.
• Consulting
  Rob Carrillo
  Based in Pisa, Rob holds an International Master of Business Administration from the University of Pisa and holds a number of managerial and board roles in various high-tech, multi-million euro European Commission initiatives in his current role as a Senior Project Manager at Trust-IT Services. In 2023, he received the Outstanding Leadership Award during the Dubai Marketing 2.0 Conference and was made a Knight of Rizal in 2012. Prior to this, Rob was an accredited journalist and editor in Bahrain.
• Nursing
  Chaira Enguio
  Chaira lives in Pisa where she graduated from the University of Pisa in Nursing. She previously worked at the Ospedale Cisanello, the principal hospital of Pisa and one of the most important in Italy. She is currently gainfully employed as a nurse at the Ospedale di Pontedera.
• Medicine
  Zack Recaña
  Zack grew up in Bologna and graduated from the University of Bologna. He currently works as a heart surgeon in Helsinki, Finland and currently leads his team at his hospital. He is also a Knight of Rizal.
• Engineering, Academia
  Billy Rejuso
  Billy holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Bologna and is currently employed as a Traffic Engineer with nearly 10 years of experience in traffic engineering projects and some urban public transport development. He has consulted for diverse clients including the Asian Development Bank, government agencies in the Philippines and private developers. Recently, Billy has held a research post and taught as a university professor at the prestigious University of Bologna, the oldest currently operating university in the world.

Financial Literacy Workshop (for parents)

Pursuing higher education or future life goals generally requires planning especially from a financial standpoint. 

The financial literacy workshop aims to provide parents with the necessary knowledge to be able to support their children towards pursuing higher education (either through academic or vocational paths) and beyond!

The workshop will feature speakers on financial planning, as well as experts that are knowledgeable on the available support provided by the Philippine and Italian governments. 

How to participate

1. Ensure you can commit to the Requirements:
   • Can attend the workshop in person on a Sunday
   • Committed to maintain contact with the mentors and reach out to them for any inquiry towards their path
2. Register by filling the form: REGISTRATION FORM
3. Once registered, you will be contacted for more information. The date and time of the event will be sent to you directly.

The event is organised by the Knights of Rizal – Firenze Chapter as part of its Ilustrado Initiative. 

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