NegOcc guv signs MOA with ICAE “study now, pay later” program

By Dolly Yas

Bacolod City- Negros Occ. Governor Eugenio Jose  Lacson and International College of Advance Education (ICAE) Chief Executive Officer Sean Mahoney, signed a Memorandum of Agreement for the “Study Now, Pay Later” Australia Scholarship Program, at Darwin, North Territory in Australia last Thursday.

A press statement said the recipients of the scholarship are qualified and deserving Negrense students in the field of hospitality, tourism, and cookery.

They will study at ICAE, based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, it further said.

The scholarship aims to provide the Negrense youth with the opportunity to study and work in Australia and pave the way for them to obtain a stable career and qualify for a work visa and eventually permanent work visa and residency.

The agreement stipulates that ICAE will provide qualified Negrense scholars with vocational training, which will incorporate an equal mix of classroom study and paid industry placement for hospitality and commercial cookery.

The scholarship programs offered by ICAE are accredited and approved by the Australian Government, and in coordination with the Office of the Honorary Consul to NT, Australia, Januario Rivas.

Lacson also attended the ICAE Graduation Ceremony.

The governor is currently in Australia to lead a 7-man team delegation for official business and meetings with officials from Darwin, North Territory.

Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz said this is in connection with the job placement and training programs of the provincial government in the area.