The MASIDO Training Programs
MASIDO trainings are free, which is why it is offered only to residents of Marikina.
There are NO training scheduled that is offered to the public at this point.
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One of the most important aspect that we should really focus on right now before we can truly develop the Marikina as well as the Philippine Footwear & Leathergoods Industry is the theoretical & technical education on:
1. Scientific pattern making.
2. Systematic Processing & manufacturing of footwear &
leathergoods.
Which is why MASIDO has been stressing the importance of a scientifically based derivation of footwear patterns to replace the traditional “URONG-SULONG” manner of pattern making that we actually term as “TANYAMETER” because footwear construction, processing & manufacturing is more of an engineering process & less of art, but the craftsmanship should always be present throughout the process.
While the design aspect is really just the first step, once the designs have been given to the pattern maker, the engineering process begins till the pair of footwear is declared as finished goods.
These are the kind of training that MASIDO plans to have:
Since there is also a need to educate the manufacturers on the business aspect of their company’s management, we also plan to offer these trainings in collaboration with different government institutions such as DTI, DOST, BIR & DOLE as well as non-government companies such as MERALCO.
Product development is an important aspect of manufacturing in order for a company to remain relevant & competitive in the footwear & leathergoods market.
A company’s research & development department or R&D is the very heart of a footwear manufacturing company & a never-ending exercise.
Which is why we’ve also included the product development as one of the important aspects to focus for the trainings.
These are some of the trainings that MASIDO has conducted so far.
Footwear & Leathergoods Product Knowledge & Customer Service Training for Sales Associates before each bazaars are opened.
This is done to ensure that the sales associates has the capacity to answer the needs of the shoppers in the selling area & make them satisfied clients.
Basic Photography & Product Photography Class by Sir Gatbu in partnership w/ Marikina Shoe Industry Development Office.
The photography class is aimed at helping the manufacturers to give them better understanding how product pictures can be a powerful tool in promoting & marketing their products.
The 2014 Applied Footwear Design 1, 2 & 3 or the basic & advanced footwear pattern making with prototyping, conducted by mr. Noel B. Box at the Marikina Polytechnic College offered by the local city government of Marikina through MASIDO to the footwear manufacturers of Marikina.
A very short footwear pattern making workshop for the Industrial Design students of Philippine Women University, meant as an introduction to footwear manufacturing process.
Mr. Noel Box, demonstrating how the shell, the mean & the master forms are derived from the shoelast.
The PWU Industrial students had their chance to create their own footwear designs on their master form.
And successfully creating one!
The recently concluded Machine Operations Training at the Philippine Footwear Federation Inc.
This is a project funded by DOST in collaboration w/ MASIDO & PFFI with ms. Fely Alano as the primary trainer.
This training is only open to selected PFFI members & Marikina residents.
MASIDO's upcoming social impact project: Footwear Skills Training for the Marikina BJMP Inmates as part of a wholistic project plan to create a sustainable livelihood in collaboration with Rotary Club Marikina West and Marikina BJMP.
This training will start on March 13, 2017.
