he Cottage Industry Technology Center (CITC) of the Department of Trade and Industry provides production-related and skills development training programs, technical assistance, facility servicing, and consultation services for the country’s furniture, gifts and housewares, fine jewelry, and leather footwear industries.
CITC’s 2009 training program for SMEs are subsidized by the government thus participants only have to pay for the cost of materials. The venue is at the Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) building and schedule may change without prior notice.
Regional seminars are generally conducted in co-sponsorship with the DTI regional or provincial offices, or as requested by local government units (LGUs) and regional/provincial trade and industry associations or chambers of commerce. Upon request, traininngs can be designed to tailor-fit to the client’s specific needs at reasonable fees.
| Course | Duration | Date | Cost of Material |
| Giftwares & Holiday Décor | |||
| Beadworks | 1 day | March 23, 2009 | 550.00 |
| Meat Processing I | 1 day | March 24, 2009 | 600.00 |
| Flower Arrangement (for Special Occasions) | 1 day | March 24, 2009 | 600.00 |
| Scents & Fragrances | 1 day | March 25, 2009 | 750.00 |
| Basic Baking | 1 day | March 26, 2009 | 500.00 |
| No Bake Cakes I | 1 day | March 27, 2009 | 650.00 |
| Stuffed Toys | 1 day | March 27, 2009 | 450.00 |
| Footwear | |||
| Basic Pattern Making | 5 days | March 16-20, 2009 | 2,500.00 |
| Advanced Pattern Making | 10 days | March 23 – April 3, 2009 | 3,500.00 |
| Basic Sandal Making | 3 days | April 14-16, 2009 | 1,500.00 |
| Giftwares & Holiday Décor | |||
| Cleaning Aids | 1 day | May 4, 2009 | 500.00 |
| Desserts Galore | 1 day | May 5, 2009 | 600.00 |
| Laundry Aids | 1 day | May 6, 2009 | 500.00 |
| Men’s Accessories | 1 day | May 6, 2009 | 550.00 |
| Homemade Cookies | 1 day | May 7, 2009 | 600.00 |
| Beaded Centerpiece | 1 day | May 8, 2009 | 550.00 |
| Footwear | |||
| Flip-Flops Making | 1 day | May 8, 2009 | 800.00 |
| Prototyping & Smaple Making | 5 days | May 15-19, 2009 | 4,500.00 |
| Basic Pattern Making | 5 days | May 18-22, 2009 | 2,500.00 |
| Advanced Pattern Making | 10 days | May 25 – June 5, 2009 | 3,500.00 |
| 3-Year Footwear Maufacturing Technology | June 1, 2009 | 22,000.00 | |
| Fine Jewelry | |||
| Jewelry Wireworks | 1 day | May 6, 2009 | 1,500.00 |
| Giftwares & Holiday Décor | |||
| Herbal Soap | 1 day | July 20, 2009 | 550.00 |
| Holiday Goodies I | 1 day | July 21, 2009 | 500.00 |
| Flowers & Balloons Arrangement | 1 day | July 21, 2009 | 600.00 |
| Beadworks | 1 day | July 22, 2009 | 550.00 |
| Siopao & Dimsum | 1 day | July 23, 2009 | 500.00 |
| Handmade Paper | 3 days | July 21-23, 2009 | 500.00 |
| Native Kakanin | 1 day | July 28, 2009 | 550.00 |
| Footwear | |||
| Basic Pattern Making | 5 days | July 13-17, 2009 | 500.00 |
| Advanced Pattern Making | 10 days | July 20-31, 2009 | 3,500.00 |
| Basic Sandal Making | 3 days | Aug 11-13, 2009 | 1,500.00 |
| Giftwares & Holiday Décor | |||
| Christmas Décor | 1 day | October 5, 2009 | 550.00 |
| Herbal Soap | 1 day | October 6, 2009 | 550.00 |
| Paper Product Adaptation | 2 days | October 6-7, 2009 | 600.00 |
| Scents & Fragrances | 1 day | October 7, 2009 | 750.00 |
| Holiday Goodies II | 1 day | October 7, 2009 | 800.00 |
| No Bake Cakes II | 1 day | October 8, 2009 | 650.00 |
| Ham & Bacon | 1 day | October 9, 2009 | 600.00 |
| Footwear | |||
| Basic Pattern Making | 5 days | September 14-18, 2009 | 2,500.00 |
| Advanced Pattern Making | 10 days | September 21 – October 2 | 3,500.00 |
| Flip-Flops Making | 1 day | October 9, 2009 | 1,350.00 |
| Prototyping & Smaple Making | 5 days | October 19-23, 2009 | 4,500.00 |
| Basic Pattern Making | 5 days | November 16-20, 2009 | 2,500.00 |
| Advanced Pattern Making | 10 days | November 25- December 4, 2009 | 3,500.00 |
| Fine Jewelry | |||
| 15-months Fine Jewelry Production Technogy | September 1, 2009 | 36,000.00 | |
| Jewelry Wireworks | 1 day | October 12, 2009 | 1,500.00 |
