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TESDA Leyte News Release January 18, 2019
TESDA to further strengthen partnerships with employers, workers
Employers and workers will have a bigger role in technical vocational education and training (TVET) in the country as TESDA moves to strengthen its partnership with them for a more effective and efficient implementation of its training programs and other services. This after Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General, Secretary Isidro S. Lapeña, signed the “Implementing Guidelines on the Establishment of Institutional Arrangements with Industry Boards or Industry Associations”. The guidelines aim to “recognize Industry Boards (IBs) or Industry Associations (IAs) as partners in the delivery of TVET programs or services”. These guidelines also aim to “engage the direct participation of employers and workers in the design and implementation of work related to technical education and skills development”. “The establishment of institutional arrangements with IBs or IAs shall encourage active participation of various concerned industries in providing relevant technical education and skills development opportunities, being direct participants in and immediate beneficiaries of a trained and skilled workforce,” explained Lapeña. The industry sectors primarily include those that are considered by the agency to be Key Employment Generators (KEGs) such as Construction, Tourism, Agri-business, Wholesale and Retail, Health and Wellness at Automotive/Transport. The IBs and IAs that will be recognized to represent their respective sectors will serve as the “conduit” of the industry in the design and implementation of projects, programs and activities in TVET of TESDA. Part of their responsibilities will include giving TESDA recommendations in the conceptualization and execution of skills development schemes, skills standardization and certification, as well as to entice industries and employers to participate in these activities. The IBs and IAs will likewise assist in the development of competency standards, curriculum, sectoral skills plans and assessment tools. These groups will also take part in the promotion and implementation of various TVET activities towards quality skills development including the conduct of skills competitions. Initially, a Secretariat will be established to give administrative and technical support to the IBs/IAs. The Secretariat will be composed of staff from TESDA’s Partnerships and Linkages Office (PLO), Qualifications Standards Office (QSO), National Institute for Technical Education and Skills Development (NITESD), Planning Office (PO) and Certification Office (CO). The TESDA PLO will allocate a budget of Php 100,000 for each IBs or IAs for their preliminary related activities such as the conduct of meetings, conferences and the production of promotional materials. The recognition of IBs/IAs is covered in Republic Act 7796 (TESDA Law) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) which allow for the establishment of institutional arrangements with bodies or associations such as industry boards that may support TESDA in the fulfillment of its objectives.
TESDA Leyte News Release January 13, 2019
Serbisyo ng TESDA mas mapapalawak!
Higit pang mapapalawak ng Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) ang paghahatid ng serbisyo para maiangat ang pamumuhay ng mga mahihirap at ng mga nasa malalayong lugar sa pamamagitan ng skills training.
Ito ay matapos na pormal nang tinanggap ng TESDA ang 1,027 square meter na lupang ibinigay na donasyon ng City Government of Koronadal na pagtatayuan ng gusali ng TESDA Regional Office Xll. Ang lote ay nasa loob ng tinatawag na Prime Regional Center kung saan may nakatayo nang o magtatayo pa ng ibang tanggapan ng iba't-ibang ahensya ng gubyerno.
Nilagdaan nina TESDA Director General, Secretary Isidro S. Lapeña, at Koronadal City Mayor, Dr. Peter B. Miguel, ang Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) at Deed of Donation (DOD) para sa pormal na pagkakaloob sa donasyong lupa na matatagpuan sa Brgy. Carpenter Hill, City of Koronadal, South Cotabato para sa nasabing proyekto.
Ang signing ceremony ay ginanap sa FB Hotel sa nabanggit na siyudad nitong ika-10 ng Enero 2019.
Ang nasabing proyekto ay nagkakahalaga ng P50 milyon at ito’y itatayo sa loob ng 18 buwan matapos na malagdaan ang MOA at DOD.
“The establishment of this Prime Regional Center of Region Xll will be a testament to the continuing cooperation between national and local government agencies and units, as well as to the trust of the Duterte Administration for a government that is truly for the people. This will likewise strengthen partnerships between public entities and private companies,” ani Lapeña sa kanyang mensahe sa nasabing signing ceremony.
Ayon kay Lapeña, oras na maitayo na ang nasabing pasilidad at maging fully-operational, magkakaroon na ng magandang pagkakataon ang ahensiya na mapagsilbihan ang mga miyembro ng lipunan na higit na nangangailangan lalo na ang mga taga-Mindanao.
Ang paglagda ay itinaon sa pagdiriwang ng ika-19th "Hinugway Festival" at 79th founding anniversary ng Koronadal City. Ang signing ceremony ay sinaksihan nina TESDA Regional Director Rafael Abrogar ll at City Administrator Cyrus Jose Urbano.
Pinasalamatan ni Lapeña ang City Government of Koronadal sa pangunguna ni Mayor Miguel at mga mamayan para sa nasabing donasyon.
Nauna rito, sinabi ni Lapeña na ang nabanggit na proyekto ay kasama na sa mga programa ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) para sa taong 2019.
Ipinakiusap umano niya kay DPWH Secretary Mark Villar na isama sa kanilang proyekto para taong 2019 ang TESDA Regional Office 12 na agad naman umanong inaprubahan ng kalihim nang magkita sila sa idinaos na cabinet meeting sa Malacañang.
Aniya, kung maitatayo na ang nasabing Regional Office ay mapapalapit na ito sa mga kababayan nating gustong mag-avail ng iba’t ibang serbisyo at programa ng ahensiya.
“Kung walang pamasahe ang iba nating mga kababayan, maiisip pa ba nila ang mag-training o mag-aral para maiangat ang kanilang sarili?" pahayag ni Lapeña.
Kaugnay nito, dalawa pang world class training centers sa rehiyon ang inaasahang maitatayo ngayong 2019, ito ay sa Sarangani at South Cotabato.
Inaasahang pakikinabangan ang dalawang training centers ng may 20,000 beneficiaries sa susunod na limang taon.
TESDA
News Release
November 25, 2018
Lapeña promises further improvements in TVET
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General, Secretary Isidro S. Lapeña, has vowed to further improve the agency’s various technical vocational education training (TVET) programs.
This was pointed out by Lapeña during an executive meeting of officials and employees of TESDA Region Xll held at the Grand Regal Hotel in Lanang, Davao City last Nov. 13 as part of his first regional tour as head of the agency.
Lapeña says his "takeoff point" as Director General of TESDA is to continue building on the successes of TESDA programs.
“My takeoff point as Director General of TESDA is to improve on what TESDA has now,” says Lapeña, as he cited the importance of TESDA’s programs for TVET.
In order to get a better understanding of TVET program implementation and to get a firmer grasp of the situation on the ground, Lapeña says that he intends to visit all the regional and provincial offices before the year ends.
Under his administration, Lapeña says that the agency will continue to prioritize and implement scholarship programs for the poor, indigenous peoples (IPs), people with disabilities (PWD), rebel returnees, and victims of armed-conflicts.
Lapeña recalls that during his stint in the Philippine Constabulary (PC), now the Philippine National Police (PNP), he was associated with maintaining peace and order. In his PhD dissertation paper, he traced the four roots of rebellion: poverty, ignorance, injustice, and corruption.
He says that the solution to ending or preventing rebellion is to eradicate poverty.
“It is not giving to those who have already. It is more to give to those who do not have much in life, those belonging to the lower strata of society," explains Lapeña.
The TESDA chief further says it is important to give those who are less fortunate better access to free skills training as this will increase their chances to find employment or come up with their own business.
Lapeña adds that he chose to visit first Region Xll because the region is close to his heart.
It was in Region Xll where he served for a long time as a policemen when it was still under the PC until it became the PNP, and says that he has has a lot of good memories of his stay and of his accomplishments there.
Aside from Koronadal City, Lapeña toured General Santos and Davao City during his eight-hour stay in Region Xll.
Lapeña also expressed his support for the plans to construct the TESDA Regional Office and Manpower Training Center buildings in Region Xll.(END)
NEWS RELEASE
Public Information Unit
TESDA
5 November 2018
Kasabay sa pagbubukas muli ng Boracay Island, isinabay din ng Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) ang graduation day ng may 720 mangagawa at residente na naapektuhan sa pansamantalang pagsasara sa Boracay Island.
Ito ay sa idinaos na “Mass Graduation of TESDA Skills Training for Displaced Workers and Other Beneficiaries Affected by the Temporary Closure of Boracay Island” na isinagawa sa Barangay ManocManoc Covered Court, Boracay Island noong Oktubre 26, 2018, kasabay na rin sa muling pagbubukas sa Boracay Island para sa mga turista.
Kung matatandaan, ang Boracay Island na tinaguriang “island paradise” ay isinara sa loob ng anim na buwan simula noong Abril 26 hanggang Oktubre 26 taong kasalukuyan matapos ipag-utos ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte upang bigyan-daan ang isasakatuparang paglilinis at rehabilitasyon sa isla dahil sa lumalalang problema sa basura, mga iligal na mga imprastraktura at iba pang isyu na pangkapaligiran sa isla.
Tinawag ni Duterte ang Boracay bilang “cesspool” dulot na rin ng pollution, overcrowded sa mga turista, tambak na basura at iba pang uri isyung pangkapaligiran.
Ang graduation rites ay pinangunahan ni TESDA Deputy Director General for TESD Operations Alvin Feliciano, TESDA Aklan Provincial Director Joel Villagracia at mga kinatawan ng mga lokal na opisyal ng nasabing lalawigan.
Sa kanyang talumpati, tiniyak ni Feliciano na ang mga graduates na gustong magtayo ng negosyo ay maaring matulungan sa kanilang kapital sa pamamagitan ng pakikipagtulungan ng iba’t ibang ahensya at financial institusyon ng gobyerno tulad ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Landbank of the Philippines (LBP) at Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP).
“Ang TESDA po ay hindi lamang nagbibigay ng training, bagkus kayo po ay tutulungan ng aming mga kasama rito sa TESDA para maiugnay sa mga naghahanap ng empleyado o trabaho, o trabahador na bago sa mga negosyo sa isla ng Boracay. Pangalawa, binanggit ko ang negosyo. Bakit? Ang TESDA po ay may pakikipag-ugnayan sa DTI, DSWD, sa DOLE, ‘yan ang mga ahensya na ‘yan ang tumutulong sa pagbibigay ng puhunan sa mga nagsitapos ng skills training sa TESDA. Kaya sa mga gustong magnegosyo pwede po kayong tulungan ni PD Joel na mai-refer para makakuha ng tulong pangkapital (utang) sa DTI, DSWD, dagdag pa rito ang LBP, at DBP para makasiguro na tayong lahat ay umangat dito sa gobyernong ito,” ani Feliciano.
Ang 720 graduates ay sinanay sa iba’t ibang qualification ng TESDA Provincial Training Center-Aklan at 14 katuwang na mga technical vocational institutes (TVIs) sa nasabing lalawigan.
Ang mga graduates ay kinabibilangan ng Lifeguard Services, 42; Electrical Installation and Maintenance NC ll, 17; SMAW NC l, 113; Housekeeping NC ll, 54; Security Service NC ll, 25; Service Consumer Electronic Products and Systems (leading to Electronics Products Assembly and Servicing NC ll), 66; Driving NC ll, 25; Prepare Hot and Cold Meals (leading to Cookery NC ll), 50; Cake Making, 40; Pastry Making, 33, Bread Making, 30; Perform Manicure and Pedicure, 100; Carpentry/Plaster Concrete/Masonry Surface (leading to Masonry NC ll), 5l; Hilot (Wellness Massage) NC ll; at Dressmaking NC ll, 15.
Matapos pansamantalang ipasara ni Duterte ang Boracay sa mga turista noong Abril, mahigit sa 73,522 residente, 17,326 registered employees at 11,000 unregistered workers ang naapektuhan. Nawalan sila ng trabaho at pagkakakitaan.
Agad na pinakilos noon ni dating TESDA Secretary Guiling “Gene” A. Mamondiong ang mga opisyal at kawani ng TESDA Aklan na bumuo agad ng action plans upang matulungan sa pamamagitan ng iba’t ibang scholarship skills program ng ahensya ang mga naapektuhang mga manggagawa at residente sa pagsasara ng Boracay.
Ito ay upang tulungan na makahanap sila ng mga pansamantalang trabaho at pagkakakitaan.
Ang pagsasanay ay hinati sa dalawang batch.
NEWS RELEASE
Public Information Unit
TESDA
14 October 2018
TESDA names Outstanding TVET Trainer for 2018
A licensed teacher and nurse has been chosen “Outstanding TVET Trainer” at the recently concluded 2018 Tagsanay Award of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
Christopher E. Olipas of the OLM Institute and Skills Training Center for Allied Courses, Inc. in Bulacan, Region-lll topped the annual list of awardees for the 2018 Tagsanay Award which gives recognition and incentives to trainers in private and public technical vocational (tech-voc) institutions in the country.
Olipas is a teacher and a nurse who has a master's degree in nursing and a doctoral degree in Educational Management. He has been an accredited technical vocational (tech-voc) trainer and assessor for 10 years now.
Melea H. Gonzales, of Region lll-Tarlac, an instructor from Tarlac School of Arts and Trade, Inc.(TSATI) finished 1st runner up; and, Ariel D. Ronato, of Teamskills School for Culinary and Hospitality Management (TSCHM), Region Vll-Negros Oriental, 2nd runner-up.
The three awardees are among the Top 8 trainers that also included Rizalie C. Salvacion of The Rizal Memorial Colleges, Inc., (TRMCI), Region Xl-Davao del Sur; Edgar Q. Manato of Lupon School of Fisheries (LSF) in Region Xl-Davao Oriental; George B. Raciles, Divine Word College of Laoag, Inc. (DWCLI), Region I-Ilocos Norte; Maribeth A. Fuerzas, Dipolog School of Fisheries (DSF), Region lX-Zamboanga del Norte; and, Susana E. Tandoc, Maxima Technical and Skills Training Institute, Inc. (MTSTII), Region l-Pangasinan.
Apart from the Outstanding TVET Trainer Award, Olipas also bagged the Best in Activity-Based Assessment special award.
Gonzales received the special awards for Best in Panel Interview and Best in Innovative Training Induction Program; Ronato, Best in Portfolio; Manto, Best in Written Examination; and Fuerzas, Best in Conducting Interview.
The winner of the Outstanding TVET Trainer award received a Php 25,000 cash price; 1st and 2nd runners-up received Php 20,000 and Php 15,000 respectively; and, each trainer who made it in the Top 8 of the competition received Php 5,000. They also received trophies and plaques.
The TESDA Tagsanay Award is an institutional awards system that gives recognition and incentives to trainers from Technical Vocational Institutions (TVIs) and TESDA Technology Institutions (TTIs) who have exceeded the set requirements for Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and have demonstrated competencies beyond expectations.
The TESDA Tagsanay Award was formerly known as the “Kalinga Sa Tagsanay,” particularly the Lakan-Ilaw Awards category, which was given from 2011 to 2013, during which time only trainers from TESDA Technology Institutions were qualified for the award.(END)
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