The Industry TVET Board is an independent industry-led body that aims to bridge the gap between the demands of the industries and the TVET skills standards by ensuring that education and training systems are responsive to labor market needs. 

• Conduct of Capability Building Programs on the following:

• Establishment and Operationalization of the ITBs;

• Development of Labor Market and Information Report;

• Development of Competency Standards (CS) and Training Regulations; and

• Capacitating Trainers and Assessors.

• Promotion and Advocacy; and

• Payment of corresponding honoraria for experts.

• Provide Labor Market Information and Signals;

• Provide experts for the development and review of CS, TRs, Competency Assessment Tools (CATs) and other TVET programs;

• Implement Developed CS and TRs;

• Supply Experts, Trainers and Assessors;

• Conduct Capability Building for TVET Trainers and Assessors;

• Support Skills Competitions; and

• Lead Industry Consultations on TESDA Programs.

• Lead the sector in shaping the industry’s skills map by providing the needed labor market information;

• Join TESDA in updating TVET programs relevant to the needs and requirements of the industry;

• Provide industry expertise to shape training content and learning outcomes;

• Opportunity to reskill and/or upskill the workforce;

• Provide training based on the specific requirements of the industries;

• Reduce onboarding time and costs with job-ready graduates;

• Access fresh perspectives and ideas from future talent; and

• Access pool of potential future employees through Enterprise Based Training. 

1. Letter of Intent;

2. Secretary’s Certificate;

3. Registration documents (e.g. SEC Registration); and

4. List of member industries/associations. 

The following are the criteria for identifying and selecting the representative of the Industry TVET Board in a specific sector:

• The Industry Association that requires TVET interventions covering the majority of the stakeholders of the specific industry.

• The Industry Association have the means of supporting the government in plotting their industries' roadmaps for economic and human resource development;

• The Industry Association can mobilize its members to provide technical experts in the development, updating, and review of TVET programs;

• The Industry Association has the capability to provide data and input as basis for labor market information and skills mapping; and

• The Industry Association is financially independent and has the capacity to sustain its administrative operations.

Interested groups may sign up here to get started and prepare the above-listed documents. 

An Industry Group, Academe, Government Agency, and other stakeholders can be part of an existing sectoral ITB by signing a Deed of Accession. 

A Deed of Accession is a document that, when signed, binds new stakeholders to any pre-existing agreement with TESDA. Through this document, a party can enjoy the same benefits and perform the roles of the members of an established ITB.

Enterprise-based Training (EBT) refers to TVET programs delivered in the enterprise which may be in-plant or stand alone, or maybe linked with a training provider. These programs are offered to industry group or to enterprises’ employees and individuals. 

The following programs are under EBT:

1. Dual Training System (DTS)
2. Apprenticeship
3. Learnership
4. In-company or on-site training arrangements or other Industry-based training
5. Program on Accelerating Farm School Establishment (PAFSE)

The in-plant training duration shall be at least sixty percent (60%) of the total duration of the DTS program.