TESDA opens new school in Cordillera that offers high-level tech-voc education and training

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Cordillera - The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has opened a new training institution, the Cordillera State Institute of Technical Education (CSITE), which aims to offer high-level technical vocational education and training (TVET).

TESDA Deputy Director General for TESD Operations Aniceto D. Bertiz III, together with Baguio Rep. Marquez O. Go, led the inauguration ceremony in Baguio City, Benguet last Sept. 9.

“Through this endeavor, the institution will play a pivotal role in primarily helping students and out-of-school youths and residents from low-income families, including persons with disabilities,” he said in his message.

“[It will make them] become more productive, self-reliant, and to be developed into globally competitive middle-to-high-level skilled labor force to hasten the social and economic development of the entire CAR,” he added.

Under the supervision of TESDA, the CSITE will be the integration of the Baguio City School of Arts and Trades (BCSAT), the Regional and Provincial Training Centers, and other public training institutions in the region.

It shall endeavor to bring about greater industry-academe collaboration and critical partnerships with local and international institutions to forge mutual skills benchmarking standards, program exchange, and internship training to equip graduates with competencies and preferred job access.

CSITE will offer wide array of training and livelihood courses in the areas of agriculture, industrial technology and hard trades, tourism and hospitality, health and well-wellness, business, computer and informational technology, among others.

“This favorable development has come at a very opportune time as we enter the Fourth Industrial Revolution. CSITE will lead to more responsive course offerings and deliver higher level programs,” Bertiz pointed out.

“CSITE is the very first in the Philippines and can be a model to other regions. Truly this feat is remarkable for the region,” he added.

Also present during the event were National Institute for Technical Education and Skills Development Executive Director David Bungallon and TESDA CAR Officer-in-Charge Regional Director Jovencio Ferrer Jr.

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TESDA pushes scholarship grants nationwide

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will bring its scholarships closer to those who want to avail of free skills training and even help its graduates in finding a job.

This after TESDA Director General Guiling ‘Gene” Mamondiong has stepped up the agency's promotion of the scholarship grants in the provinces, municipalities and districts, when he talked about the two-day National Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Enrollment and Jobs Bridging which will be held on February 27-28.

Mamondiong said that the national TVET enrollment and jobs bridging will be held simultaneously nationwide in local government units (LGUs), sports complex, malls, municipal stadium, and other designated areas.

The event aims to reach out to people the various programs of TESDA which they may avail of, he said.

“This activity will be conducted in partnership with the Local Government Units (LGUs), Public Employment Service Office (PESO), Regional/Provincial Offices of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), companies/industries, technical-vocational education institutions (TVIs) and other stakeholders,” said Mamondiong.

Enrollment is open to all Filipinos age 15 and above for those interested to pursue various technical-vocational (tech-voc) courses.

Requirements for the enrollment include valid ID or NSO birth certificate and 1x1 picture. On the other hand, job applicants should bring their TESDA certificate and resume.

Mamondiong said the event likewise aims to extend to assistance to TESDA graduates in finding employment.

This will serve as "social marketing" and "advocacy mechanism" of TVET and TESDA, he added.

Mamondiong said that the TESDA scholarship program is expected to serve as a driving force for change and upliftment of the lives of the of Filipino people who will contribute to the socio-economic development of the country.

The TESDA chief has also released new rules in awarding scholarship grants under the 2018 Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) and Special Training for Employment Program (STEP), in line with the TESDA Reform and Development Agenda.

--Tesda Press Release || Date: 12-Feb-2017

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