The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will launch a series of online forums on the current challenges in technical vocational education and training (TVET) and industry sectors.
Among activities of the agency's 26th anniversary celebrations, the four-part TVET virtual conference series with the theme “Survive, Revive, and Thrive: Transforming TVET towards the New Normal and Digital Future" will start on Wednesday, August 27.
Interested parties may register at http://bit.ly/tvetpolicyefora-reg. The public is also invited to join via Facebook.
The series will present current TVET situationers, local and international TVET-related initiatives, and strategies for employment and productivity in the public and private sector.
The eFora will also serve as a platform for consultation and knowledge-sharing on TVET frameworks and policies that should be prioritized, realigned, or created to enable workers and businesses to recover and bounce back amid the pandemic.
TESDA Secretary Isidro Lapeña will give the opening message for WebCon 1, along with ADB Southeast Asia Department Director General Ramesh Subramaniam.
TESDA Policies and Planning Deputy Director General Rosanna A. Urdaneta will be weighing in on "TVET Initiatives, and Strategies for the New Normal and Beyond,” while Asian Development Bank Technology and Innovation Specialist Sameer Khatiwada will be presenting an ADB TVET Sector Study.
Director Toh Swee Chien of SkillsFuture Singapore and Regional Cooperation Program for TVET in ASEAN (RECOTVET) Program Director Ingo Imhoff are also set to speak on "TVET in Singapore: Adapting to the Challenges of COVID-19" and “Learning for Technology in TVET, ” respectively.
Distinguished experts from the academe, national government agencies (NGAs), and various industries will render their views on the presentations and forum topics.
Reactors include Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Executive Director Dindo Vitug, SDB of Don Bosco – One TVET Philippines, and Governor Antonio Sayo of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines.
The main eForum will also be attended by TVET experts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), other international organizations, and all industry sectors in the Philippines.
Stakeholders from public/private partners and non-government organizations (NGOs) will also be participating in the eFora.