The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has vowed to continue reskilling and upskilling Filipinos amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
On March 26, TESDA forged a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Pilmico Foods Corporation (PILMICO), and Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc. (PSFI) to provide skills training to Filipinos.
The MOA aims to establish partnership between the two parties to conduct a series of live webinars related to baking and cooking programs.
TESDA also partnered with Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc. (PSFI) to improve human capital through industry-based learning and skills development.
TESDA Secretary Secretary Isidro Lapeña said the agency is doing its best to adjust its programs and services to adapt to the challenges brought by the pandemic.
“Through proactive participation of several industries, socio-civic organizations and other government sectors, we strongly believe that we will be able to hurdle these obstacles,” he said in a statement Monday, April 5.
Since the onset of the pandemic, TESDA has also been active in providing training for Filipinos especially Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who were affected by the pandemic.
TESDA also launched several initiatives such as developing and offering a contact tracing training program, enhanced TESDA Online Program (TOP), and establishment of OFW desks in every TESDA Provincial and Regional Office among others.