Two courses on gender and development (GAD) have been added by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to its online learning platform in relation to the celebration of National Women’s Month.
According to e-TESDA, the courses “Working in a Gender-Diverse Environment” and “Conducting Gender Analysis, Mainstreaming, and Planning and Budgeting” were integrated into the TESDA Online Program (TOP).
The course “Working in a Gender-Diverse Environment” is available to all TOP learners while “Conducting Gender Analysis, Mainstreaming, and Planning and Budgeting” is initially available to members of TESDA GAD Focal Point System.
TESDA Secretary Isidro Lapeña said that these courses were added to the TOP to provide its users the right information to promote a gender-fair society and a workplace free from gender discrimination.
“We hope that through these online courses, we will be able to increase the public’s level of awareness and concern about issues related to gender and development,” the TESDA Chief said.
The courses were developed by different TESDA offices with the help of the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW).
For those interested to register, enroll, or view the list of available courses, just visit https://www.e-tesda.gov.ph/.
TESDA said that the main goal of GAD in technical vocational education and training (TVET) is to contribute to gender equality and encourage and improve the participation of women in TVET.