TESDA to trainees: Enroll in registered training programs
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has urged the public to enroll in technical vocational education and training (TVET) programs that have been properly registered with the agency.

In a statement, TESDA Director General Danilo P. Cruz said all TVET programs open to the public must first be registered with the agency to ensure that these programs strictly comply with their regulations and existing training regulations.
Under TESDA’s Unified TVET Program Registration and Accreditation System (UTPRAS) a Certificate of TVET Program Registration (CTPR) is issued to institutions that successfully comply with the requirements of program registration.
Officially registered TVET programs are listed in the TESDA Compendium of Registered Programs and are subjected to compliance audits. In instances of complaints, surveillance audits may also be conducted. Corresponding sanctions and penalties will be imposed on institutions that are found to be operating without accreditation “Our website has a searchable database of all duly registered programs being implemented in tech-voc institutions nationwide. We urge the public to confirm first with this list before enrolling to avoid inconvenience,” Cruz said.
The database may be accessed through this link: https://www.tesda.gov.ph/tvi.
TESDA said graduates of unregistered training programs cannot be issued with corresponding Special Orders as their credentials cannot be certificated, authenticated, or verified by TESDA.
In addition, a graduate of an unregistered program cannot apply for the Apostille of their training records or credentials with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), which will be required should the graduate apply for a job abroad.
TESDA said about 17,557 training programs have been duly registered with them and are being implemented by 4,600 public and private schools and training centers across the country.