ILOILO CITY – The town of Tubungan in Iloilo province is the pilot site for the skills enhancement program of the International Labor Organization (ILO) of the United Nations (UN). TUBUNGAN Mayor Roquito Tacsagon (center) discusses the ‘Tubong-Tubong’ program that brings services of the local...
The Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) announced on Monday, May 22 that it will not charge first-time jobseekers when acquiring National Certificates (NCs), Certification, Authentication and Verification (CAV), and Certificates of Competencies (CoCs). "First-time job seekers...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva has called on the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to strengthen enterprise-based training (EBT), or programs that are developed within companies and firms. “We keep saying that EBT is the best way to improve outcomes and...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said on Thursday, May 11, that it has inaugurated a three-story Provincial Training Center located in Lipa City, Batangas. In a statement, TESDA said that this is part of its commitment to expanding tech-voc training in the country as...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), said on Friday, April 28 that it will accept scholarship applicants through its biometric-enabled Scholarship Registration System for workers on Labor Day. In a statement, TESDA said that in the National Capital Region (NCR), the...
The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) recently signed a memorandum of agreement on making skills development more responsive to the future of employment. As we sign the agreement, we reaffirm ECOP’s commitment in...
Employers said they are continuously hiring, but stressed that the most qualified applicants will get the first crack at job openings as the local labor pool persists to be bogged down by mismatch in skills against industry demand. Sergio Ortiz-Luis, Jr., president of the Employers Confederation of...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) High inflation is more likely making it difficult for Filipinos to land jobs, and not so much as the reported lack of "soft skills" among graduates in the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. This can be gleaned from Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) announced on Tuesday, April 11 that it aims to train around 2,000 fisherfolk in the municipalities of Mindoro which were affected by the recent oil spill. In coordination with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), TESDA said...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has announced the start Philippine National Skills Competition (PNSC). In a statement on Monday, March 27, TESDA said that up to March 31, over 150 competitors will compete in 18 different skill areas such as 3D Digital Game Art,...
A total of 500 beneficiaries of the iSTAR Program, the upgraded version of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority's (TESDA) Sari-Sari Store Training and Access Resources (STAR) Program has graduated, the agency announced. In partnership with Coca-Cola Philippines, TESDA conducted...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has inaugurated the Regional TVET Innovation Center (RTIC) at the Isabela School of Arts and Trades (ISAT) in Ilagan City, Isabela which will help in providing skills training to the country’s workforce. In a statement, TESDA said...
