To enable more people in Mindanao to access better job opportunities through technical and vocational training, Representative Paolo Duterte has sought the establishment of a district office of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Davao City.
With 182 barangays and a population of 1.78 million, Davao City alone covers a large area that necessitates setting up a separate TESDA office to enable the agency to effectively deliver its services and fulfill its goal of providing “quality-assured and inclusive” technical and vocational education, Duterte said.
Davao City currently has 113 registered private technical vocational institutions, and three public TESDA training institutions, with 504 registered programs/qualifications, and 33 accredited assessment centers with 224 accredited programs/qualifications.
The current TESDA Provincial Office, which caters to the entire province of Davao del Sur, also covers Davao City.
Duterte proposed the establishment of a TESDA District Office in Davao City through House Bill (HB) 1756.
Establishing this separate TESDA office will provide “better and more focused technical-vocational education and training (TVET) for the people of Davao City,” which has the largest number of deliverables and scope of operations that comprises at least 60 percent of the agency’s regional targets, said Duterte, who represents the city’s 1st District.
Davao City currently has 113 registered private technical vocational institutions, and three public TESDA training institutions, with 504 registered programs/qualifications, and 33 accredited assessment centers with 224 accredited programs/qualifications.
Duterte earlier announced that his congressional office in Davao City is accepting scholarship applicants for various courses under the TESDA Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP).
The program forms part of the government’s ongoing efforts to expand the reach of TVET to the grassroots and improve the employability of underprivileged Filipinos.
Duterte’s office is seeking beneficiaries of the program with the following qualifications: (1) must be 18 years old at the time the TWSP scholarship is completed, and (2) must be a high school graduate.
Here are the following TWSP courses offered by Duterte’s Congressional District Office:
• Automotive Servicing NC I
• Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) NC I
• Electrical Installation and Maintenance NC II
• Health Care Services NC II
• Computer Systems Servicing NC II
• Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) NC II
The abovementioned courses are available at the following institutions:
• Davao Institute of Technical Education, Inc.
• Toyozu Technical School Foundation, Inc.
• Efficio Training, Inc.
• St. Patrick Math-Sci School, Inc.
• Core Institute of Technology, Inc.
Interested applicants may apply for the grant at the 1st Congressional District Office located at the corner of Ponciano and Palma Gil streets. Look for Mr. Loreto G. Masaglang. The applicants may also contact the following numbers: 09667510792 for Globe and 09683022613 for Smart.
