COTABATO
CITY (May 18, 2018) – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (TESDA-ARMM) has been helping in
the advancement of skills and technical education of the region’s constituents
by providing free technical vocational education and training (TVET).
Omarkhayyam
Dalagan, director of TESDA-ARMM, said the authority has conducted a National
TVET Enrolment Day on February 27-28 where more than 23,000 beneficiaries from
the region signified their intentions in availing TESDA’s skills training
courses.
Among
the courses offered are Food Processing, Dressmaking, Carpentry, Masonry,
Plumbing, Computer System Servicing, Health Care Services, Motorcycle/Small
Engine Servicing, Electrical Installation and Maintenance, and others.
Graduates
will undergo Competency Assessment and Certification to determine whether they
can perform within the standard expected in the workplace based on the defined
competency benchmarks. Passers are then provided with a TESDA National
Certificate.
In
2017, TESDA-ARMM has trained a total of 26,638 individuals and assessed 7,297
of whom 87.5% were certified as competent skilled workers. During the same
year, a total of 11,153 scholarship slots were awarded by TESDA-ARMM amounting
to over P81 million covering programs under the Training for Work Scholarship
Program, Private Education Student Financial Assistance, and Skills Training
for Employment Program.
Dir.
Dalagan said TESDA’s services are not limited to providing skills training.
“Kabilang rin sa core services natin ay ang Unified TVET Program Registration
and Acceleration System (UTPRAS) kung saan nire-register natin ang mga
institutions na gustong mag-offer ng technical vocational courses,” he said.
“Tinawag
itong unified dahil what is applicable in other regions is also being
implemented in ARMM,” he added. Under the UTPRAS, 70 new training programs were
registered across the five provinces of the region.
Meanwhile,
Dir. Dalagan said ARMM is promoting the Community-Based Training and Enterprise
Development (CBTED), one of the TVET programs, especially for internally
displaced persons in Saguiaran in Lanao del Sur. He said ARMM Governor Mujiv
Hataman has allocated P10 million for the implementation of the program for conflict-affected
communities.
“Ang
CBTED ay isang programa kung saan sasanayin natin ang isang tao at bibigyan ng
pangangailangan niya tulad ng tool kits at maliit na puhunan, upang masimulan
ang enterprise na kanyang napili,” Dir. Dalagan said. (Bureau of Public
Information)
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