Enroll Only at TECH-VOC-Accredited Schools

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) warns aspiring technical-vocational students to first check the names of the schools they will enroll in to verify if they have registered programs with TESDA or are genuinely TESDA-accredited.

TESDA, the government’s agency responsible in providing technical skills and training through its programs and services, extends its services to private institutions by giving them accreditation for certain courses offered.

There are many complaints that a number of private institutions have been claiming to be TESDA-accredited but are actually not. TESDA maintains a certain standard among its programs and its schools and accredited institutions.

Each TESDA-accredited institution undergoes a compulsory program registration in compliance with minimum requirements prescribed in training regulations. This is anchored on a competency-based system. The program registration is unified with program accreditation, a voluntary process of demonstrating quality assurance in programs offered.

For their common good, tech-voc schools should register and get proper accreditation from TESDA, and to help propagate quality skills training that will help in the development in the country.

Students may check via www.tesda.gov.ph the list of accredited schools.

1000 TESDA Blue Desks for Enrollment to Employment Program for Graduates

To expedite its “enrollment to employment” program for its graduates, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has set up about 1000 TESDA Blue Desks.

With TESDA completing its 800,000 technical-vocational Pangulong Gloria Scholarships output this year, it is as important to know where their graduates are going after. The Blue Desks are set up to be one of the metrics of performance of Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) which is employment of graduates within six months to one year after graduation.

At present, there are about 1000 Blue Desks units installed in 17 regions located at TESDA Regional Coordinating Councils (RCCs), local government units through governors and mayors, I-CARE partners, tek-bok providers, employers, recruitment agencies, and other regional government offices.

The TESDA Blue Desks offer services such as labor market intelligence, career guidance, referral and placement, emergency employment, apprenticeship, and referral for business development.

Job seekers may register through a TESDA Gold Card given free of charge via online application. The Blue Desk assistants will help upload their resumes to the E-TESDA portal where it will be available for the thousands of local and international companies in JobsDB database seeking for employees.

This innovation in helping TESDA graduates get jobs gives them a big opportunity to be referred, job-matched and traced by these thousands of companies and even by TESDA, to monitor their career after graduating from TESDA schools.

Offset Press and Prepress Operation Training for Pangulong Gloria Scholarships

Do you want to be a competent press operator or prepress operator? Are you interested to work in printing companies here or abroad? If yes, then here is a great opportunity.

Philippine Graphics & Printing Training Center Inc. is now accepting enrollees of the following courses:

1. Offset Press Operation – 180 Hours + On the Job Training (TESDA Reg. No. NTR 0913031085

2. Prepress Operation – 180 Hours + On the Job Training (TESDA Reg. No. NTR 0913031086

They are also offering special training courses on prepress and postpress for the deaf/mute (bingi/pipi)

Qualifications:
• Has aptitude or interested in machine operation or computer graphics
• With good moral character
• High school graduate and passed the NCAE. If no NCAE, you may get YP4SC Self assessment result. Just log in to www.tesda.gov.ph website
• Ages 15-55 years old

To enroll, please come to Philippine Graphics & Printing Training Center at Gate 2 TESDA Complex, East Service Road, Western Bicutan, Taguig City

For inquiries, call 385-4869 and look for Ms. Leah or Sherri or call/text to
0927-6373956