Ms.

Lorena Lim (MA in Management)

TESDA goals: to train Filipino work force for them to be competent, skilled, with positive work
value (world class) / purpose is to help students
Packages: domestic refrigerator and airconditioning
Dressmaking NC2 (NC= national certificate)
Electronics NC1 and NC2
Shielded melted welding NC1 (carbon plate) & NC2 (carbon-stilled plate)
(majority of the programs are level 2)
Trainers methodology training (33 days methodology course is required to all)
NOTE: TESDA certificates are important (national certificates are required abroad, in PH, not so
much)
TESDA FOCUSES ON ACTUAL SKILLS

2 year courses are registered to and permitted by TESDA by private schools (i.e.
DLSUD)
HIGHER-CHED (4 year courses)
TECH VOC- TESDA (2 year courses)
BASIC- DEPED (K-12)

Requirements:

Highschool graduate
18 years old and above
NBI and police clearance
They are to partake qualifying exams

FUNDS- National agencies are funded by DBM (DBM or Department of Budget and
Management)
Mediums used by TESDA:

Information Dissemination
Flyers
Booth at Robinsons Pala Pala

Problems encountered by TESDA:

Since trainings are free, they seldom encounter problems except for when during the
programs, students drop out of trainings because of financial issues since they are

required to buy the materials that they use for their trainings
TESDA offers assessments or TESDA certificates as they call it, national assessments.
TESDA Cavite, (Paliparan specifically) only offers up to NC3 since there are only a few

training centers.
TESDA branches: Paliparan, Trece (main), EPZA Rosario
Contact #s: 419-0228, 419-2421
Limited trainings in TESDA Paliparan. Barista, Bread & Pastry Production, Food &
Bevarages NC2, Housekeeping are not offered but can be taken in private schools (which

are paid by TESDA)

TESDA Paliparan offers regular training here and community-based wherein trainees go

to organizations to conduct trainings in barangays)

There are now TESDA Assessment Centers in Hongkong and Dubai

Running for first batch of trainees: (5 courses)

37 welding (SMAO and NC1) for 280 hours and NC2 for 320 hours
21 dressmaking NC2 for 280 hours (M-F 8 am-5 pm)

36 domestic refrigerator and airconditioning for 480 hours (280 hours in the center and 200
hours for OJT)
Trainers methodology (usually counted after their graduation) for 264 hours
Consumer electronics and servicing (none since it migrated to electronics products assembly) for
260 hours
(2013= 40 packs (?))
Beneficiaries aside from students:

PWD
Mothers and Fathers without jobs
Entrepreneurship trainings
(Competency based training > modules> activities (few lectures, training hours etc)

Strengths: ACTUAL trainings, helps in abroad

Weaknesses: Small space of the training center means limited number of beneficiaries, under
staff because the training center only offers 5 courses, websites are offered but they are not
updated
Website: tesda.gov.ph
TESDA counterpart in Singapore: ITE (Institute of Technical Education)

Impact Evaluation Study: after the training, theres an evaluation for the
performance of the trainer, curriculum etc

There are no negative feedbacks since they are able to give and satisfy the needs
of the beneficiaries, because the beneficiaries enjoyed the activities since they are
given actual trainings