training and assessment; employment facilitation; research and development; and technology and innovation, among others.
The Iloilo Science and Technology University was one of the 28 partners that signed the agreement and renewed its commitment to partner with TESDA on program registration, trainers and assessors’ development, and accreditation of assessment centers. ISAT is offering several TVET related courses.
According to the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Iloilo, another signatory to the agreement, their partnership with TESDA is timely, especially on skills development since there are skills required by the industries that are not available at the moment. The partnership with TESDA can help fill the gap.
Other stakeholders that partnered with TESDA for this significant step towards providing quality programs and projects are NEA-EC Training Institute; ILECO I, II and III; Guimelco; Capelco; NOCECO; Department of Agriculture; PhilFDA; Department of Trade and Industry; Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Health, Enrique Galvan Construction Services; Edison C. Builders and Constructions Supply; F. Gurrea Construction Inc; Yul Metal Craft; Iloilo Coffee Board; Iloilo Federation of Information Technology (IFIT), among others.
The initiative is anchored on the thrusts and priorities of TESDA Secretary Suharto Teng Mangudadatu to engage the stakeholders, especially the private industry sector, to invest and participate in TVET to improve the agency’s quality of training delivery and make them aligned and respond to the demands of the new world of work.
All TESDA offices, schools, and training centers had their own partner mobilization and collaboration building initiatives leading to their respective MOA signings. (AAL/LAF/PIA6-Iloilo)
