Te c h n i c a l E d u c at i o n a n d S k i l l s D e v e l o p m e nt Au t h o r i t y

ANNUAL
REPORT
 M A N D AT E QUALITY POLICY

“We measure our worth

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

The Technical Education and Skills Development

Authority (TESDA) is the government agency tasked by the satisfaction of the
to manage and supervise technical education and skills customers we serve.”
development (TESD) in the Philippines. It was created
by virtue of Republic Act 7796, otherwise known as To achieve this, we
the “Technical Education and Skills Development commit to comply with
Act of 1994”. The said Act integrated the functions of applicable requirements
the former National Manpower and Youth Council and continually improve
(NMYC), the Bureau of Technical-Vocational Education our systems and
of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports processes through:
(BTVE-DECS) and the Office of Apprenticeship of the
Technica l Educ ation a nd Skills Development Authority

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

S trategic Decisions

E ffectiveness
VISION R esponsiveness
The transformational leader in the technical education
and skills development of the Filipino workforce.
V alue added
performance

MISSION I ntegrity
TESDA sets direction, promulgates relevant standards,
and implements programs geared towards a quality-
assured and inclusive technical education and skills C itizen focus
development and certification system.
E ffectiveness

V A L U E S S TAT E M E N T
We believe in demonstrated competence, institutional
integrity, personal commitment, culture of innovativeness
and a deep sense of nationalism.
Te c h n i c a l E d u c at i o n a n d S k i l l s D e v e l o p m e nt Au t h o r i t y
 The
DTI SECRETARY’S
MESSAGE
ANNUAL REPORT 2021

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as we position the Philippine TVET on the international
congratulates the hard-working men and women of the stage and harness its unlimited potential for income
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority generation and career development. Moreover, this will
(TESDA) on another fruitful year of service to the public, enhance our country’s resiliency even as we take advantage
specifically in the skills development of the country’s of opportunities in digital transformation in the 4th
human resources. Industrial Revolution.
Technica l Educ ation a nd Skills Development Authority

For the past As an attached agency of DTI, TESDA has been a Indeed, your guiding principle of “TESDA Abot Lahat” has
years, TESDA reliable partner of the national government in providing been a true measure of your organization’s determination
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employment and livelihood opportunities through the to make TVET more inclusive and accessible. As you
has gone beyond upskilling and retooling of the Filipino workforce. Despite reflect on your performance and achievements in the
skills training the persisting challenges of the pandemic, TESDA has past year, may the lessons of the past encourage you all to
and certification, made significant strides in improving the quality of do even better service. Together, let us continue to bring
Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET) a message of hope to the Filipino people as we realized
engaging in various
being implemented in the country through its two- President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s vision of creating a more
convergence efforts pronged strategy on global competitiveness and workforce comfortable and more prosperous life for all Filipinos.
along with other readiness, as well as social equity and poverty reduction.
organizations Thank you and mabuhay!
For the past years, TESDA has gone beyond skills training
to enhance the and certification, engaging in various convergence efforts
economic condition along with other organizations to enhance the economic
and education of condition and education of our kababayans. And while
we continuously work to expedite our country’s recovery, RAMON M. LOPEZ
our kababayans. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary
these efforts will pave the way for our nation’s dynamism
 The
SECRETARY’S
MESSAGE
The year 2021 remained a challenging period for Even our online learning platform, the TESDA Council (ATC). This year, the ATC, through
everyone. Amid the upheaval, the government Online Program was kept updated and was even TESDA, successfully organized the council’s
exerted its efforts to bring about a whole-of- expanded to address the need for upskilling of first meeting, and the workshops on the ATC
society approach towards the safe reopening of those who opted for online learning. Work Plan and Organizational Development.
socio-economic activities in the country. The
Technical Education and Skills Development In our continued pursuit of strategic thrust, More partnerships were also forged with both
Authority wasted no time in doing its share to “TVET for social equity and poverty reduction”, the public and private sectors as we push for
jumpstart the nation’s recovery. I am proud to our services were expanded, ensuring our area-based and demand-driven TVET. We
say that we concluded the year more certain than special clients are given the appropriate training know that they are part and parcel in ensuring
ever of TESDA’s significant role in developing programs and livelihood interventions and that the human resource we are developing are

TESDA
and harnessing the potentials of the communities assistance, especially those in the geographically truly responsive and relevant.

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through skills development of the Filipinos. isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs).
This 2021 Annual Report is a testament to our For 2022, we will continue upgrading our
collective hard work and dedication to empower Apart from the services brought to the GIDAs, services, with particular attention to our
the lives of our kababayans. we made sure that our repatriated overseas information technology infrastructure. With
Filipino workers (OFWs) and displaced an advanced IT system in place, we can further
Despite the disruptions that persisted, we workers in the country are given the proper improve our organizational efficiency.
managed to focus on delivering our mandate. assistance so they can reskill themselves for
Because of Oplan TESDA Abot Lahat: TVET economic recovery. Thousands of repatriated I take this opportunity to express my sincerest
Towards the New Normal, the agency’s main OFWs, including their dependents retooled gratitude to all our partners for believing and
strategic plan to be able to adapt to the new themselves with various skills enabling them to trusting in our Agency. Without your confidence
normal amid and post pandemic, TESDA start a new job or a livelihood. in us, there would be holes left unfilled.
thrived and remained relevant. The conduct of
flexible training remained unhampered. Because Driven by another strategic thrust, “TVET This is also an excellent time to thank each and
of its readiness, TESDA was able to adapt to the for global competitiveness and workforce every TESDAns. Had it not for our collective
different community quarantine shifting from readiness”, our policies and programs were determination, the need for skills development
one level to another. Be it institution-based revisited and modified as needed. We reshaped of our many kababayans would have been
or community-based training, our frontline our systems to make sure that we get the job compromised. I salute each and everyone in
services continued. Our commitment to serve, done in this recovery period. TESDA!
together with our valued partner tech-voc
institutions nationwide, resulted in the skilling TESDA’s local and international cooperation
of more than one million Filipinos through the were also intensified. Our presence in the
blended learning delivery. ASEAN region continued to be reinforced Sec. ISIDRO S. LAPEÑA, Phd., CSEE
through the Philippine-led ASEAN TVET Director General
Technical Education and Skills Development (TESDA)
 Technica l Educ ation a nd Skills Development Authority ANNUAL REPORT 2021

The

INFRASTRUCTURE
SECRETARY’SPAGE

Up g rading T he
‘TESDA ABOT LAHAT’
 Sec. Isidro Lapeña is
joined by Urdaneta City
Mayor Jello Parayno
during the inauguration
of the PTC-Urdaneta in
Pangasinan last July 22,
2021. PTC-Urdaneta is
among the several PTCs
that had been established
by TESDA in a bid to bring
the Agency’s services
closer to the people.

“It is not giving to those who have already. It is to give more to those who do not
have much in life, those belonging to the lower strata of society.”
This was one of the statements of Secretary different parts of the country. donated by the Local Government of IGACOS
Isidro Lapeña in his assumption speech as being headed by Mayor Al David Uy.
Director General of the Technical Education This year, two Provincial Training Centers were

TESDA
and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) established by TESDA in the Island Garden City Also, for 2021, five Regional TVET Innovation

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last 2018. As the TESDA chief, he championed of Samal (IGACOS) and Kidapawan City. Centers are being constructed in Luzon and
the guiding principle, “TESDA Abot Lahat”. Mindanao, in addition to the three existing
PTC-Kidapawan in Cotabato Province is Innovation Centers in Cebu, Zamboanga
To reach the marginalized and those living situated in a 5,000 square meter lot, inside the Sibugay and Northern Samar.
in the farthest communities, he vowed to Provincial Capitol in Barangay Amas, donated
establish at least one training center in every by the Provincial Government of Cotabato With the establishment of more Provincial
province of the country. headed by Governor Nancy Catamco. Training Centers, Secretary Isidro Lapeña is
convinced that TESDA can reach out to more
Since then, TESDA has been upgrading its On the other hand, the one-storey PTC- Filipinos across the country.
infrastructure by building training centers in IGACOS was built inside a one-hectare land

By December 2021, the total number

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Specialized
57
TESDA
15
Existing Regional
42
Existing Provincial
1
Existing District
Training Centers Administered Schools
of existing and newly established Training Centers (RTC) Training Centers (PTC) Training Center (DTC)

TESDA Training Centers in the

country soared to 183: 54
Newly Established/
1
Newly Established/
6
Newly Established/
2
Provisional Regional
Note: This does not
cover training centers in
Bangsamoro Autonomous
Region in Muslim
Recognized PTCs Recognized RTCs Recognized DTCs Training Team Mindanao
ANNUAL REPORT 2021
Technica l Educ ation a nd Skills Development Authority

The SECRETARY’SPAGE
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Empowering Its Own:

INITIATIVES FOR
PERSONNEL WELFARE
Aside from customer satisfaction, every organization needs a competitive and
efficient human resource to ensure the quality of services they are providing and to
deliver responsive and relevant programs.

With this, TESDA, being the government agency tasked to manage and supervise technical
education and skills development in the Philippines, is continuously empowering and
looking after the welfare of its own personnel.
MAKING TESDANS
PROTECTED VS. COVID-19
As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continue to hit the
country, TESDA still prioritizes its employee’s health and welfare. A facility was also arranged in the TESDA complex in a move to help

TESDA
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Secretary Isidro Lapeña also advocated for vaccination and encouraged personnel who would be needing a place for isolation or quarantine,
all personnel to get protected and avail of free vaccines provided by as directed by the TESDA chief. The medical team of the Central
the government. To make COVID-19 vaccination available to all Office attends to the needs of those accommodated in the isolation and
TESDAns, he created a Technical Working Group (TWG) for the quarantine facility. TESDA’s regional and provincial offices followed suit
efficient implementation of the vaccination drive. The medical team and had put up their own facilities.
of the Central Office arranged a meeting with the doctors of the
Department of Health (DOH) for the vaccination process and strategies. Likewise, the agency regularly distributed health/safety kit containing
The management also coordinated with the IATF-EID for the mass alcohol, facemasks, face shield, and vitamins and provided free shuttle
vaccination of TESDAns at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. services to employees who are reporting physically to the Central Office.

The vaccination commenced on June 28. By December 31, 2021, 90.51%

of the agency’s total personnel nationwide have received COVID-19 jabs.

VACCINATED 665 90.51% 6,070

PERSONNEL
REGULAR AND JOB ORDER PERSONNEL
REGULAR AND JOB ORDER PERSONNEL (from the regional/provincial centers
(from the Central Office) and TESDA Administered Schools)
Agency Vaccination Rate 2021
 WORKFORCE
ANNUAL REPORT 2021

TRAININGS

EMPLOYEES
TRAININGS TRAINED
The SECRETARY’SPAGE

33
IN-HOUSE TRAININGS
3,456
UPSKILLING
OF WORKFORCE
Technica l Educ ation a nd Skills Development Authority

120 1,301
EXTERNAL PROVIDER
TRAININGS
10

Throughout the year, TESDA has provided interventions Training programs sponsored by foreign counterparts

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FOREIGN TRAININGS
191
to its Regular and Job Order personnel to ensure the
efficiency of TESDA’s workforce and strengthen the
delivery of TVET programs.
were also facilitated to ensure that our workforce
capabilities meet global standards.

TESDA also made sure that the year 2021 will be the time
Secretary Isidro Lapeña has always been firm with his for further strengthening of its ranks and for building
policy to prioritize job order employees in filling-up vacant a stronger pool of TVET practitioners through the
positions. However, it is a challenge to appoint them due National TVET Trainers Academy (NTTA). Trainings
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CIVIL SERVICE
to ineligibility to the Civil Service Commission (CSC)
requirement. To help Job Orders obtain Civil Service (CS)
for management and supervisory personnel as part of the
National Trainers Development Program (NTDP) were
EXAMINEES eligibility, Secretary Lapeña personally requested the CSC provided for teaching and non-teaching TESDA personnel.
to conduct Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test

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(CSE-PPT) inside the TESDA compound last July 18, 2021. Three (3) Administrators Conference (AdCon) were
also conducted which serves as a platform and capacity
PASSERS From January to December 2021, the TESDA Development building activity to orient administrators and regularly
(40 CS-Professional / 2
CS-Sub-professional)
Institute (TDI) initiated the development of In-House align TTIs on new policies and deployment guidelines,
Training Programs to provide developmental interventions to identify gaps and training interventions, monitor
the agency’s workforce. TESDA also partnered with various compliance to the directives of the Secretary and share
training providers in the offering of programs that aimed to good practices.
address the training needs gap of TESDA employees.
 NATIONAL TRAINERS
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
TRAINERS METHODOLOGY LEVEL I
14
Provincial and INCREASING 421
NEWLY HIRED
EMPLOYEES

THE WORKFORCE
District Directors
59
Administrators

LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSE

181
To ensure TESDA is capacitated to deliver its mandate with the right
number of workforce, the agency has been coordinating with the
830
PROMOTED
EMPLOYEES
Administrators Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for the remaining 284
14 positions to complete the requested 996 plantilla positions. It can be
Provincial and recalled that in 2019, Secretary Isidro Lapeña requested the President
District Directors
for 996 additional positions which were subsequently approved during
44 the 39th Cabinet meeting on July 1, 2019. Out of the 996 positions, 702
TTI Administrators
had been approved by the DBM.
STEM RELATED TRAINING
160 Despite the tough challenge in implementing human resource policies
Trainers and guidelines, TESDA has managed to adapt by conducting virtual
interviews and deliberation to continuously fill up its vacant positions.
TRAINING COST
COMPUTATION WORKSHOP

TESDA
11
22
Non-Teaching Personnel

CAPABILITY PROGRAMS
73
TTI Administrative/
Non-Teaching Personnel

95
Regional Lead Trainers (RLTs)
on newly developed Competency Standards
and promulgated Training Regulations

95
Master Trainers
on 21st Century Skills Training
 The SECRETARY’SPAGE

TESDA-ISRAEL AGROSTUDIES
PARTNERSHIP PRODUCES

NEXT GENERATION
PINOY FARMERS
ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Since taking over the helm of TESDA, participating state universities and colleges The 11-month training program exposes the
Secretary Isidro Lapeña has been advocating (SUCs) signed last December 22, 2020, the Filipino delegates to advanced studies and
for the prioritization of agriculture-related agency facilitated the training of 401 individuals training in various agricultural areas which
qualifications and training, primarily to bolster in the 2020-2021 training season. include horticulture (irrigation technologies,
the country’s initiatives for food security. vegetable farming and greenhouses, fruit trees
In his message during the send-off ceremony farming, postharvest science, plant protection,
Technica l Educ ation a nd Skills Development Authority

Likewise, the Secretary has also emphasized

the need to encourage more Filipino youth for the first batch of Filipino Agrostudies and advance agriculture under international
to engage in agriculture to ensure a sufficient scholars, Lapeña said, “Israel has one of the standards), animal science (dairy cattle
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number of next generation farmers who are best agricultural technologies in the world and farming, poultry farming, swine, beef cattle
equipped with updated agri-related knowledge you are the fortunate ones who will be able to farming, sheep farming, aquaculture, and
and skills, and who are proficient in using the learn and apply it here in order to help not just apiculture), and entrepreneurial initiative.
latest farming technologies. your family but your province, your region and
eventually the whole country.” As the end goal of the training program is for
Carrying out this strategy and initiative, TESDA the participants to transform ideas to reality,
has found a valuable training partner in the Another 400 individuals in the ongoing 2021- upon their return to the country, the scholars
Agrostudies, an international training center 2022 training season started their studies are required to implement the agriculture
that provides agri-related training programs in Israel in the latter part of 2021. These business plan they had formulated under the
in Israel to students from developing countries scholars include trainers and employees of guidance of their Israeli tutors.
worldwide. Established with support from the various TESDA Technology Institutions, the
Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, TESDA’s persistent promotion and advocacy
of Agriculture, Agrostudies’ programs focus Department of Agriculture - Agricultural of agriculture training in the country has
on capacity building through practical and Training Institute, Bataan Peninsula State proven to be a stroke of foresight on the part
professional knowledge transfer. University, Bulacan Agricultural State College, of Secretary Lapeña’s administration, as his
Pampanga State Agricultural University, previous directive for TESDA’s offices and
Through a Memorandum of Understanding Pangasinan State University, Tarlac Agricultural training centers to establish their own mini
between TESDA and Agrostudies signed on University, Cotabato Foundation College of organic farms yielded food products that came
December 16, 2020 as well as Memoranda Science and Technology, and Isabela State to good use during the COVID-19 community
of Agreement between TESDA and seven University. quarantines in 2020 which temporarily crippled
the country’s food supply chains.
C ompa ssionate s er v ice :

REACHING OUT
to Typhoon Odette victims
In a bid to contribute to strengthening the Community-based trainings were also
government’s response to natural calamities, conducted with livelihood activities, feeding
disasters, or any other untoward incidents, programs, and donation drives.
TESDA launched ‘TESDAmayan’ this year as  
one of the agency’s banner programs. Meanwhile, around 500 individuals who have
  lost their jobs because of the pandemic were
It is an initiative that aims to assist affected listed as pilot beneficiaries of the Malasakit
residents through relief operations, Training Program of TESDA launched
reconstruction by way of training cum- November 17, 2021, in partnership with the
production, and other skills and livelihood office of Senator Bong Go.
training as they struggle to get back on their  
feet. The beneficiaries are from the CaMaNaVa

TESDA
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  - Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela;
Secretary Lapeña emphasized that TESDA PaMaMariSan - Pasig, Mandaluyong, Marikina,
embraces the distinct sympathetic nature of the San Juan; and Quezon City Districts of the
Filipinos, who are always ready to help their National Capital Region.
kababayans in distress.  
  Senator Go commended TESDA for coming
In its launch, TESDA offices, training up with the program which signifies the
institutions, and partners also organized compassionate service of the government for
community pantries all over the country its people.
wherein harvests from their established  
mini-organic farms were shared with their “I am happy that TESDA has adopted the word,
communities amid the pandemic. ‘Malasakit’ in its quest to improve the lives of
  our fellow Filipinos in need,” Go said.
After Typhoon Odette hit six regions across  
the country in December this year, the spirit of In 2020, at the onset of the pandemic, Secretary
TESDAmayan was widely felt as non-affected Lapeña also ordered the regular operation of all
regions were tapped to act as ‘buddies’ to the TESDA Malasakit Help Desks in international
affected ones, and together, they started a airports amid the pandemic to welcome and
training-cum-production initiative to reconstruct serve the returning Overseas Filipino Workers
damaged houses and other structures. (OFWs) who are in search of new skills and
  opportunities in the country.
 The SECRETARY’SPAGE

Serving Filipinos
Amid Pandemic

TESDA
ANNUAL REPORT 2021

GAINS HIGH
APPROVAL
Technica l Educ ation a nd Skills Development Authority

& TRUST
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RATINGS
“We measure our worth by the satisfaction
of the customers we serve.”

This is stated in the Technical Education and Skills

Development Authority’s (TESDA) Quality Policy. Because
of this, the agency made a commitment to provide its
customers fast and efficient service they deserve.

This 2021, TESDA’s services were reflected in the series of

survey conducted by the independent pollster PUBLiCUS
Asia. In its First, Second, Third and Fourth Quarter
PAHAYAG Survey, TESDA maintained high approval and
trust ratings among government agencies.
“I also thank our kababayans for their continuing trust and support to TESDA. I assure
you that we will remain steadfast in delivering the services you need especially during 62.10%
Approval Rating

this health crisis.” 42.80%

Trust Rating

The first quarter publication of PAHAYAG survey According to Secretary Isidro Lapeña, TESDA’s
which was conducted from March 20-29, TESDA high ratings may be attributed to its advocacy of First Quarter
topped the approval rating at 62.1 percent, helping the displaced workers through up-skilling Rating 2021
followed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines or re-skilling for re-employment. The agency
(AFP) at 60.1 percent and the Department of Social was also seen at the forefront of creating small
Welfare and Development (DSWD) at 13.9 percent. livelihood opportunities amid the high number of
TESDA also placed second in the trust ratings at joblessness. 65.00%
42.8 percent among the national agencies, following Approval Rating

the AFP at 43.9 percent. At the height of the COVID-19 last year, TESDA 45.00%
Trust Rating
launched and intensified several projects catering to
Further, according to the 2021 PAHAYAG Second displaced workers, OFWs, indigenous peoples, and
Quarter Survey, TESDA placed second in both former rebels. It reached out to the impoverished Second Quarter
approval and trust ratings with 65 percent approval communities with numerous programs initiated by its Rating 2021
rating and 45 percent trust rating. The survey was regional offices nationwide, varying from agriculture to
conducted during the period of July 13-19, 2021. construction-related and other tech-voc trainings. The
agency was also quick to request the Inter-Agency Task

TESDA
Likewise, the third quarter publication of the Force on Emerging and Infectious Diseases (IATF- 62.70%

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PAHAYAG Survey showed that TESDA maintained EID) to approve the resumption of some of its training Approval Rating

its high approval and trust ratings. The agency has and assessment activities previously affected by the 42.70%
Trust Rating
also ranked second in high approval ratings with imposition of stricter quarantine levels. The agency also
62.7 percent and second among the most trusted intensified its TESDA Online Program (TOP). It was
agencies with 42.7 percent trust rating. The survey during the quarantine when an unprecedented number Third Quarter
was done during the period of October 11-18, 2021. of enrollees took place. From its launching in 2012 up Rating 2021
to December 2021, the TOP now has more than three
Also, for the 2021 PAHAYAG Fourth Quarter million registered users. It also added more online
Survey, TESDA again placed second in both courses.
approval and trust ratings with 67.7 percent and 67.70%
46.1 percent, respectively. Its approval rating was up When the pandemic began, the agency was also in Approval Rating

by five percent from its 3rd quarter rating. the foreground in producing and distributing face 46.10%
Trust Rating
masks, face shields, protective body suits, sanitizers
Despite the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic and disinfectants to uniformed personnel, health
which began in early 2020, TESDA still fulfilled its workers and other frontliners. Fourth Quarter
commitment to serving the learners by making its Rating 2021
training delivery responsive to the “new normal” Secretary Lapeña credited the hard work, bravery
situation. and commitment of every TESDA personnel for the Source: PAHAYAG Survey Results
of Publicus Asia
high ratings the agency has received.
 The
2021 TESDA
ACCOMPLISHMENT
REPORT

MORE THAN A MILLION FILIPINOS

FINISH TESDA TRAINING
ANNUAL REPORT 2021

TESDA reached a milestone this year by studied Agricultural Crop Production NC Jeron Tanglaw, a public school teacher and a
recording more than a million individuals II and is now the president of Pita Farmers’ part-time book writer in Tanauan, Batangas,
who graduated in various training courses. Association. decided to take Barista NC II during the
start of a pandemic to expand his skills and
According to the 2021 TVET Output of the “If they really want to earn, farming is a fulfill his passion for coffee making. He has
Technica l Educ ation a nd Skills Development Authority

agency, most of the graduates took training good option. They can communicate with transformed his first coffee cart into a coffee
courses under Agriculture, Forestry and TESDA because they have trainings to offer,” shop, making him a popular and rising
Fishery; Tourism (Hotel and Restaurant); and De Guzman said in a TESDA Abot Lahat entrepreneur in their area.
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Social, Community Development, and Other Nationwide interview last March 27, 2021.
Services Sectors. “I generated income more than I have
As the Chairperson of the Poverty Reduction, expected and was able to create jobs for
These sectors are the workforce of the Livelihood, and Employment Cluster of the people in this pandemic. I was able to show
country that contributes to food security and National Task Force to End Local Communist that TESDA graduates are competent, skilled
addresses the unemployment in this time of Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), Secretary and life ready,” he said in an interview
the pandemic. Isidro Lapeña also visited the far-flung with the TESDA Public Information and
communities to empower the IPs and the Assistance Division last May 2021.
The beneficiaries of various TESDA former rebels and bring back their trust to
scholarship trainings are composed of the government. Among his directives is to With the guidance and directives of Secretary
Indigenous People (IPs), the unemployed, ensure the implementation of the Barangay Lapeña, various efforts and initiatives were
out-of-school-youth, persons with disabilities, Development Program in the priority made to ensure that TESDA’s mandate will
persons deprived of liberty, women, rebel barangays identified by the NTF-ELCAC. still be delivered despite the challenges – that
returnees, drug surrenderers, and the Overseas is to provide relevant, accessible, high-quality
Filipino Workers (OFWs), among others. Tourism is also one of the hardest-hit sectors and efficient technical education and skills
One of these OFW-beneficiaries is Ivy De during the pandemic. Fortunately, some development.
Guzman of Bataan, a former OFW who TESDA graduates are using unique ideas to
returned to the country and decided to earn.
establish her own farm with her family. She
 TESDA
TVET
Accomplishment Report as of December 31, 2021

TOTAL TVET
OUTPUT Sec. Isidro Lapeña during the launch of the training programs on
Organic Agriculture Production and Photovoltaic Systems Installation in

1,240,099 634,799 Sitio Ilihan, Brgy. Marahan, Marilog District, Davao City. Sitio Ilihan is a
GIDA and a beneficiary of TESDA-led PRLEC programs.
ENROLLED ASSESSED

1,157,189 583,987

TESDA
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GRADUATES CERTIFIED BARANGAY
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
TRAINING
BY DELIVERY MODE
81 337 230
PRE-IMPLEMENTATION OFF-GROUNDING SUSTAINING

1
INSTITUTION-BASED ENTERPRISE-BASED COMMUNITY-BASED
TRAINING TRAINING TRAINING
153
572,688 84,057 583,354 SUSTAINABLE EXIT STAGE
ENROLLED ENROLLED ENROLLED

526,357 86,004 544,828

GRADUATES GRADUATES GRADUATES
TOTAL OF
BARANGAYS SERVED: 802
Communities and Local Government Units Services Deputy Director General Gabriel Luis
Quisumbing during a site visit in Barangay Balocawe, Matnog, Sorgoson, a recipient of
Barangay Development Project under the PRLEC.
 TESDA
TECHNOLOGY
INSTITUTIONS

401,405
ANNUAL REPORT 2021

ENROLLED

369,395
GRADUATES

TRAINING
REGULATIONS
& COMPETENCY
ASSESSMENT TOOLS
Technica l Educ ation a nd Skills Development Authority

DEVELOPMENT

313
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Training Regulations
Promulgated

301
Competency Assessment
Tools Developed

493
Diploma Programs
Recognized

75.61%

EMPLOYMENT RATE
OF TVET GRADUATES
(Based on the partial result of the 2021 Study
on the Employment of TVET graduates)
SPECIAL CLIENTS NUMBER OF TVET
Former Rebels PROVIDERS
9,702 SCHOLARSHIP
8,436 4,098 PROGRAMS
Private
Drug Dependents/
Surrenderers 246 T WSP PE SF A STEP
Public Private Education Student
8,410 Training for Work Special Training for
7,826 199 Scholarship Program Fund Assistance Employment Program
TTIs
Indigenous People and
Cultural Communities 4,543
223,488 11,722 80,637
ENROLLED ENROLLED ENROLLED
130,993 TOTAL
119,306
REGISTERED TVET 152,222
GRADUATES
10,691
GRADUATES
54,155
GRADUATES
Persons Deprived of Liberty PROGRAMS
and their Families
10,703 15,399
9,500 Universal Access Tulong Trabaho Rice Extension
With Training Regulations (WTR)
to Quality Tertiary Scholarship Program Services Program
Build! Build! Build! 1,902 Education Act (TTSP) (RESP)
154,443 No Training Regulations (NTR) (UAQTEA)
147,145 17,301
Returning/Repatriated OFWs
TOTAL 46,030 47,145 51,893
ENROLLED ENROLLED ENROLLED
14,170 ACCREDITED ASSESSMENT
17,910 17,519 42,114

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GRADUATES GRADUATES GRADUATES
Agrarian Reform Beneficiary 6,556
9,393 Qualification
9,995 1,376 Barangay Kabuhayan Skills Training Program (BKTSP)
Institution
Family Members of KIA/WIA
2,078 ACCREDITED COMPETENCY
502
ENROLLED
1,928 ASSESSORS
4Ps Beneficiary
60,816
12,616 162
GRADUATES
Qualification
55,686
7,263
Wounded-in-Action AFP
& PNP Personnel
Individual
COMPLIANCE AUDIT
667 ACCREDITED TVET TRAINERS
655 Program Registration Assessment and Certification
36,408
TOTAL Qualification 5,385 4,904 4,426 4,172
401,375 20,826 Registered Audited TVET programs Qualifications Audited
373,703 Individual programs audited compliant to TESDA, Audited Qualifications
industry, and industry Compliant to
ENROLLED standards and TESDA’s Policies
GRADUATES requirements and Guidelines
 As the regional, inter-sectoral body tasked with the coordination,
research and development and monitoring of regional education
programmes to support the advancement of tech-voc education and
training (TVET) in the region, the ASEAN TVET Council has organized
major activities this year, starting off with its first meeting last March 10,
2021.

Organized by TESDA, the virtual meeting highlighted the acceptance of

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Singapore as ATC Vice-chair, the endorsement of the Rules of Procedure

of ATC, and the agreement on the development of the ATC work plan,
in which the Counil identified the following six (6) priority areas:
market-responsive workforce, research, TVET image, quality assurance,
qualification of TVET professionals, and TVET implementation and
financing.

The inaugural meeting was attended by the ATC Focal Points and
representatives from education, labour and economic ministries of
Technica l Educ ation a nd Skills Development Authority

ASEAN Member States, ASEAN Confederation of Employers (ACE),

ASEAN Trade Union Council (ATUC), ASEAN Future Workforce
Council (AFWC), Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization
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“We hope to come up with a comprehensive (SEAMEO) Secretariat, and SEAMEO Regional Centre for Technical and
work plan that provides a clear framework Vocational Education and Training (VOCTECH).
for coordination between the different
players in TVET, as well as a basis for policy
recommendations, programs, and activities that
will improve our respective TVET systems.”

ASEAN TVET
– Sec. Isidro Lapeña, Welcome Remarks,
ATC Work Plan Development Workshop

COUNCIL PUSHES FOR

TVET ADVANCEMENT
THE ATC WORK PLAN DEVELOPMENT KICK-OFF WORKSHOP ON THE ATC
THE ATC WORKPLAN 2021-2030 ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
In a bid to further the ATC’s goals, TESDA
with the support of the ASEAN Secretariat and In response to the ATC Work Plan Outcome 5 on
OUTCOME 1
Regional Cooperation Programme in Technical Strengthened labour-market orientation of TVET through the sustained and effective ATC as an institution in
and Vocational Education and Training effective use of labour market information and leadership of the region, the ATC Organizational Development
(RECOTVET), hosted the workshop on the business and industry in TVET (OD) workshop was convened on November
development of the ATC Work Plan on 16-17, 2021 via videoconference. The workshop
June 15-16 via videoconference. OUTCOME 2 served as a harmonization platform to clarify
Improved digital readiness, resilience to disruptions, and the roles of focal points as key player, strengthen
adaptability of TVET systems to emerging trends
The ATC Work Plan 2021 to 2030 anchors cohesiveness, and promote development of the
on existing ASEAN frameworks including OUTCOME 3 Council.
the ASEAN Declaration on Human Resource Enhanced capacity of TVET personnel, including political-
Development for the Changing World of Work, decision makers, managers, teachers, instructors, and trainers Attended by the 64 delegates of ATC Focal Points
ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework, at schools and in companies from education, labour and economic ministries
and the sectoral work plans of labour, of ASEAN Member States, the workshop affirmed
education, and economic sectors. OUTCOME 4
the regional work of ATC, its future policy focus,
Improved image and status of TVET and increased demand for
initial and continuous TVET programmes in and across ASEAN and programmatic initiatives:
The said Work Plan and the Rules of Procedure Member States (AMS)

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have been endorsed and adopted by the ATC • Consider the level of development of each

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focal points, and the ASEAN Education OUTCOME 5 AMS in prioritizing national and regional
Ministers Meeting (ASED), ASEAN Labour Sustained and effective ATC as an institution in the region
actions and to leverage on existing TVET
Ministers Meeting (ALMM), and ASEAN regional knowledge platforms in sharing
OUTCOME 6
Economic Ministers Meeting (AEM), and were Harmonized TVET policies or frameworks to improve whole of expertise and research and development
also noted by the ASEAN leaders during the ASEAN TVET environment findings.
38th ASEAN Summit last October 26, 2021.
• Balance the needs of the region and those
of AMS and to ensure that no duplication
of existing initiatives and approaches in
The ATC Chair, Sec. identifying the priorities of ATC.
Isidro S. Lapeña with
the ATC focal points
from education, labor • Consider the importance of stakeholders’
and economic sectors analysis and engagement according to the
and non-government
members, ACE, AFWC,
Terms of Reference (TOR) and identify
ATUC and SEAMEO the ASEAN Member States’ action items
Secretariat during the and corresponding timeline based on the
ATC Inaugural Meeting
held on 10 March 2021. outcomes of the workshop.
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TESDA continues to play an active role in the Asia Pacific fourteen (14) member economies: Australia, Canada,
TESDA is
Technica l Educ ation a nd Skills Development Authority

Economic Cooperation (APEC) through the Human People’s Republic of China, Indonesia, Republic of
Resources Development Working Group (HRDWG). In Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, the
responsible
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fact, one of the agency’s key officials, Deputy Director Russian Federation, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, United
General for Policies and Planning Rosanna A. Urdaneta States, Vietnam. Together with the APEC HRDWG Lead
sits as the duly elected HRDWG Capacity Building Shepherd Professor Dong Sun Park from South Korea, for promoting
Network (CBN) Coordinator for 2021-2022. and the APEC Secretariat Liu Zhongzhen, the CBN
Meeting was chaired by the CBN Coordinator, DDG human capacity
The HRDWG was established in 1990 to play an Rosanna Urdaneta and CBN Co-Chair, Ms. Rebekah
important role in building the human capacity in
the Asia Pacific. As the Coordinator, the TESDA is
Hood from New Zealand. building on skills
responsible for promoting human capacity building on
skills development, human resource management and
During the Concluding HRDWG Plenary Meeting on
May 27, DDG Urdaneta presented the outcomes of the
development,
vocational training by providing technical guidance
on the development and the implementation of APEC
said virtual HRDWG CBN Meeting.
human resource
projects and initiatives of all 21-member economies The development of the CBN Roadmap was discussed
related to capacity building and ensuring their active in the meeting as proposed by the CBN Coordinator. management
participation. The CBN Roadmap framework was adapted from the
presentation of Dr. Chun of Chinese Taipei and outlined and vocational
Last May 20-27, 2021, the annual HRDWG Meeting as follows: New Mindset, Digital Capacity, Re-skill, and
was conducted. In between those sessions was the two- Re-style. training
day Capacity Building Network meeting attended by
APEC CAPACITY
BUILDING NETWORK

CBN ROADMAP
To further facilitate knowledge sharing, skills development, human resource
management, and vocational training programs and services that contribute towards

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and conforming to the HRDWG Strategic Plan 2021-2025, a CBN Roadmap was
developed relevant to APEC Framework on Human Resources Development in the
Digital Age and APEC Services Competitiveness Roadmap (ASCR) Implementation
Plan 2016-2025. The roadmap aims to ensure that the quality of skills and competencies
meets the supply chain demands of the region. Member countries such as Singapore,
Australia, Chinese Taipei, Canada and Mexico provided valuable comments and
suggestions in the final draft prior to its endorsement to the HRDWG Lead Shepherd
and APEC Secretariat for approval in 2021.

“After careful consideration, and in support of TESDA’s thrust towards

the internationalization of Philippine TVET, we are pleased to transmit
the nomination of Ms. Rosanna A. Urdaneta, Deputy Director General
for Policies and Planning, as CBN Coordinator for 2021-2022.”

– Sec. Isidro S. Lapeña | April 05, 2021

 Eng ag ing
DEVELOPMENT
TESDA maintains its close collaboration with commitment of ob th governments to ensure Center (EDC). Opportunity 2.0 aims to
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international development organizations in TVET’s inclusivity through the SfP. strengthen second-chance education programs
ensuring the provision for quality and inclusive for vulnerable out-of-school youth (OSY) in
technical – vocational education and training e SfP targets the enhancement of the the hP ilippines. e program collaborates
(TVET). For the past years, the agency has country’s capacity to increase inclusive, and works with national and local systems
been actively working with the International mutually benecial economic development supporting youth in order to provide 180,000
Labour Organisation (ILO) with funding resulting from greater employability and youth with the skills and opportunities to
support from the United iK ngdom government productivity yb enabling policies and practices improve their education, employment, and
for the Skills for rP osperity (SfP) rP ogramme that ensure cost-eectiveness, access, and livelihood outcomes. TESDA is among the
and the U.S. Agency for International sustained quality of TVET anchored on the Implementation partners of this project along
Development (USAID) for the Opportunity four pillars of Equity, Quality, Relevance, and with the Department of Education and other
Technica l Educ ation a nd Skills Development Authority

2.0 project. ese two signicant multi-year Cost-eectiveness. Each pillar targets specic partners such as SEAMEO-INNOTECH,
projects aim to respond to development outcomes to support the TVET sector. e h
P ilippine Business for Education (PBEd),
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challenges in the country through TVET. major strategy is enhancing the capacity of Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), Accenture,
e agency is also a recipient of a Technical policy makers, sta of relevant ministries and and Catholic Relief Services (CRS).
Assistance (TA) from the Asian Development technical agencies in the areas relevant to the
Bank (ADB) for the TVET Sector Study and program’s outcomes. Notable accomplishments
the World Bank (WB) for the Review of the include the Report on the Gender Equality IMPLEMENTATION SITES FOR THE O2 PROJECT
hP ilippine uQ alications Framework (PF Q ). and Social Inclusion (GESI) in TVET, conduct 1. Luzon: Angels City, Quezon City, Valenzua City,
ese two studies provide empirical evidence on of forums and workshops on the review of and Legazpi City
the state of the TVET system in the light of labor TVET and LMI systems and developing multi- 2. Visay: Cebu City and Tagbilarn City
market challenges and policy recommendations party partnerships, initial review on existing 3. Mindao: Cagayn de Oro City, Zambong City, Isabel City,
on strengthening the TVET System. system of assessment and certication using Davao City, Cotabo City, and General Santos City.
digital technologies, conduct of review of
the hP ilippine lifelong learning practices and
public-private partnerships in TVET, and skills Opportunity 2.0 works with the h P ilippine
development as basis for identifying potential government to assist youth in addressing
e SfP is implemented yb the ILO with the partners for pilot programs. barriers to lifelong learning and professional
generous support of the government of the United success through a systems approach
iK ngdom. aL st February 10, 2021, Sec. Isidro program of providing work-based learning,
S. aL peña, and then British Ambassador to the entrepreneurship opportunities, and training
hP ilippines, eH r Majesty’s Ambassador Daniel e Opportunity 2.0 is a 5-year, USD37.5 that is relevant and responsive. For TESDA, the
rP uce, signed the Memorandum of Understanding million program funded yb the USAID and program aims to target 65,000 OSYs enrolled
which formally seals and strengthens the implemented yb the Education Development in TESDA-supported activities, 600 TVET
PARTNERS
for qualit y T V ET
trainers trained and TESDA administration TVET in the hP ilippines. In essence, it
and support sta oriented. examines how well we have been performing
and suggests how we can best move forward.
For 2021, the project developed the TVET
Trainers Inventory Report. iL kewise, a total e paper study is a key part of TESDA’s
of 473 sets of Work Readiness Modules on mission to scale up the provision of skills
21st Century Skills for NC I and NC II were training opportunities for the benet of the
distributed to the TESDA Master Trainers Filipino people and the economy, and to ensure
who completed the training, TESDA Training a better-prepared and resilient h P ilippine
Institutions, and to the TESDA executive oces. TVET sector. Likewise, it provides details
on the assessment of the h P ilippine TVET
Lastly, TESDA was part of the research sector in the context of the Fourth Industrial
report on “e Impact of COVID-19 on Revolution and the changing demand for

TESDA
Opportunities for Out-of-School Youth in the labor, especially with the coronavirus disease

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h
P ilippines” under the USAID Opportunity (COVID-19) pandemic, which has amplied
2.0 and Accenture collaboration. e report the importance of TVET in the upskilling and
provides insights and practical suggestions reskilling of our workforce.
to those working toward development of
out-of-school youth skills and employment e study also provides substantive
opportunities. recommendations for successful TVET
provision such as strengthening TVET
e SfP and Opportunity 2.0 are signicant governance, institutionalizing of
projects aimed to create and promote communication channels between the three
sustainable development through TVET. h
P ilippine education agencies, boosting TVET
enrollment in priority sectors, intensifying
industry engagements, and leveraging TVET
for the post-CV
O ID-19 economic recovery.

e TVET Sector Study was virtually launched

e TVET Sector Study, produced through on 23 March 2021 where it was attended yb ADB
strong partnership and collaboration between and TESDA cials
O as well as representatives
TESDA and the Asian Development Bank from the academe and industry sectors.
(ADB) provides objective, empirical, and
detailed analyses of TESDA and h P ilippine
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AREA-BASED AND
ANNUAL REPORT 2021

DEMAND-DRIVEN TVET
One of the TVET program delivery reforms is the Area-Based The Phase 2, from August to December 2021, covered the TESDA aligned its strategies by
and Demand-Driven TVET (ABDD-TVET) promulgated by immersion activities where the regional and provincial offices adapting the skills mapping concept
the TESDA Board on May 11, 2021 and disseminated thru conducted the actual implementation of each of the major for the identification of skills
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requirements and the anticipation

TESDA Circular No. 42 s. 2021. Although the ABDD-TVET processes as supervised by the concerned Executive Office.
of change in the labor market that
focuses on the critical needs of the industries and employers A Work Instruction for each ABDD-TVET process was also
translates to new and emerging
in the area, the Agency remains heavily guided by the developed to better assist the regional and provincial offices in
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skills. In the skills mapping process,

government’s national goals and priorities. Said reform is the the facilitation and implementation of the program. all provincial offices shall identify
direct translation of TESDA’s strategic and purposive response existing skills requirements
for “agility and flexibility”, addressing global competitiveness Meanwhile, Phase 3, or the performance assessment of and anticipate possible skills
while, at the same time, opening the door of opportunities for facilitators shall commence in 2022. This last phase will focus requirements for the next three (3)
social inclusion. on sessions in which the regional and provincial offices shall years based on the various industry
be evaluated by the executive offices based on the conduct of and stakeholders’ needs. Results
The implementation of the ABDD-TVET is divided into the actual implementation. of Skills Needs Anticipation (SNA)
three (3) phases. Phase 1 took place from April to July process form part of the skills
requirements as it forecasts new
2021 composed of the conduct of the orientation program In consonance with the spatial strategy espoused by
and emerging skills of the sector five
and a series of Facilitator’s Course on the governing ABDD-TVET, TESDA is fortifying its allies on the ground
to ten years onwards.
policies/issuances per implementation process. A Learning through the Technical Education and Skills Development For the new and emerging skills, a
Management System was developed solely for the ABDD- Committees (TESDCs). The TESDCs with representatives Labor Market Intelligence Report
TVET and is offered through the TESDA Online Program from the academe, industry, labor, government and critical (LMIR) in support of the new and
for the implementers’ review guide and reference. The sectors is the integrating body for all TVET-related concerns emerging skills requirements shall
orientation and facilitator’s course was attended by the at the local level and serve as the review/advisory body of be developed. It shall be validated by
Regional Directors, Provincial/District Directors, Officers- the TESDA Board and the focal body on regional/provincial the industry and approved/endorsed
in-Charge, Regional Operation Division Chiefs, UTPRAS TVET matters. The identification of the roles of other key by the provincial TESD Committee.
& Enterprise-Based Training (EBT) Focals and Trainers players in the ABDD-TVET ecosystem is needed for its The regional offices shall then
Methodology (TM) 1 Regional Lead Trainers. implementation with the TESDCs having a complementary consolidate it to come up with the
Regional Skills requirements.
role in the process to ensure their distinctive functions and
authority in the implementation of the framework.
DETERMINING CURRENT AND FUTURE SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

SKILLS NEEDS ANTICIPATION

Anticipating skills needs is an important element in order for TVET to be
able to act with agility in keeping up with advancements in the industry.
Understandably, the TESDA adopted the Skills Needs Anticipation (SNA)
approach, as one of the identified strategies in the 2018-2022 National
Technical Education Skills Development Plan (NTESDP), in particular,
employing the Workplace Skills and Satisfaction Survey in various industry
sectors.

The results of the surveys are considered in the conduct of the area-based
and demand driven TVET, specifically in the conduct of the skills mapping
and identification of area-based priority skills requirements.

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In partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), TESDA
piloted the SNA project in the Construction and Information Technology-
Business Process Management sectors. The SNA is done to capacitate
Philippine TVET in anticipating skills requirements and to make it more
THE ABDD-TVET pilot implementation in Region III was made possible responsive to the changes in labour market demands. Other SNA partners
in partnership with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry include the Philippine Constructors Association, Inc. (PCA), the IT
(PCCI) and the Alay Buhay Community Development Foundation Inc. Business Process Management (IBPAP), Philippine Statistical Research
A ceremonial MOA signing was conducted last 2 June 2021 attended Institute (PSRTI) and the Institute for Labor Studies (ILS).
by TESDA Secretary Isidro S. Lapeña, PhD, CSEE, PCCI President
Ambassador Benedicto V. Yujuico and Alay Buhay Chair Mr. Anton Through the SNA output, the Agency has included the identified skills
Sayo. The PCCI-Alay Buhay-TESDA tripartite project hopes to reskill requirements in the national skills map that covers sectoral skills
and upskill existing workers of the local chambers under the PCCI requirements and has been used as reference in the development of new
North Luzon Sector in order to assist both companies and workers programs, review of existing training regulations and prioritization of the
to reduce the impact of the pandemic through the conduct of skills scholarship allocation.
mapping process.
The documented SNA implementation process was further articulated in a
manual which the ILO Philippines helped finalized. The SNA Manual was
launched during the Web Conference last December 8, 2021 to serve as a
guide for TESDA and other partner industries in the conduct of similar
processes for other sectors.
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THE NEW NORMAL
ANNUAL REPORT 2021

In S k i l l s C o m p e t i t i o n
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) TESDA was able to pull off the 2021 Philippine Region III topped the national skills
has not just changed the landscape on how to National Skills Competition (PNSC) through competition after garnering nine gold, three
deliver quality technical vocational education the in-person, virtual, hybrid mode of silver, and seven bronze medals. The 2021
and training (TVET) but also the way events competition. PNSC ran from December 13 to 16 and
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and competitions are being held. The pandemic featured over 200 competitors nationwide.
challenged people to innovate and be more As part of the preparation for 2021 PNSC,
creative in the way meetings, preparations and Secretary Isidro Lapeña on December 1 In his speech during the awarding ceremony
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competitions were conducted online. formally opened the countdown to the 2021 held on December 16, Secretary Isidro Lapeña
PNSC at the TESDA Central Office Lobby, expressed hope that competitors would be able
The country’s skills competition this year was Taguig City. Aside from the countdown, the to further understand the importance of their
no different. Through WorldSkills Philippines official Audio-Visual Presentation of the 2021 skills and the value of continuous learning.
and National Organizing Committee chaired PNSC which featured the Regional Skills
by Deputy Director General Lina Sarmiento, Competition was launched.

(From top L-R) Competitor Darwin

F. Marcelo, gold medalist for Web
Technologies; Regional Director
Balmyrson M. Valdez; and expert/
trainer Mr. Percian Joseph C. Borja.
(Front) Sec. Isidro Lapeña (M) leads
the PNSC 2021 Awarding Ceremony
with Deputy Directors General Lina
C. Sarmiento (L) and Aniceto “John”
Bertiz III (R).
“I know that this competition has given everyone the inspiration
to level up with TESDA. I encourage you all to promote skills
development among your peers,” he said.

The participants competed in the skills areas such as Electrical

Installation; 3D Digital Game Art; Beauty Therapy; Carpentry;
Mechanical Engineering CAD; Plumbing and Heating;
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning; Electronics; Fashion
Technology; Hairdressing; Information Network Cabling;
IT Network Systems Administration; IT Software Solutions
for Business; Mechatronics; Wall and Floor Tiling; Welding;
Automobile Technologies; Landscape Gardening; Prototype
Modelling; Cooking; Restaurant Services; Bakery; Cabinet
making; Joinery; and Hotel Reception.

Other skills areas were CNC Milling; CNC Turning;

Cybersecurity; Optoelectronic Technology; Plastic Die
Engineering; Bricklaying; Patisserie and Confectionery;
Floristry; Mobile Robotics; Renewable Energy; Car painting;
Plastering and Drywall Systems; Web Technologies; and
Secretary

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Aside from medals and certificates, gold medal winners have
Isidro Lapeña
also received P30,000 while Silver and Bronze medalists expressed hope
received P20,000 and P15,000, respectively. This is the first time
that winners are given cash incentives. Secretary Isidro Lapeña
that competitors
expressed his gratitude to the TESDA Board for approving would be able
the resolution which authorizes the granting of cash prizes to
the winners, the first in the history of TESDA’s national skills
to further
competition. understand the
Selected gold medal winners of the competition will undergo
importance
further rigorous training to prepare them as the country’s of their skills
representatives in the upcoming 46th WorldSkills Competition
in Shanghai, China in 2022.
and the value
of continuous
The 46th WorldSkills Competition will feature over 1,400
competitors from more than 60 countries and regions,
learning.
competing in over 60 skills. WorldSkills Competitions create a
global platform to help young people who want to change their
lives and the fortunes of their communities and societies.
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‘EBT TO
THE MAX’
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PUSHING FOR
MORE ENTERPRISE-BASED
TRAINING PROGRAMS
With the Agency’s shift in policy direction from being a supply-driven to area-based
and demand-driven, TESDA pushes a more intensified promotion of the Enterprise-
Based Training (EBT) Program through the implementation of “EBT to the Max.”

Spearheaded by the Office of the Deputy Director General for Partnerships and Linkages
under DDG Aniceto Bertiz III, the EBT to the Max operationalizes the projects, programs
and activities to maximize industry participation in TVET. The plan focuses on the
intensified promotion and marketing of EBT programs in order to enhance the visibility of
the Agency’s initiatives on building partnerships with companies and industry groups.
Owing to the launch of EBT to the Max, several meetings by TESDA and 24 are already in the process of securing
and forum were held to entice more industries to go into recognition from the Agency.
enterprise-based training programs. For 2021, TESDA
forged new partnerships with 313 companies and 19 Recognized IBs from regions III, IV-A, VII and NCR
industry groups. These partnerships were mostly focused represent the sectors of construction, information and
on skills training. communication technology (ICT), garments and agri-
fishery in their respective regions.
Also, among the highlights of this program is the
establishment of regional industry boards in order to Continuing initiatives to partner with corporate
expand industry participation in the governance of TVET. foundations, companies and other industry groups
These are independent, quadripartite industry-led bodies are envisioned to result to an increase in the 530 EBT
composed of representatives of workers, employers, implementers of TESDA nationwide.
educators and government.
For 2021, through various training delivery modes, a total
As of December 2021, a total of 53 Regional Industry of 58,680 individuals graduated from the EBT program.
Boards are already being worked-out by TESDA. Of
these, ten (10) industry boards were already recognized

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Trainees under the EBT program undertaken by Don Bosco TVET Center in Tondo In a bid to help advance the Philippine dairy sector through skills upgrading of dairy farmers and trainers,
Manila with partner company from the automotive industry, Secretary Isidro Lapeña signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the National Dairy Authority on July 26,
Mitsubishi, are provided high-quality training in an actual industry set-up. 2021. Witnessing the signing ceremony are Deputy Directors General Aniceto Bertiz III, Rosanna Urdaneta
and Lina Sarmiento.
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TVET ECOSYSTEM
Through Modernization
and Innovation
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Upholding the importance of continuous improvement, TESDA strengthens its

institutional capacity to help upgrade the TVET ecosystem and make it more
eective and ecient for sustained relevance. As part of ensuring the socio-economic
congruence of tech-voc, TESDA is embarking on several complementary and multi-
year modernization and innovation projects. ese are envisioned to facilitate the
enhancement and upgrading of TVET services yb investing in TESDA Technology
Institutions (TTIs) to be at par with global standards.

In a ib d to give the TTIs the competitive advantage in producing a world-class workforce,

TESDA has started the construction of Regional TVET Innovation Centers (RTICs).
In 2021, three (3) new Innovation Centers were established in Regions VII, VIII, and
IX. ese RTICs aim to provide our TTIs with the platform for authentic learning
environment, innovations, and entrepreneurial learning. Guided yb the TVETPH 4.0
Framework, RTICs are sites to equip learners with industry-standard skill sets with STEM
knowledge, 21st Century, and other essential skills to become job-ready workers.
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PURSUING GLOBAL
COMPETITIVENESS and WORKFORCE
READINESS THROUGH DIPLOMA
PROGRAMS
“Looking at the experience of Germany, an individual need not be a
baccalaureate degree holder in order to work. The role of TVET in Germany is
so predominant. I believe that the country, through TESDA, can do the same,”
– Sec. Isidro S. Lapeña

Secretary Isidro Lapeæa has been strongly and worker mobility, and address jobs-skills
pushing for the development of more Diploma mismatch. As part of the trifocalized education The TESDA Administered Schools (TAS) play

TESDA
programs to further enable the TESDA to system in the country, TVET is well situated in a very important role in strengthening TVET

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produce rightfully skilled workforce who can the FPQ levels 1 to 5. by oering more Diploma programs. The
respond to the requirements of the industry. institution-based training delivery mode shall
This is also aligned with his standing directive Looking at the experiences of other countries be the priority of TAS. This, however, does not
to establish Innovation Centers across the such as Germany, TVET is widely recognized preclude the agency from oering short-term
country. and respected as a major pillar of the education courses.
system and as a key driver for the countrys
The Agency has so far developed Diploma economic development. oF llowing the agencys To continuously build the TVET ecosystem
programs following the h P ilippine adapt and adopt strategy, Secretary Lapeæa and its role in the whole education and
Qualications rF amework F)(PQ Level 5 expressed his admiration for Germanys model training continuum, the Agency has also issued
descriptors. As of 201, TESDA has a total of TVET being regarded as a viable option for the aP ckaging u R les for the development
of 493 Diploma programs. iW th this, we can education and training. of Diploma programs through TESDA
expect that more operators, technicians and Circular oN . 19 s. 20. It set the minimum
technologists will be produced. Benchmarking with other countries is being requirements, competency standards, learning
pursued to align engineering-related TVET arrangements, and assessment and certication
The ,FPQ as a national policy, prescribes the u
q alications with the requirements of process necessary to develop such programs.
learning outcomes in each level of education. the Dublin and Sydney Accords to ensure
It provides a reference system for national that graduates of accredited programs are
standards of u q alications to support academic internationally recognized.
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THE TESDA WAY
ANNUAL REPORT 2021

TESDA has always adapted the whole-of-nation approach were put to the challenge of creating and imbibing a
to help address the perennial problems of the country. green culture, putting into practice sustainable skills,
During recent years, the Agency saw its potential in knowledge, and attitude to develop projects that are
promoting a sustainable circular economy where finite environmentally-friendly.
Technica l Educ ation a nd Skills Development Authority

resources are reused, remanufactured and recycled with

the help of the industry, other government agencies, Here, we can see the green models from our TTIs in
innovators, and the society. Regions VII, IV-B and X which set the examples of how
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green practices can be applied in technical-vocational

The need to contribute to this model leading to education and training (TVET). The ingenuity of TESDA
sustainable development is especially crucial as the Technology Institution (TTI) trainers are demonstrated
country repeatedly confronts natural disasters that affect in these latest innovative outputs made from the reuse
the lives and the livelihood of the Filipino people. More and recycling of unserviceable equipment in their
than ever, TVET is strategically positioned to promote institutions to develop green solutions and practice green
to learners the value of a circular economy while also skills.
greening its processes to lessen its carbon footprint.
THE MINI BRINE TANK ICE MAKER
Issued in 2018, the TESDA Circular No. 58,
“Implementing Guidelines for Greening the TVET The Regional Training Center (RTC) in Cebu flexed its
System” still stands and remains relevant to this day. resourcefulness in the development of a Mini Brine Tank
Covering the entire technical-vocational education Ice Maker. Repurposing and retrofitting compressors
and training (TVET) system in the country, the policy found in the RTC from the Refrigeration and Air
adapted the five components of UNESCO-UNEVOC’s Conditioning department, the development of the ice
whole-of-institution approach of Green Jobs/Skills, maker exhibits the mastery and application of skills by
Green Policies, Green Competency Standards/Training our tech-voc institutions.
Regulations, Green Institutional Culture, and Green
Community. The TESDA Technology Institutions (TTIs)
While the ice maker is not a novelty invention, it would
On October 18, 2021,
greatly help small-scale and ordinary fishermen who Provincial Director
need to keep their catch as fresh as possible while out in Winifredo D. Salas
(left), officially turned
the sea. With the decline in near-shore fish resources, over the ice maker
fishermen are forced to go on longer fishing ventures. made by TESDA
Regional Training
It is important that they keep their harvest fresh for a Center-Cebu to Bohol
longer time through proper storage with consistent cold Vice Governor Rene
temperature. Nylon or styrofoam coolers are usually L. Relampagos (right).
This machine was
used but they are only good for 12 to 24 hours. This does developed by TESDA
not also guarantee the appropriate temperature for the to help the fisherfolk
preserve their catch
harvest. With the ice maker, the production of ice on and increase their
board is kept steady ensuring the maintenance of the earnings.
temperature for the seafood. The size of the ice maker
is small enough for smaller fishing vessels to have them
aboard.

Recognizing the benefits of the innovation, the mini-ice

maker has been donated to the government of Bohol
through Gov. Arthur C. Yap to help Bohol fishermen.
Across the islands

TESDA
The Mini Brine Tank Ice Maker of Region VII and the

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PIPE BEVELING MACHINES pipe beveling machines of Regions IV-B and X are
simple yet effective projects that serve as models for and in the face
TESDA Regions IV-B and X prove that sustainable
measures need not be expensive or complicated. In trying
greening the TVET system by reducing energy and of continuing
material consumptions, minimize waste and exemplify
to make their institutions effective and efficient and at the a green mindset. These illustrate the critical yet practical environmental issues
same time inculcating a green mindset to their learners,
the two regions produced pipe beveling machines from
thinking of our TTI trainers. These further demonstrate and challenges the
the application and relationship of STEM (science
scrap materials. technology engineering mathematics) skills, green skills TTIs channeled their
TTI trainers from the said regions fabricated and
and technology skills through technology research. efforts to actively
These best practices showcase the role tech-voc plays
assembled recycled materials to make pipe beveling in our communities, economy, and in our pursuit for green the tech-voc
more efficient. The fabricated machine supports training
by allowing trainees more time to practice and master
sustainability. system and develop
welding competencies that would have otherwise taken To support and promote these green innovations, practices that will
their time if disc grinders were used. Aside from saving
time, the beveling machine is also less expensive and
Secretary Isidro Lapeña has instructed the development serve as models
of manuals for the use of other TTIs so they can replicate
consumes less oxygen acetylene gas and electricity. such practices across the country. for the sector and
their immediate
communities.
 E x panding the
ANNUAL REPORT 2021

TESDA ONLINE
TESDA ONLINE
PROGRAM PROGRAM
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*as of Dec. 31, 2021

129
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Online learning and upskilling significantly played important roles as people around
the world embrace the new normal. Digitalization has also accelerated as a way for
ONLINE COURSES 3,589,776
TOTAL ACCUMULATED USERS
the education and training sector to respond to the challenges brought about by the
pandemic.
(Since 2012)

The year 2021 once again showed how the TESDA Online Program (TOP) helped in the
914,647 online learning of Filipinos, with millions enrolling in the program. The eight-year old
REGISTERED USERS e-learning platform has continued to attract learners and workers from all walks of life,
53.76% giving access to quality massive open online courses (MOOCs) for tech-voc education
and training that are useful for employment, livelihood, and even for lifelong learning.
1,111,408 FEMALE ENROLLES
ENROLLMENT As the year ended, the TOP served an additional 914,647 registered users while the
platform accounted for 988,149 completers. Hundreds of thousands of Overseas Filipino
Workers and their dependents also enrolled this year. Since its establishment in 2012, a
988,149 41.27% total of 3,589,776 users have accessed the platform. As of December 31, 2021, the TOP
COMPLETERS offers 129 online courses for free.
MALE ENROLLES
To further support the TOP and promote eLearning for TVET, the Agency has forged
73,341 partnerships with different organizations such as the International Labour Organization,
OFWs /DEPENDENTS UNESCO-UNEVOC, the US Embassy in Manila, USAID, the Asia Foundation, Coca-
Cola, among others.
As TESDA is cognizant of the need to keep pace with the
currents in learning to maintain relevance, it invested
on enhancing the TOP reflecting the rigors of quality
and competency-based TVET and responsive to the
requirements of industries for job-ready workers.

Subsequently, the TOP has redesigned its Learning

Management System (LMS). The new Multi-Regional
TOP boasts of a multi-tenant architecture that provides
for two learning modalities: self-paced learning as
MOOCs and facilitated flexible learning offered through
TESDA Technology Institution (TTI) dashboards.
The new architecture provides TESDA regional offices
and TTIs with a centralized, secure, cloud-hosted,
expandable, and scalable learning management system
with data analytics that they can adopt or adapt in the
implementation of flexible learning programs.

The first modality will see the continuous implementation

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The second modality creates individualized, regional
dashboards where TTIs can deliver courses for ICT-
enhanced training where trainers are empowered to
improve the eLearning courses to fit their strategies and
methodologies in order to create authentic learning and To support and make
training experiences. At the same time, regional offices
can monitor their respective TTIs under their jurisdiction
sure that learners have
and provide them additional support to TTIs. more access to the new
To support and make sure that learners have more access system, TESDA has also
to the new system, TESDA has also developed the TOP
Mobile App available in Apple and Google App Store. developed the TOP Mobile
With the TOP App, learners can download and learn
offline and sync their progress when they have internet App available in Apple and
access.
Google App Store.
These innovations in eLearning and flexible arrangements
make TVET more accessible, inclusive and sustainable
and more agile even during social disruptions and
changing landscapes.
 BRIDGING THE
EDUCATION GAPS
PURSUING LIFELONG LEARNING
AND ENSURING FLEXIBILITY
ANNUAL REPORT 2021

TESDA continues to develop mechanisms to and to establish a credit transfer scheme that MICRO-CREDENTIALS AND
offer technical education and skills development bridges existing gaps within the education RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING IN
in the different stages of education and work sector. TVET
paths. Whether it be skilling, reskilling or
upskilling, the Agency is always on its toes To jumpstart the PCTS implementation, TESDA Synonymous with contemporary living is the
to create opportunities that will benefit the designed a three-year action plan covering requirement to be fast and flexible, and TESDA
different circumstances of people, making 2021 to 2023 that includes the finalization has been pushing to make TVET accessible
education inclusive and ensuring quality TVET and issuance of PCTS, the development of for people from different walks of life. As the
Technica l Educ ation a nd Skills Development Authority

for all. Guidelines on Credit Transfer and Equivalencies authority in tech-voc which connects people
for the Piloted Disciplines/Industry Sectors, to with the industries, TESDA has issued two (2)
THE PHILIPPINE CREDIT TRANSFER include implementation and monitoring. policies that makes TVET more responsive to
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SYSTEM (PCTS) individual contexts.

FLEXIBLE LEARNING DELIVERY
As one of the education agencies under the For 2021, the Implementing Guidelines on
trifocalized education system, TESDA actively From the start of the pandemic, TESDA has Recognition of Micro-Credentials for Lifelong
ensures in making the Philippine educational been at the forefront of ensuring the continuity Learning and Upskilling/Reskilling of Learners
system viable, recognized and accredited of education through the Flexible Learning in TVET (TESDA Circular No. 048,s. 2021)
globally. A Technical Working Group (TWG) on Delivery (FLD). From the traditional delivery and the Implementing Guidelines on the
Credit Transfer was created as provided under mode, the FLD offers alternatives to face-to- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) in TVET
Republic Act No. 10968, s.2018 or the Philippine face (F2F) training not just to comply with the (TESDA Circular No. 090, s.2021) were issued.
Qualifications Framework (PQF). restrictions of the pandemic but to respond Micro-credentialing offers learners the potential
to the various needs of individuals, industries to build a portfolio of skills transferable across
Composed of the Commission on Higher and communities. FLD is composed of online, jobs and at the same time, allows for modular
Education, the Technical Education and Skills blended, distance, F2F, and the combination of training for targeted skilling of workers. On
Development Authority (TESDA), Department distance and F2F learning modalities. the other hand, the RPL is a mechanism that
of Education, Department of Labor and formally recognizes academic achievement,
Employment (DOLE) and the Professional As of December 2021, there are already 1,906 work exposures, and prior life learning aligned
Regulation Commission (PRC), the TWG’s programs offered by TESDA Technology with the competencies contained in various
goal is to formulate the Philippine Credit Institutions (TTIs) implementing FLD, 130 of TVET programs.
Transfer System (PCTS) to support the process which are Online, 1,444 through Blended, 45 are
of aligning the Philippine national standards to through F2F, 3 are through Distance, and 284
regional and international educational systems through the combination of Distance and F2F.
 EMBODYING A
RESEARCH ANCHORED
AND DRIVEN TVET

TESDA
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National TESD Research Agenda (NTRA)
In support of TESDA’s mandate on the Competitiveness, TVET for Social Equity, under the NTRA, through the negotiated
implementation and conduct of research in Qualifications, Standards and Management, partnership with the Philippine Institute for
TVET, TESDA formulated the National TESD Support to TVET Provision, and TVET Development Studies (PIDS) under the TESDA
Research Agenda (NTRA) 2017-2022, in Trends/ Developments/ Issues. A total of – Philippine Business for Education (PBEd)
accordance with Section 14 of the Republic Act 73 proposals were submitted with 13 policy Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), and
No. 7796, or the TESDA Act of 1994, and the research and 60 technology research proposals from the TESDA Technology Research and
directions of the National Technical Education received. Development Exchange (TRADE) Journal.
and Skills Development Plan, as the “research
and development arm of the government” in To widely disseminate the 2020 completed TESDA, as the transformational leader in the
the pursuit of relevant researches and studies in policy and technology TVET researches technical education and skills development of
aid of policy and decision making in technical and to seek relevant policy and innovative the Filipino workforce, values the culture of
education and skills development. recommendations from different stakeholders, innovativeness and demonstrated competence
a web conference was conducted last 17 as it actively forwards and strengthens its
The Agency launched this year’s Call for November 2021 with the theme, “Steering research agenda for sustainable development in
Research Proposals last May to June 5, 2021 the Way to a Better TVET through Research.” the TVET sector.
with key focus areas on TVET for Global Studies presented are those conducted
 Poverty Reduction:
RAISING
ANNUAL REPORT 2021

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S
COFFEE INDUSTRY
Technica l Educ ation a nd Skills Development Authority

Secretary Isidro Lapeña has always stressed the need

for the agency’s training programs to be relevant and
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accessible, with no one being left behind, reflective of the

Agency’s strategic thrust for social equity and poverty
reduction. As such, under his leadership, the Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
continues to forge partnerships with the private sector
to deliver quality technical vocational education and
training (TVET) to Filipinos, especially those living in
remote areas.

On May 19, TESDA and Nestlé Philippines signed a

Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to upskill workers
and trainers in the agriculture sector through the TESDA
registered Coffee Production Level II Program. This
progressive Robusta coffee production training program
provides enterprise-based competency training in coffee
farming to aspiring agripreneurs, particularly smallholder
farmers and indigenous people.

Through this program, TESDA trains trainers for effective

conduct of the curriculum; and provide a scholarship
fund under TESDA’s Program on Accelerating Farm “Congratulations to the graduates and to those who “We are hoping to
School Establishment (PAFSE) so that eligible farmers will graduate in the future. I hope that the knowledge implement this in some
can enhance their knowledge and skills in planting, and skills you gained from the training will increase
maintaining and harvesting coffee. Moreover, enrollees your coffee yields and help improve our country’s coffee
other parts of the country
learn to adopt an entrepreneurial approach in managing production,” Secretary Lapeña said. where coffee farming is
small farm operations of one to 10 hectares, and gain the the main source of income.
skills to effectively market their coffee beans to buyers such Their training in Coffee Production Level II, which We commit to bring all the
as Nestlé. lasts for 176 hours or 25-days, is being done through necessary interventions
a combination of face-to-face and distance learning
For its pilot phase, the Coffee Production Level II where they can learn about modern coffee growing and
and support to coffee
program is being offered to farmers located in Bukidnon entrepreneurship. farmers, workers and farm
and Sultan Kudarat where 80 percent of the country’s owners, and ensure their
coffee is grown. TESDA granted a Technical Vocational The curriculum is based on proven competency standards success and continuous
Education and Training (TVET) Certificate to Nestlé’s developed by Nestlé with the assistance from TESDA. productivity through
Bukidnon Integrated Coffee Center (BICC) to serve Course content was derived from Nestlé’s Better Farming
as the hub for all coffee production training to be Practices for Robusta production, along with modules
increased yields of quality
coffee beans.”

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scholarships. More beneficiaries are set to undergo developed by Nestlé and GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für
training in 2022. Internationale Zusammenarbeit) for Project Coffee+, an
agripreneurship initiative of the NESCAFÉ Plan.
Secretary Lapeña congratulated the coffee farmers in
Sultan Kudarat and Bukidnon who have finished Coffee Secretary Lapeña had also said that he is looking forward
Production Level II training. that this scholarship program will reach more coffee
farmers in the country.
COFFEE
PRODUCTION
LEVEL II
GRADUATES
*as of December, 2021

198
BUKIDNON FARMERS

250
SULTAN KUDARAT
FARMERS
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TOP
TRAINING
COURSES
OF OFWs/
DEPENDENTS

1 'TESDA
ANNUAL REPORT 2021

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

2 ABOT LAHAT
BREAD & PASTRY
PRODUCTION

3
ANG OFWS'
DRIVING
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Being one of the top priorities of TESDA, Secretary Isidro

Lapeña, in 2020, ordered the creation the ‘TESDA Abot

5
Lahat ang OFWs’, the flagship program for Overseas Filipino
CAREGIVING Workers (OFWs), focused on the upskilling and retooling of
repatriated OFWs and their dependents. This year, through
this special program, outbound OFWs are also given attention
and needed assistance.
“I ask the TESDA to come
OFWS/DEPENDENTS SKILLS
TRAINING OUTPUT up with special training For 2021, the number of OFWs and their dependents who
have enrolled in various training courses reached 29,167.
Enrollees programs to retool our
29,167 OFWs so they can Thnd About 27,452 of them have finished their training; 10,944
were assessed; and 10,341 have already received their
Graduates employment opportunities National Certificates.
27,452 here at home.”
Outbound domestic workers are also TESDA’s important
Assessed – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte OFW clients for training, assessment and certification.
10,944 2020 State of the Nation Address
July 27, 2020 Secretary Isidro Lapeña believes that they are the most
Certified
vulnerable not only when they are deployed to their
10,341
employers, but also while still in the country, where
they have to spend much time and resources just to be
employed overseas.

“It is for this reason that it is imperative to make our

services accessible to our domestic workers by expanding
and strengthening our infrastructure on assessment
centers where they can be assessed. They should not
travel far just to undergo competency assessment “ he
said.

There are regions where the established TTI-Assessment

Centers are not accessible to clients from the other parts
of the region.

With this, the TESDA chief directed all regional and

provincial directors about the agency’s commitment to
train and assess outbound domestic workers through
the establishment of additional training institutions and
assessment centers for Domestic Work NC II.

TESDA
Lapeña has always reminded all Regional and Provincial

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Directors about the importance of establishing
sufficient assessment centers to cater to the demand for
competency assessment in Domestic Work NC II.

As of 31 December 2021, the number of Domestic Work

NC II Accredited Assessment Centers in 16 regions
increased to 117 wherein 69 are TESDA Technology
Institutions (TTIs) and 48 are Private Assessment Centers.

The Domestic Work NC II Assessment Centers which

have the most numbers of assessed and certified skilled
workers are in Region IV-A (CALABARZON), having
Jacobo Z. Gonzales Memorial School of Arts and Trades
with a total of 4,960 assessed and 4,629 certified, and TESDA regularly conducts consultation meetings with the OFW
Quezon National Agricultural School with a total of 4,197 community. Last August 11, 2021, Secretary Isidro Lapeña, and
assessed and 3,988 certified. Deputy Director General Lina Sarmiento, virtually met with United
Filipino Global, led by Ms. Gemma Sotto. Joining them were several
Meanwhile, as of December 2021, there are 18 TESDA OFWs based abroad and some outbound OFWs.
Technology Institutions actively offering training on
Domestic Work NC II nationwide.
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EMPOWERMENT
LIGHTS
BESTPRACTICES

OF HOPE and
 “Bong Salamat” means “Thank you very much.”
in the tribe’s local dialect.

“A tribe elder in Sitio Blit said that he has never

seen a light in his whole life. This is a statement

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of government neglect but at the same time, it is

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a statement of hope, that after a very long time,
government services have finally reached them.
Now that the residents can work at night if they
need to, and the children can study their lessons
As part of its mandate, being the lead agency Liwanag at Asenso), a project which started in at the same time, they are starting to trust the
of the Poverty Reduction, Livelihood, and 2019 and it continues as of writing. It was first government once again.”
Employment Cluster (PRLEC) of the National implemented in Sitio Blit, in Barangay Ned, Lake – Sec. Isidro S. Lapeña
Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Sebu, South Cotabato, followed by other remote
Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), TESDA was able communities in SOCCSKSARGEN.
to formulate a template of intervention in
Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged In 2021, a total of 3,216 residents were trained After providing light to remote communities,
Areas (GIDAs). by TESDA Region XII, under Regional Director TESDA with PRLEC member agencies follows
Rafael Abrogar II. They were thankful that with it up with livelihood and agriculture-related
Initially, the agency trains the residents of TESDA’s initiative, they finally felt the services of trainings. Where applicable, the establishment of
a remote GIDA with Photovoltaic Systems the government. an enterprise center follows where residents can
Installation NC II, provides them with bulbs and display and sell their products and boost their
solar panels and lets them install these in their When he was given the chance to talk to the local economy.
own houses as their first project. people of Sitio Blit, TESDA Secretary Isidro
Lapeña found out that it was the first time for
In Region XII, this kind of intervention is most of the residents to see a light bulb after 70
known as Project TALA (TESDA Alay ay long years.
 BESTPRACTICES

Far m to Market
ANNUAL REPORT 2021

THE ALABEL
FOOD HUB STORY
ON FOOD SECURITY
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When the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic The PRLEC, chaired by TESDA Secretary Isidro Lapeña,
hit the country in March 2020, uncertainties alarmed is one of the 12 Lines of Efforts of the NTF-ELCAC. It was
the Filipinos as millions were left unemployed and some created under Executive Order No. 70, signed by President
government services were hampered due to the worldwide Rodrigo Duterte, which institutionalized the whole-of-
lockdown. nation approach in addressing the root causes of insurgency
towards obtaining inclusive and sustainable peace.
Local quarantine restrictions did not stop the Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to Project IPEACE aims to capacitate the IP communities
continue its initiatives to achieve food security and help end and conflict- affected areas by increasing their agricultural
insurgency as they have been providing skills training on productivity and transforming them into integrated food
agriculture to farmers, former rebels, and indigenous people production sites to ensure food security in their areas. Under
(IPs). this project, TESDA trains the IPs on organic crops and
livestock production courses such as Agricultural Crops
In the midst of the pandemic in June 2020, TESDA Region Production, Organic Agriculture Production, Animal
XII launched the Project IPEACE (Indigenous People as Production, among others, for them to maximize their
Empowered Agripreneurs towards a Collective End) as its land resources towards attaining self-reliant, resilient and
banner program under the Poverty Reduction, Livelihood sustainable communities.
and Employment Cluster (PRLEC) of the National Task
Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF- TESDA-XII was able to train 3,395 residents of far-flung
ELCAC). communities this year in the provinces of South Cotabato,
Sarangani, Cotabato Province, and Sultan Kudarat.
Because of PRLEC’s thrust to reduce poverty especially
in IP communities through improving the production in
agriculture, it initiated the establishment of an LGU-led Food
Hub at Brgy. Alegria in Alabel, Sarangani Province on April
22, 2021.

The Alabel Food Hub, a subproject under Project IPEACE,

serves as a market outlet, locally known as “bagsakan” for
the producers and farmers in the barangay and nearby areas
to give them a better price for their produce. Fresh and
affordable products of the growers and farmers ranging from
vegetables to livestock are displayed and sold in the food hub
regularly once a week.

Some of these products are organically produced by the

farmers out of the trainings provided by TESDA such as
Organic Agriculture Production NC II.

Last August, in his report to President Duterte, Secretary

Lapeña vowed to continue prioritizing the agriculture sector
to achieve food security in the country.

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“Nais ng TESDA na suportahan ang food security ng bansa.
Kaya mayroon din po tayong training on agricrop at livestock
production para maturuan ang mga komunidad na maging
productive ang kanilang mga lupain. Dahil dito, nagkaroon
sila ng kakayahan na makapag-produce ng kanilang sariling
pagkain,” he had said.

As of December 28, the food hub has accumulated a total THE ALABEL FOOD HUB, a
income of ₧1,339,190.90 since its opening.
subproject under Project IPEACE,
The Alabel Food Hub is the first of its kind in serves as a market outlet, locally
SOCCSKSARGEN and PRLEC plans to replicate this in other
provinces of the region.
known as “bagsakan” for the
producers and farmers in the
In his visit to the food hub last July 1, Secretary Lapeña lauded barangay and nearby areas to
the initiative.
give them a better price for their
The TESDA chief is also serving as the Cabinet Officer for produce.
Regional Development and Security for Region XII (Central
Mindanao) which is composed of four provinces: Cotabato,
South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Sarangani.
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ACCELERATING
ANNUAL REPORT 2021

STRATEGY
FOR RECOVERY
Technica l Educ ation a nd Skills Development Authority

As the COVID-19 pandemic persisted, the national out of the 72,125 approved scholarship slots. Of the said
government put in place various mechanisms to mitigate the number, 92.6% or 61,743 successfully graduated from
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negative impact of the crisis. A whole-of-society approach their training.

was pursued in order to bring about a more coordinated
response to address the challenges of the pandemic. TESDA prioritized the distribution of scholarship grants
to Filipinos who were displaced from work, Overseas
BAYANIHAN TO RECOVER AS ONE Filipino Workers (OFWs) who were repatriated or
returned to the country during the pandemic, and the
To reduce the negative impact of the pandemic, various beneficiaries of the Balik-Probinsya Program.
forms of assistance, subsidies, and other forms of
socioeconomic relief were put in place under Republic THE NERS TASK FORCE
Act No. 11494 otherwise known as the ‘Bayanihan to
Recover as One’ law. While the individual efforts of various government
agencies were continuously implemented, the
By virtue of the Bayanihan Law, some government unemployment rate of the country continued to fluctuate.
agencies, including TESDA, were provided with funds to With this, the National Employment Recovery Strategy
come up with programs to support the socio-economic (NERS) Task Force was established by the national
well-being of the Filipinos. government to pursue a whole-of-society approach
and fast-track the country’s socio-economic recovery.
With the continuing initiatives of the Agency from the The Department of Trade and Industry chairs the task
enactment of the law in September 2020 up until June force while TESDA and the Department of Labor and
2021, TESDA was able to serve 92.5% or 66,691 enrollees Employment sit as co-chairs.
It was established after the ceremonial signing of a Joint and productivity of workers and take advantage
Memorandum Circular and after its presentation to the of the opportunities in the labor market under the
The NERS Task
President during the 52nd Cabinet meeting on February 2021. new normal; and (3) provide support to existing Force, composed
and emerging businesses to preserve and create of 20 agencies,
The NERS Task Force, composed of 20 agencies, employment.
was ordered by the President to develop the national was ordered by
government’s master plan for the recovery of the country’s Under the task force’s 8-point employment recovery the President
labor market. agenda, the Agency was also tasked to lead the
retooling and reskilling of workers. With this, TESDA
to develop
On May 1, 2021, in time for the National Labor Day, committed its support through the various scholarship the national
the NERS Task Force conducted a Job Summit which programs such as Training for Work Scholarship government’s
brought together over 500 employers and worker groups Program (TWSP), Private Education Student Financial
represented by over 2,000 participants. Assistance (PESFA), Special Training for Employment master plan for
Program (STEP), Barangay Kabuhayan Skills Training the recovery of
Last June 2021, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed the Program (BKSTP), and Universal Access to Quality
Executive Order No. 140 series of 2021, further strengthening Tertiary Education Act (UAQTEA).
the country’s labor
the NERS Task Force and the master plan it created. market.
The Agency also committed scholarships under

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Under the EO 140, the NERS Task Force laid down Tulong Trabaho Law, Rice Extension Services
its plans for 2021-2022. Anchored on the Updated Program, Tsuper Iskolar and the Skills Training for
Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 and ReCharge. Employment/Entrepreneurship Program (STEEP).
PH, the NERS was tasked to (1) create a policy
environment that encourages the generation and Over 700,000 Filipinos have received assistance and
improved access of employment, livelihood and training support from the programs and services of the NERS
opportunities; (2) improve employability, wellness Task Force member agencies this year.

(From left to right) DTI

Secretary Ramon Lopez,
DOLE Secretary Silvestre
Bello III, and TESDA
Secretary Isidro Lapeña
join the Labor Day
commemoration this year
at a vaccination site in
Palacio de Maynila, City
of Manila, to encourage
the Filipino workforce,
including the Overseas
Filipino Workers, to
be vaccinated against
COVID-19.
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Sec. Isidro Lapeña receives the PRIME Level II/Bronze recognition from Dir. Laura D. Mangorangca, Director II, Civil Service Commission Field Office during the ceremonial awarding held at the TESDA
Central Office. With him is (from left) Director IV Juliet O.Orozco, Chief of Services for Administration and Deputy Director General for Policies and Planning Rosanna A. Urdaneta.

PRIMING FOR HR EXCELLENCE

Technica l Educ ation a nd Skills Development Authority

The Central Office, through the Administrative Being conferred the Bronze Award means that
Service, and the Regional Offices have TESDA has reached Level II of HR maturity,
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responded to this challenge, eventually gaining which signifies that the HR systems are process
positive results. defined and documented. Furthermore, this
means that standard operating procedures are
On November 24, 2021, the Civil Service established and characterized by goal-oriented
Commission (CSC), in a resolution, conferred decision-making.
the PRIME-HRM Maturity Level II to the
TESDA Central Office. Other than being granted Level II maturity, the
Bronze Award shall give TESDA a freer hand in
Six other regional offices were also granted processing recruitment and appointment, being
the PRIME Level II/Bronze Award. These authorized to take final action on appointments
are TESDA Regions VI, VII, VIII, X, XI, which allows streamlined processes in filling up
and XII. Meanwhile, TESDA Region IX was job vacancies.
recommended for PRIME Level II/Bronze
Award while TESDA Regions III, IV-A, and Other than that, TESDA will now have exclusive
Region IV-B were recognized for obtaining membership to a Community of Learners who
Maturity Level II in Recruitment, Selection, shall have access to digital learning resources
and Placement. The rest of the TESDA regional and other developmental opportunities as may
offices had submitted the required evidence be available. In addition, the HRMOs shall be
requirements pending their Onsite Assessment. recommended for a scholarship grant or Civil
Service Commission’s certification program.
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TOWARDS THE NEW NORMAL
The restrictions and abrupt changes brought about by the Aside from the remote audit, the agility of the agency’s
pandemic pushed people and organizations to adjust to QMS is also demonstrated in the conduct of management
the new normal and alter the way transactions are made. review meetings, calibration sessions and trainings to
This proved crucial in ensuring that TESDA Quality capacitate the personnel on ISO 9001 concepts and other
Management System (QMS) remains responsive as the QMS related training programs.
agency operates under the so-called new normal.

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To measure the effectiveness of various online training,

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Strictly adhering to quality audit, the Agency pursued participants were asked to take the online assessment
the conduct of remote audit for both external and tools.
internal audits this year. The audits are performed to
assess the effectiveness of the Agency’s documented Meanwhile, as TESDA continues to pursue the Philippine
QMS according to the ISO 9001 Standards and TESDA’s Quality Award (PQA), the highest National Award for
documented procedures. This is also done to provide Total Quality Management, five employees from different
feedback and identify opportunities for improvement on operating units were trained on the preparation of PQA
QMS implementation. Application Report. The online training was conducted
by Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP)
The sustained Nationwide ISO 9001:2015 with the Department of Trade and Industry-Center for
Certification of TESDA is a testament of the Agency’s Industrial Competitiveness (DTI-CIC).
commitment to quality.

PARTICIPANTS ISO 9001:

2015 Awareness
Internal
Quality Audit
Pre-IQA Forum
and Calibration
Risk Management
Calibration
TOTAL
TRAINED
TO THE
QMS TRAINING 1,367 148 245 223 1,983
 Secretary Isidro Lapeña inspects the
Command Center of TESDA-Region
VI as Regional Director Jerry Tizon
explains more about the facility.
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Ensuring Integrity in the New Normal

ARRANGEMENTS
IN ASSESSMENT
AND CERTIFICATION
As the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) embarks on the structural phase of the
“OPLAN TESDA Abot Lahat: TVET Towards the New Normal,” the Agency had introduced improvements responsive
to the new normal, in the areas of assessment and certification - among the Agency’s major frontline services.
Safeguarding and ensuring the integrity of these processes continue to be among the top priorities of TESDA.
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Portfolio assessment involves the evaluation of the competence of the candidates through pieces of
documentary evidence that can be submitted and verified via email, Google Sheet, or Google Drive.
Virtual deliberations are done via video conferencing.
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Office of the Director General (ODG) Partnerships and Linkages Office (PLO) Regional Operations Management
Sec. ISIDRO S. LAPEÑA, PhD., CSEE SONIA S. LIPIO Office (ROMO)
Director General Executive Director (Director IV) ANGELINA M. CARREON
Director-in-Charge (Director III)
FLORAMEL JOY C. SONGSONG
Office of the Deputy Director General for Chief/Acting Assistant Executive Director
Policies and Planning (ODDG-PP) Internal Audit Service (IAS)
ROSANNA A. URDANETA National Institute for Technical EMELY Q. TESORO
Deputy Director General for Policies Education and Skills Development Director-in-Charge
ANNUAL REPORT 2021

and Planning (NITESD)

DAVID B. BUNGALLON Interim Internal Affairs Service
Office of the Deputy Director General for Executive Director (Director IV) (IIAS)/Legal Compliance Division
TESD Operations (ODDG-TESDO) (LCD)
LINA C. SARMIENTO Qualifications and Standards Office JAN-MICHAEL P. JARO
Deputy Director General (QSO) Officer-in-Charge
for TESD Operations
IMELDA B. TAGANAS
Executive Director (Director IV), Interim Information and
Office of the Deputy Director General for retired August 2021 Communication Technology Office
Partnerships and Linkages (ODDG-PL) LORENZO EMANUEL L. GUILLERMO (IICTO)
Tec hni ca l Educa ti on a nd Skills Development Authority

ANICETO D. BERTIZ III Acting Executive Director (Director III) JEFFREY IAN C. DY
Deputy Director General Director-in-charge
for Partnerships and Linkages Certification Office (CO)
MARIA SUSAN P. DELA RAMA Communities and Local Government
Office of the Deputy Director General Executive Director (Director IV) Office (CLGO)
for Communities and Local Government
JANET M. ABASOLO DINA V. ESMAS
Units Services (CLGUS) Director-in-charge (Director III),
Assistant Executive Director (Director III)

2021 GABRIEL LUIS R. QUISUMBING

Deputy Director General for Communities
Administrative Service (AS)
retired July 2021

GLENN N. MURPHY
DIRECTORY and Local Government Unit Services
JULIET O. OROZCO Director-in-charge

TESDA Board Secretariat (TBS) Director IV

JAN-MICHAEL P. JARO Financial and Management Service

TESDA Board Secretariat
(Board Secretary VI)
(FMS)
MA. MAGDALENA P. BUTAD
Planning Office (PO) Director-in-Charge (Director IV)

ROSALINA S. CONSTANTINO
Executive Director (Director IV)

CHARLYN B. JUSTIMBASTE
Chief/Acting Assistant Executive Director
 R EG I O N A L O F F I C E T E S DA B OA R D M E M B E R S

TESDA National Capital Region (NCR) TESDA Region VI GOVERNMENT SECTOR

Regional Office JERRY G. TIZON SEC. SILVESTRE H. BELLO III
FLORENCIO F. SUNICO, JR. Regional Director (Director IV) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
Regional Director (Director IV) Chairperson
TESDA Region VII
TESDA Cordillera Administrative Region ANDREW A. BIDO SEC. ISIDRO S. LAPEÑA, PhD., CSEE
(CAR) Regional Director (Director IV) Technical Education and Skills Development
JEFFREY IAN C. DY Authority (TESDA)
Regional Director (Director IV) TESDA Region VIII Director General/Alternate Ex-officio
Chairperson
GAMALIEL B. VICENTE, JR.
TESDA Region I Regional Director (Director IV)
VINCENT ALJON A. CIFRA SEC. LEONOR M. BRIONES
TESDA Region IX Department of Education (DepEd) EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Regional Director (Director IV)
Co-Chairperson MARIA GERTY DIZON-PAGARAN
DAN M. NAVARRO
TESDA Region II Regional Director (Director IV)
SEC. RAMON M. LOPEZ
ARCHIE A. GRANDE ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
Regional Director (Director IV) TESDA Region X REA M. DALUMPINES
Co-Chairperson
ASHARY A. BANTO
TESDA Region III Regional Director (Director IV)
SEC. WILLIAM D. DAR MANAGING EDITOR
BALMYRSON M. VALDEZ Department of Agriculture (DA) CHARLYN B. JUSTIMBASTE
TESDA Region XI

TESDA
Regional Director (Director IV)
LORENZO G. MACAPILI
TESDA Region IV-A Regional Director (Director IV)
SEC. EDUARDO M. AÑO ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR
Department of the Interior and Local Government MICHELLE ANNE F. GUIRITAN
TONI JUNE A. TAMAYO (DILG)
Regional Director (Director IV) TESDA Region XII
RAFAEL Y. ABROGAR II EDITORS:
TESDA Region IV-B SEC. FORTUNATO T. DELA PEÑA JACQUELINE JAMILLAH J. ALI
Regional Director (Director IV)
Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
MANUEL B. WONG JAN DANIZON P. ARCILLA
Regional Director (Director IV), TESDA CARAGA
WILNARD L. BACELONIA
retired July 2021 TARHATA S. MAPANDI CHAIRMAN PROSPERO E. DE VERA, III, DPA
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) MARC LEWIS A. BROTONEL
DANTE J. NAVARRO Regional Director (Director IV)
Regional Director (Director IV) ROGELIO F. LLOVIT
TESDA BARMM LABOR SECTOR
Mr. ISIDRO ANTONIO C. ASPER
TESDA Region V RUBY A. ANDONG Mr. RAMON R. DE LEON PHOTOJOURNALISTS:
ELMER K. TALAVERA Director General Mr. RENE LUIS M. TADLE WARIN M. HINAMPAS
Regional Director (Director IV), Mr. ROGELIO J. CHAVEZ, JR. ARNEL ANTONIO A. PAGUINTO
retired November 2021

RUTH E. DAYAWEN EMPLOYER SECTOR

Acting Regional Director (Director III) DR. LEONIDA BAYANI-ORTIZ ASSISTANT LAYOUT ARTIST:
PROF. RANDOLPH I. NONATO RAMON BONG BAUTISTA
BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT SECTOR
Ms. MARY G. NG DESIGN:
Mr. ARTURO M. MILAN BONES CALLEJA

EDUCATION AND TRAINING SECTOR Our special thanks to the Executive

Mr. ONOFRE GREGORIO INOCENCIO JR. SDB and Regional offices for contributing
stories and photos for this Annual
Report.
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