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TESDA eyes resumption of classes by June
If this plan is approved by the COVID-19 inter-agency task force, TESDA will implement part-online, part-face-to-face vocational classes
How to make washable face masks: A Tesda guide
Tesda says some 91,000 of such face masks have been produced and distributed to frontliners as of April 4
TESDA wants P3.3-billion additional budget for 2020
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority chief Isidro Lapeña says half of the requested additional funding will be used to implement the Tulong-Trabaho Act
Filipinos don’t want to work for construction anymore
Over 2 million jobs are up for grabs as the government pushes for more infrastructure problems. However, Filipinos no longer want to get down and dirty, and would rather work in hotels abroad.
Drug surrenderers, IPs, MILF members to get TESDA training March 2019
TESDA Director General Isidro Lapeña says training will start with a 'core group' of some 2,000 MILF rebel returnees, 1,000 Higaonon IPs, and 1,800 drug surrenderers
Duterte 'recycled' Lapeña to prevent shabu probe backlash – lawmakers
Opposition lawmakers say President Duterte has given government positions to former military and police officers 'not suited for the jobs they are rewarded with'
COA hits Tesda for giving P15M to ghost scholars
(UPDATED) State auditors say the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority failed to verify the identities of 580 scholars supposedly enrolled at the AMA Computer College’s Manila campus and the Technivoc Institute Corporation
Tabaco LGU holds free 'hilot' training for Albay evacuees
Successful trainees will receive a certificate, as it is part of the livelihood programs of the local government unit
CLSU gets P10-M grant for education of mega drug rehab patients
The Central Luzon State University in Nueva Ecija develops instructional modules for patients who want to complete their education or learn livelihood skills
Bill on job-skills mismatch hurdles final reading in Senate
Senate Bill 1456 or the proposed Philippine Qualifications Framework Act aims to bring together labor market and education stakeholders to craft an integrated system that prevents job-skills mismatch
TESDA provincial director shot in Negros Occidental
Director Julius Sol Jamero is attacked in Talisay City, and is now in a hospital in Bacolod
Free tuition law's implementing rules completed
CHED Chairperson Patricia Licuanan says one of the provisions of the IRR include maintaining SUCs' allocations for each student to ensure academic competency
What to expect if Duterte signs law on free college tuition by June
Students in public colleges and universities and technical vocational schools can already enjoy the benefits of the law by the second semester of 2017 2018
Bill granting free tuition in state colleges hurdles House
With the Senate passing its own version in March the bill seeking to provide free tuition in state colleges will soon be transmitted to the Office of the President
CHED chief urges students to take vocational courses
We find at CHED that more people want the diploma from college when maybe it is better for them to go to TESDA to take vocational courses We are trying to change that mindset says CHED chairperson Patricia Licuanan
Bills seeking to make education more accessible pushed in Congress
Sen Bam Aquino pitches policy proposals at summit that will craft the education agenda of the Duterte administration
TESDA chief: PH training centers need repairs, new equipment
Had we sat down at TESDA earlier we would have addressed this through the 2017 budget says Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Director General Guiling Mamondiong
FAST FACTS: What you need to know about the PH education system
(UPDATED) The 1987 Constitution provides that 'the State shall assign the highest budgetary priority to education.'
Ex-TESDA Cavite director gets 79 years for graft
The Sandiganbayan rules that Felicidad Brillo Zurbano gave undue advantage to her sister s company
Aquino designates TESDA deputy chief as OIC
TESDA Deputy Director General Irene Isaac takes the reins of the agency following Joel Villanueva s decision to join the Senate race
Joel Villanueva quits TESDA, prepares for Senate bid
Joel Villanueva is set to join the ruling LP s Senate slate – but he is also open to being a shared candidate
Aquino: Women are better partners for inclusive growth
Harnessing the talents and potential of all women can bring about inclusive progress sooner rather than later the President says
What TESDA is doing to prepare for tech-voc in K to 12
A Teacher Representative Mariano Piamonte Jr wants to know if students in remote areas will have access to more sophisticated livelihood courses
Aquino to Fil-Chinese bizmen: Pay right taxes, share blessings
President Benigno Aquino III urges Filipino Chinese businessmen to make an effort to give their employees a little more
Nat'l student handbook pushes for bill on students' rights
The National Student Handbook can guide students in asserting their rights on campus especially in institutions without a functioning student government that can represent them
SONA FACT CHECK: DAP-funded TESDA program questioned
The COA s 2012 audit report says DAP funds that went to TESDA s Training for Work Scholarship Program were not fully utilized
Former Tesda chief Syjuco, wife charged over PDAF misuse
Iloilo congresswoman Judy Syjuco released P20 million of her PDAF to an unauthorized project of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority which her husband headed in 2006
CHED approves tuition hike in 116 more schools
A total of 287 private colleges and universities will increase their fees with a nationwide average of P35 66 0 81 per unit
Tuition hike? Check quality of education first – Bam Aquino
The senator says CHED should consider factors like the passing rate of colleges in board exams and the employability of graduates before allowing tuition fee increases
353 private colleges want higher tuition
One in every 5 private colleges and universities – mostly in Metro Manila – have sought CHED approval to charge higher fees for school year 2014 2015
DepEd 2014 target: Get 1M dropouts back to school
The 2012 Labor Force Survey shows there are 4 2 million out of school youth in the country; 64 of them wants to study again says a youth commission poll
Seafarers' training now centralized under MARINA
Under a new law the training and certification of over 400 000 Filipino seafarers will now be centralized
PH community in Malaysia mourns loss of OFW defender
Filipinos in Malaysia mourn the loss of Labor Attaché and OFW defender Dr Alicia Santos But her legacy lives on
5 leaps in 2013 that make PH education promising
From K to 12 to the collective awareness of the prospects of ASEAN 2015 here are 5 leaps the country has made in education this 2013
PH basic education: 'Cramming' toward ASEAN 2015
The PH schools should be ready both ways – so it can send students to other ASEAN schools and be absorbed easily and to be ready to accept int l students
8 ways PH higher education can prepare for ASEAN 2015
Less than two years before the regional integration most Philippine colleges and universities are still wary of internationalization
Social Media wRap: Violent professor, Opo Pinoy style kickoff 2013
A Filipino twist on hit song Oppa Gangnam Style and a college professor caught on cam showing behavior unbecoming of a mentor highlights the viral topics on the first few days of 2013
