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TESDA suspends face-to-face training, competency assessment in ECQ areas

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Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said Monday it suspended face-to-face classes in training centers and competency assessment in Metro Manila and 4 surrounding provinces, which were placed under the strictest of the 4 lockdown levels due to a recent rise in COVID-19 cases.</p><p>TESDA Director General Isidro Lapeña has ordered technology institutions and technical vocational institutions (TVIs) to suspend face-to-face classes in the capital region, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal, which were placed under enhanced community quarantine starting Monday.</p><p>“This suspension shall also apply to all other areas which have been placed under community-wide lockdowns by their respective local government units in the municipality/city/provincial level,” Lapeña said in a statement.</p><p>Lapeña urged affected TVIs and assessment centers to shift to online modes of conducting trainings and assessments.</p><p>He noted that the following activities may continue in areas under ECQ:</p><ul>	<li>Only online application through TESDA Mobile App and TESDA website</li>	<li>Only online enrollment</li>	<li>Asynchronous eLearning programs such as TESDA Online Program or other open-source online/offline training courses</li>	<li>Online Processing and issuance of National Certificates/ Certificates of Competencies (NCs/COCs) including Certification, Authentication, Verification (CAV) of NCs/COCs.</li></ul><p>The TESDA earlier allowed face-to-face training and competency assessment in areas under general community quarantine.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/14/20/more-skills-trainings-competency-assessments-allowed-in-gcq-areas">More skills trainings, competency assessments allowed in GCQ areas</a></li></ul><p>On Sunday, the Philippines reported 9,475 new coronavirus infections, the third straight day the country registered more than 9,000 new COVID-19 cases. This brought the nationwide total to 721,892, of which 105,568 are active cases.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/28/21/ph-logs-more-than-9000-covid-19-cases-for-third-straight-day">PH logs more than 9,000 COVID-19 cases for third straight day</a></li></ul><p>Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal remain under ECQ until April 4.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1649579" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority has suspended face-to-face classes in training centers and competency assessment in Metro Manila and 4 surrounding provinces, which have seen a rise in COVID-19 cases in the past weeks.</p>

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority has suspended face-to-face classes in training centers and competency assessment in Metro Manila and 4 surrounding provinces, which have seen a rise in COVID-19 cases in the past weeks.

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TESDA suspends face-to-face training, competency assessment in ECQ areas

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published Mar 29, 2021 12:17 PM PHT

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