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TESDA launches biometric-enabled registration system for scholars

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Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="TESDA Sec. Isidro Lapeña demonstrates the newly launched Biometrics-Enabled Scholarship Registration System on April 11, 2022. Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/04/11/20220411-tesda.jpg"/><figcaption>TESDA Sec. Isidro Lapeña demonstrates the newly launched Biometrics-Enabled Scholarship Registration System on April 11, 2022. Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MANILA — About 500,000 scholars of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) are set to experience an automated registration system through the agency&#x27;s Biometrics-Enabled Scholarship Registration System (BSRS).</p><p>During the system&#x27;s launch Monday, TESDA Sec. Isidro Lapeña said that aside from providing convenience and securing personal and scholarship information, the system will also help the agency become more &quot;accurate in doing things&quot; and &quot;avoid anomalies&quot;.</p><p>&quot;We are leaning towards automation kasi we feel that we will have more efficient delivery of service if we are automated. At iyong human error—intentionally or unintentionally—will be eliminated,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Very costly iyan. When you implement a scholarship of about P10 billion, maliit na percentage lang, this can benefit many Filipinos... para magkaroon sila ng hanapbuhay after the training.&quot;</p><p>(That’s very costly. When you implement a scholarship of about P10 billion, it’s a small percentage. This can benefit many Filipinos so they can have a livelihood after the training.)</p><p>Using any smartphone or internet-capable device, scholars may register through bsrs.tesda.gov.ph to create an account.</p><p>They can use their accounts to re-enroll without having to register again. </p><p>Their TESDA accounts will also be a repository of training courses they are enrolled in or are available.</p><p>TESDA trainers will also have their own profiles, where they can check their class schedules and view attendance sheets.</p><p>Lapeña said scholars who do not have internet-capable devices may proceed to the nearest training centers, where they can seek for help in registering to the automated system.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OlP8xjZXOWc?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

About 500,000 TESDA scholars are set to experience an automated registration system created by the agency and launched Monday.

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TESDA launches biometric-enabled registration system for scholars

Arra Perez,

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Published Apr 11, 2022 08:27 PM PHT

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