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TESDA urges workers to learn new skills, earn microcredentials

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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Students pasteurize bottles of mango jam for longer shelf life during their class on Food Processing at the Pasay Makati District Training and Assessment Center (PMDTAC) inside the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) complex in Taguig City on March 10, 2022. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tvpatrol/12/13/20220310-tesda-face-to-face-classes-gc-vu2a7632.jpg"/><figcaption>Students pasteurize bottles of mango jam for longer shelf life during their class on Food Processing at the Pasay Makati District Training and Assessment Center (PMDTAC) inside the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) complex in Taguig City on March 10, 2022. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) on Tuesday urged workers to avail of government-sponsored training programs on agriculture and technology to earn more skills and livelihood opportunities.TESDA has been “focusing more on the priorities of our President on agriculture, construction, IT and BPO,” said TESDA Deputy Director General Aniceto John Bertiz.“Mas madedevelop natin &#x27;yung ating workforce pati na rin ang skills ng ating learners,” he said in a televised briefing.“Nag-ooffer tayo ng agriculture technologies para sa ating mga learnerds na hindi pa handa pumasok sa mismong courses.“Nakikipagugnayan din tayo sa mga local government units especially para sa mga modern skills training like cybersecurity… renewable energy,” he added.At least 90 percent of TESDA students have successfully landed jobs after completing their training, Bertiz said.“Yung mga dinedevelop nating courses ay may patutunguhang trabaho ang ating mga learners,” he said.“Nakakatulong tayo hindi lang sa learners na nawalan ng trabaho during the pandemic pero maging sa mga employers,” he said.The public can also learn foreign languages such as Nihonggo, Mandarin, Korean, Arabic, French and German to become language tutors, he said.Baking and pastry-making seminars are also available, he said.Aside from technical courses, TESDA is also offering 150 online programs for free, he said, noting that the full list of programs may be found on the agency’s <a href="https://www.tesda.gov.ph">official website</a>.“Our skill is our future. The more na mayroon tayong kaalamana, kakayahan, the more tayo magkakaroon ng mga opportunities,” he said.

At least 90 percent of TESDA students have successfully landed jobs after completing their training, an official from TESDA said. 

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TESDA urges workers to learn new skills, earn microcredentials

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 13, 2022 02:53 PM PHT

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