Up to 75 trainers from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are currently in the country to attend various training programs under an agreement between TESDA and KSA’s Technical Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC).
TESDA welcomed the initial batches of trainees for the National Capital Region under its new Emergency Skills Training Program (TESTP) last May 31, 2017
“The ultimate goal of this program is to take our OFWs out of low skilled and oppressive service work, and assist them to land better paying, higher skilled jobs.”
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, together with His Highness Sheik Tamim Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, witnessed the signing of agreement between the Republic of the Philippines and the State of Qatar on April 16, 2017 at the Amiri Diwan Royal Palace in Qatar.
More job opportunities for the Filipino workforce are promised by the ongoing work to align the Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF) with that of other Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN) countries
