April 03, 2025

"Iisa ang malinaw: Sakses ka, sumakses ka! Maraming araw na calculator mo na lang ang may energy. But despite all of that, natapos niyo rin. Heto kayo ngayon, taas-noo, graduates ng BSU, the National Engineering University of the Philippines."

TESDA Secretary Kiko Benitez lauded the graduates of Batangas State University as he served as Guest of Honor and Commencement Speaker in the school's 57th Commencement Exercises.

The Batangas State University, which is declared by law as the country's national engineering university, worked with TESDA in developing ladderization pathways for technicians to become engineers, and for engineers to continuously upskill through TVET programs, such as microcredential courses that can facilitate agile transdisciplinarity and the opening of multiple career pathways.