09 September 2015
Executives of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), technical vocational institutions and other stakeholders have come together to talk about scaling up their programs to produce better graduates.
At the recent Quality Forum, TESDA also launched the TVET Programs Star Rating System to recognize the accomplishments, innovations and improvements that technical vocational institutions have instituted beyond the minimum requirements set in the UTPRAS.
This System will categorize TVET programs into good, better or best with corresponding stars.
TVET stands for technical vocational education and training, while UTPRAS is the Unified TVET Program Registration and Accreditation System, a quality-assured process implemented by TESDA to ensure compliance of training institutions with TESDA's standards.
The forum, held last September 9, was organized by the Cebu Association of Public-Private TVET Institutions, Inc. (CAPPTI) in collaboration with the Center for Industrial Technology and Enterprise (CITE), TESDA Region VII Office and the Certification Office.
Around 700 participants attended the forum consisting of representatives from training institutions, industry associations, TESDA officials and concerned stakeholders. It was held in Cebu City.
TESDA Director General Joel Villanueva said the gathering hopes to drumbeat the importance of Quality Management Systems (QMS) that can be adopted by schools to produce quality skilled graduates who can be assets to the workforce.
"TESDA is working together with training institutions and other stakeholders so that the country will have a more competitive workforce," Villanueva said.
"The reasons are urgent in the light of global challenges. Developing quality education policies, programs and structures is imperative," he added.
During the forum, the training institutions were oriented on the different QMS standards/awards they can adopt as they implement their programs. The goal is the development of the Filipino workforce with world-class competence and positive work values.
Among the topics discussed during the forum were the (1) Philippine Quality Award which adopts the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award of the U.S.A; (2) Philippine National Standard – 29990:2012 - Learning services for non-formal education and training – Basic requirements for service providers; (3) Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certification Commission (APACC) - Accreditation and Certification of TVET Institutions ; (4) Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) - Accreditation of TVET Program; and (5) STAR Rating System of TVET Programs.
There were also sharing of TVET experiences from representatives of the Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU), TESDA Women's Center (TWC), KorPhil Davao and APACC Gold Level Awardee from Malaysia.
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