19 September 2015
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will play host once again to trainers and experts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), proof of its cutting edge technical vocational education and training.
Starting this month up to December this year, a total of 175 trainers will undergo training in their respective trade specializations under the Technology Training Program for the Trainers of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) of KSA.
"TESDA training has become synonymous to high-quality, cutting edge education, that's why partner institutions are coming back," TESDA Director General Joel Villanueva said.
The training will give the Saudi experts the knowledge and skills to level off their competencies to global developments and technological advancement.
"We will continue to make a strong push to make the Philippines a Mecca for tech-voc education and training in Asia," Villanueva said.
The Saudi trainers will undergo training in 12 batches from September to December. Each batch will complete a total of 60 hours of training for 10 days. English will be the medium of instruction to be used.
A lead participant will be assigned in every batch to monitor the learning pace and coordinate the interventions needed.
The training will have a combination of theory and practice, which will include exposure to Philippine industries and companies with related technology areas of participants.
The Saudi experts will also get exposure on Philippine culture, practices and traditions.
The trade specializations covered by the training are on Fiber Optic Technology, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) with Plasma Arc Cutting, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning and Controlling System, Maintaining Mobile and Smart Phone, LTE System, Architecture and Protocols, Geographic Information System (GIS) Operation, and Heat Treatments and Material Testing.
Since 2006, TESDA has been extending its training services to the government of KSA in giving the latter's technology training programs a boost.
Technical cooperation projects between the Philippines and KSA related to technical vocational education have yielded at least 550 graduates composed of Saudi trainers, deans, principals and administrators.
"TESDA is always ready to welcome them with open doors. We believe we are one with them in the pursuit of quality, relevant skills training," Villanueva said.
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