05 October 2015
Technical vocational students will make a show of force in what will probably be the biggest gathering of trainees of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
Around 6,000 trainees and graduates from the National Capital Region, Region 3 (Central Luzon) and Region 4A (CaLaBaRZon) are expected to show up on October 6 at the Scholars’ Day at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City, which will be attended by President Benigno Aquino III, TESDA Director General Joel Villanueva, local officials and educators.
The gathering, themed “Pagpupugay sa mga TESDA Iskolar," will showcase the successful implementation of TESDA scholarship programs and will hail the achievements of the scholars.
It will also recognize the fruitful partnership of the agency with various organizations and the private sector.
“We have come a long way in our efforts to understand and put into action what matters most for the youth and the technical vocational education system,” Villanueva said.
“Relevant, innovative, accessible, quality – these qualities should always rock the tech-voc system as it moves forward,” he added.
The Aquino administration through TESDA strongly supports tech-voc through the provision of funds for various scholarship programs such as the Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP), the Private Education Student Financial Assistance (PESFA) and the Special Training for Employment Program (STEP).
From June 2010 to August 2015, TWSP has produced a total of 877,943 graduates, while PESFA had a total of 127,232 graduates. STEP had a total of 43,500 graduates.
TWSP was allotted a budget of P5.8 billion from 2010 to 2015, while PESFA was given a P1 billion budget for the same five-year period. STEP, on the other hand, had a budget of P1.46 billion from 2014 to 2015. ?
At the Scholars' Day, outstanding tech-voc graduates will be recognized through videos, which will chronicle their journey from poverty to success.
Three graduates were chosen to impart their experience with tech-voc and how it gave them better lives. They were Merryll Lhorvin Santos of the National Capital Region, Cristina Reyes of Region 1 and Renji Arcilla of Region 4A.
Representatives of technical vocational institutions, local government units and private corporations that are TESDA partners in the implementation of the scholarship programs will also give testimonies on working with the agency.
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