22 January 2016
40 TESDA technology institution (TTI) administrators and industry coordinators (ICs) from Regions IV-A, V and the National Capital Region (NCR), have just concluded a 4-day multiplier training program and project review held from January 18 – 22 at the TESDA Women’s Center in Taguig City.
The activity is the culmination of the third collaboration of an extended training partnership among TESDA, ITE Education Services (ITEES) and the Temasek Foundation (TF) referred to as the Industry-based Training Program (IBTP). ITEES, a subsidiary of Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and a world-class TVET consultancy and training services provider, formulated the project’s components while TF, a Singapore-based philanthropic organization, largely provided funding assistance its conduct.
The activity in Taguig City allowed for select TESDA administrators and industry coordinators to share the learnings and insights they gathered during an earlier training program held in mid-2015 that aimed to upgrade their skills and knowledges in managing industry partners, implementing programs and developing on-the-job training blueprints. Apart from a project review, the activity helped to assess the implementation of learnings and discuss forthcoming initiatives to enhance industry participation in TESDA training programs. These were supplemented with visits by the participants to TESDA’s Women Center and CaLaBaRZON Regional Training Center, as well as the facilities of Mariwasa and AG&P in Batangas.
“This is a perfect opportunity for us to impart what we have so far experienced as a result of the ITEES training with our colleagues,” said Maria Clara Ignacio, TESDA Women’s Center Administrator and one of the team leaders of the project. Ignacio added that the activity also gave TESDA administrators and coordinators a chance to sit down and brainstorm on future activities.
“Our administrators, industry coordinators and trainers play a pivotal role in ensuring that our graduates have that competitive edge on their counterparts abroad. This training will help them establish and sustain the all-important links with industry,” said TESDA Director General, Secretary Irene Isaac. She said that TESDA’s close ties with industry serve to keep training methodology and content updated with prevailing international standards and human resource requirements.
“We are fortunate to have ITEES and the Temasek Foundation as partners to guide us,” added Isaac.
75 trained participants composed of 23 RDs/PDs, 25 TTI administrators and 27 ICs were expected to share their knowledge and insights gained from their training with 225 of their contemporaries. In total, 300 are considered program beneficiaries.
The IBTP was formulated as a capability development program comprised of 3 components tailored to meet the training needs of Regional/Provincial Directors (RDs/PDs), TTI administrators and industry coordinators. Each component consisted of a 2-week training program in the Philippines and a 1-week immersion in Singapore. It was designed to respond to an urgent need to improve the current system of collaboration undertaken by TESDA TIs with industry. It also aimed to enhance the participant’s coaching, instructional and planning skills (particularly in implementing on-the-job training programs) as well as their administrative capabilities in handling student affairs.
The ITE Education Services’ and Temasek Foundation’s long-standing relationship with TESDA previously resulted in the upgrading of TVET trainer qualifications in the first collaboration in 2010. Called the “Train the Trainers Program”, it initially trained 60 trainers which, through a multiplier training scheme, generated 655 other beneficiaries.
In 2013, the second collaboration conducted multi-discipline training of leaders for TESDA Regional and Provincial Directors. This saw 50 TESDA officials going back to the classroom to further enhance their skills to cope with the dynamic, fast-paced structural and technological changes in the workplace.
Administrator Benito Reyes of the Jacobo Z. Gonzales Memorial School of Arts and Trades in Laguna shares his learnings and subsequent activities as a result of being trained under the TESDA-ITEES-TF Industry-based Training Program.
With the TESDA Administration Building as a backdrop, 40 technology institution administrators and industry coordinators from Regions IV-A, V and the National Capital Region pose during a break in the 4-day multiplier training program and project review.
CAR Regional Director Franciso Jucar Jr. , a beneficiary of the IBTP, shares his experiences and insights about the program during the press conference held on the final day of the training.
Temasek Foundation CEO Benedict Cheong expresses his delight with the results of the IBTP in his message given during the press conference.
TESDA Deputy Director General for TESD Operations Teodoro Pascua answers questions fielded by the media at the press conference.
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