9 November 2016
Almost 100,000 scholarships would be given by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Bicol and Visayas regions for skills training in 2017.
TESDA Director General, Secretary Guiling “Gene” Mamondiong said that the scholarship program on skills training aims to help the youth get jobs easily.
Mamonding also said that providing scholarships would also make quality education accessible to the youth especially those who cannot afford to go to college.
Recent studies have shown that many employers prefer hiring employees who have skills training from TESDA because they are tested and reliable. The skills learned from the government agency is designed uniquely for graduates to help them become effective in the workplace.
Records show that in Region 5, 32,396 scholars would benefit from the program; 25,000 in Region 6 and 30,000 from Regions 7 and 8, with a total of 117,396 beneficiaries.
TESDA has teamed up with the Liga ng mga Barangay in promoting the scholarship project in the remote areas of the provinces.
Mamondiong said that it would be easier now to visit the far-flung places and inform the young people of the education program because of the assistance of the barangay.
Those who want to avail of the TESDA scholarship program may drop by their provincial or regional offices or may visit the TESDA's official website www.tesda.gov.ph
It would be recalled that TESDA gave away 100,000 scholarships in the National Capital Region and Region 4A (Calabarzon) while Mindanao came up with almost 200,000 scholars for skills training.
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