September 09, 2022
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has conferred due recognitions to outstanding technical vocational education and training (TVET) institutions and assessment centers in the country.
In his message at the awarding ceremony last Aug. 31, TESDA Director General Danilo P. Cruz emphasized that both the STAR Program Award and TESDA Seal of Integrity reflect TESDA’s commitment to a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
“These also reaffirm the agency’s high regard for its partners, and the contributions of these TVET stakeholders to attain a common goal of a quality-assured TVET for the country and its workforce,” he said.
The STAR Awards or System for TVET Accreditation and Recognition Program, now in its fourth year of implementation, recognizes TVET programs that have exceeded the minimum requirements of program registration set by TESDA.
Meanwhile, the TESDA Seal of Integrity is awarded to accredited assessment centers that have consistently adhered to TESDA operating procedures and quality management principles in the conduct of national assessments. This is the first year of implementation for this award.
The STAR awardees include Baguio City School of Arts and Trades’ Housekeeping NC II training program; Pangasinan Technological Institute (Cookery NC II); Isabela School of Arts and Trades (Carpentry NC II, Bartending NC II, and Bread and Pastry Production NC II); Regional Training Center -Tuguegarao (Electrical Installation and Maintenance NC II); Provincial Training Center – Iba (Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) NC II); TESDA Provincial Training Center – Calumpit (Electrical Installation and Maintenance NC II); Jacobo Z. Gonzales Memorial School of Arts and Trades (Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) NC II); and Quezon National Agricultural School (Organic Agriculture Production NC II and Food and Beverage Services NC II).
Also recognized were TESDA Regional Training Center – Calabarzon’s Organic Agriculture Production NC II, Mechatronics Servicing NC II, and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) NC II programs; New Lucena Polytechnic College (Health Care Services NC II); TESDA Regional Training Center VIII (Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) NC II); Dipolog School of Fisheries (Food and Beverage Services NC II and Food Processing NC II); and Northern Mindanao School of Fisheries (Food Processing NC II).
On the other hand, TESDA Seals of Integrity were awarded to the assessment centers of: Agusan del Sur School of Arts and Trades, Provincial Training Center-Nueva Ecija (Palayan City), Dumalag Vocational Technical School, Cabucgayan National School of Arts and Trades, and Dipolog School of Fisheries.
For this year’s STAR Program, 76 TESDA institutions and 9 private institutions submitted a total of 229 programs for validation. Likewise, some 39 public and private assessment centers applied for the 1st batch of TESDA Seal of Integrity recipients. The validation process started in June and ended last August 5.
Integral to the implementation of the awards are the 19 external validators who conducted interviews with the training and assessments centers, trainers and learners, review documents submitted by applicants, conduct visits to facilities, and prepare validation results, among others.
These validation reports are then submitted to a National Board of Judges which includes 4 representatives from different sectors. This year, the board was composed of Antonio L. Sayo (Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry), Edicio G. Dela Torre (Chairperson, Education for Life); Irene M. Isaac (former TESDA Director Genera and an international consultant); and Isidro Antonio C. Asper (former TESDA Board Member, Labor Sector).
The awarding ceremony for the STAR Program Award and TESDA Seal of Integrity was part of TESDA’s 28th founding anniversary celebration with the theme “Sulong sa Makabagong Trabaho”.###
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