26 August 2012
The state of technical vocational educational and training (TVET) and how to transform it to make it more responsive to the needs of 21st century societies will be the focus of the 1st Technical Education and Skills Development Congress this week.
The event is expected to gather some 1,000 education specialists, technical vocational education training (TVET) administrators and providers, policy makers, industry executives and representatives from the International Labor Organization and other international organizations.
Slated on August 29, Wednesday at the Le Pavillion, Metropolitan Park, Metrobank Avenue, Roxas Blvd. corner EDSA Extension in Pasay City, the congress was initiated by TESDA in partnership with the Technical Vocational School Associations of the Philippines (TEVSAPHIL).
“High quality technical education and skills development is certainly one of the best investments a country can make, especially when it is accessible. All efforts must therefore focus on this intervention,” Secretary Joel Villanueva said.
“We need to muster the support from all stakeholders, particularly the employers sector, to ensure that the TVET system responds to the needs of the economy and in providing new knowledge, skills and attitudes required for today’s market. This TESD Congress seeks to turn this around,” the TESDA Director General, said.
With a running theme, “Investing in the 21st Century Skilled Filipino Workforce,” the gathering will focus its discussions on the following:
A. Developing the 21st Century Skilled Workforce
- The Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF)
- K to 12 Program and its Implications to TVET
- K to 12 in TVET: The University of Makati (UMak) Model
- Workforce Trends and the Skills Employers are Looking For
- Higher Level Technical Education and Skills Development: The ITE Experience
B. Improving the Relevance and Quality of TVET
- Information and Communications Technology in Technical Education and Skills Development
- Skills for Green jobs
- ISO Certification for TVET Institutions
C. The Philippine Qualifications Framework
The Philippine Qualifications Framework will identify the various qualification levels and the corresponding competencies thereof.
Villanueva said it is important to look at the current and emerging issues, trends and concerns in technical education and skills development together with the input of various stakeholders.
This way, he said, the needed measures and policies could be crafted with the participation of the concerned industries, educational institutions, policy-makers and TESDA advocates as the implementing agency.
“The Congress will also promote and advocate the thrust of the Aquino administration to link technical education and skills development to the requirements of the labor market as a way to solve the problems of jobs-skills mismatch,” Villanueva added.
The state of technical vocational educational and training (TVET) and how to transform it to make it more responsive to the needs of 21st century societies will be the focus of the 1st Technical Education and Skills Development Congress this week.
The event is expected to gather some 1,000 education specialists, technical vocational education training (TVET) administrators and providers, policy makers, industry executives and representatives from the International Labor Organization and other international organizations.
Slated on August 29, Wednesday at the Le Pavillion, Metropolitan Park, Metrobank Avenue, Roxas Blvd. corner EDSA Extension in Pasay City, the congress was initiated by TESDA in partnership with the Technical Vocational School Associations of the Philippines (TEVSAPHIL).
“High quality technical education and skills development is certainly one of the best investments a country can make, especially when it is accessible. All efforts must therefore focus on this intervention,” Secretary Joel Villanueva said.
“We need to muster the support from all stakeholders, particularly the employers sector, to ensure that the TVET system responds to the needs of the economy and in providing new knowledge, skills and attitudes required for today’s market. This TESD Congress seeks to turn this around,” the TESDA Director General, said.
With a running theme, “Investing in the 21st Century Skilled Filipino Workforce,” the gathering will focus its discussions on the following:
A. Developing the 21st Century Skilled Workforce
- The Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF)
- K to 12 Program and its Implications to TVET
- K to 12 in TVET: The University of Makati (UMak) Model
- Workforce Trends and the Skills Employers are Looking For
- Higher Level Technical Education and Skills Development: The ITE Experience
B. Improving the Relevance and Quality of TVET
- Information and Communications Technology in Technical Education and Skills Development
- Skills for Green jobs
- ISO Certification for TVET Institutions
C. The Philippine Qualifications Framework
The Philippine Qualifications Framework will identify the various qualification levels and the corresponding competencies thereof.
Villanueva said it is important to look at the current and emerging issues, trends and concerns in technical education and skills development together with the input of various stakeholders.
This way, he said, the needed measures and policies could be crafted with the participation of the concerned industries, educational institutions, policy-makers and TESDA advocates as the implementing agency.
“The Congress will also promote and advocate the thrust of the Aquino administration to link technical education and skills development to the requirements of the labor market as a way to solve the problems of jobs-skills mismatch,” Villanueva added.
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