27 September 2012
A joint partnership between the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) will hone trainers in helping technical vocational graduates be their own boss.
The project that started in July up to December this year will tap 125 trainers from various TESDA Training Institutes (TTIs) nationwide to undergo specialized entrepreneurship development training leading to self-employment.
“In TESDA, we train the youth to qualify for jobs locally or abroad. This time, we will expand our capability to equip them with the skills to engage in their own small business and freelance work and be their own boss,” Secretary Joel Vilanueva, TESDA Director General, said.
“Given this, TESDA trainers will play a vital role in the effective and efficient conduct of the entrepreneurship program in schools. With the integration of entrepreneurship development in technical vocational education and training (TVET), the development of competencies in TVET trainers in conducting these programs is deemed necessary,” Villanueva said.
Training for the first two batches of trainees went underway in August, while the third and fourth batches had been completed this month. So far, a total of 108 trainors have completed the training program.
A total of P1.73 million mostly coming from ILO was allocated for the training.
The joint project aims to institutionalize within the TVET system a comprehensive and responsive entrepreneurship program for the trainers that can trickle down to the students. It will not only boost the capacity of the technical vocational institutions, but also establish a pool of TESDA and ILO-certified trainers, who will mentor the students in their respective localities.
“The reality is while majority of our TVET graduates immediately find employment after graduations, there are those who are not fortunate enough and are trapped in the waiting game for the right job. There has to be an option for them, and this is where entrepreneurship
should come in,” Villanueva said.
Villanueva said they started this effort through the TESDA Specialista Technopreneurship Program (TSTP).
"We organized our certified graduates into teams and helped them start their own businesses. Now, most of them are providing services to their respective communities and earning way above the minimum wage," he said.
A joint partnership between the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) will hone trainers in helping technical vocational graduates be their own boss.
The project that started in July up to December this year will tap 125 trainers from various TESDA Training Institutes (TTIs) nationwide to undergo specialized entrepreneurship development training leading to self-employment.
“In TESDA, we train the youth to qualify for jobs locally or abroad. This time, we will expand our capability to equip them with the skills to engage in their own small business and freelance work and be their own boss,” Secretary Joel Vilanueva, TESDA Director General, said.
“Given this, TESDA trainers will play a vital role in the effective and efficient conduct of the entrepreneurship program in schools. With the integration of entrepreneurship development in technical vocational education and training (TVET), the development of competencies in TVET trainers in conducting these programs is deemed necessary,” Villanueva said.
Training for the first two batches of trainees went underway in August, while the third and fourth batches had been completed this month. So far, a total of 108 trainors have completed the training program.
A total of P1.73 million mostly coming from ILO was allocated for the training.
The joint project aims to institutionalize within the TVET system a comprehensive and responsive entrepreneurship program for the trainers that can trickle down to the students. It will not only boost the capacity of the technical vocational institutions, but also establish a pool of TESDA and ILO-certified trainers, who will mentor the students in their respective localities.
“The reality is while majority of our TVET graduates immediately find employment after graduations, there are those who are not fortunate enough and are trapped in the waiting game for the right job. There has to be an option for them, and this is where entrepreneurship
should come in,” Villanueva said.
Villanueva said they started this effort through the TESDA Specialista Technopreneurship Program (TSTP).
"We organized our certified graduates into teams and helped them start their own businesses. Now, most of them are providing services to their respective communities and earning way above the minimum wage," he said.
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