01 December 2012
The Philippine team took home a bronze medal and four medallions of excellence in its re-entry in the recently-concluded ASEAS Skills Competition in Indonesia.
The 16 delegates, who competed in 10 trade areas, during the week-long event earlier trained in various qualifications under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
“This is a feat for our skilled Filipino workers considering that we are like making a debut to the competition after years of absence,” Secretary Joel Villanueva, TESDA Director General said.
“After this relatively strong start, we will achieve a golden finish in the coming skills competition,” he added.
For the past seven years, the country did not field an entry into the contest until Villanueva's stint, which recognized anew the value of exposing the Filipino technical vocational experts in the international arena.
This year's competition was the ninth since the ASC started in 1993.
Pristine de Guzman of the School of Fashion and the Arts based in Makati City, led the competitors in hauling the recognition with a bronze medal in the area of Fashion Technology.
De Guzman was also bestowed with the Best of Nation Award in her trade area.
Medallions of excellence were awarded to four Filipino competitors namely: Joselito EJ Ayalde of AMA Bulacan for Web Design; Nilo Maquiling of Samson Tech based in Metro Manila for Refrigeration and Airconditioning; and, Nhar Chello Agasang and Ardee Mark Saqueton, both of the MFI Foundation Inc. based in Metro Manila for Industrial Automation.
The other trade areas where the Philippine team competed were in IT Network Administration, Hairdressing, Electronics, Beauty Therapy, Mechatronics and Caring.
“We will do a thorough assessment of our performance in the competition, and will do what is needed in terms of the selection of competitors, classroom and hands-on training and acclimatizing them to the contest milieu,” Villanueva said.
“What’s important for now is we are able to showcase the skills of Filipinos, and strengthened our ties with our neighboring nations who are similarly engaged in beefing up technical vocational education and training,” he said.
Host country Indonesia romped off with a total of 33 medals to emerge champion in the competition that was participated in by nine ASEAN member countries.
Vietnam bagged 14 medals emerging as distant runner-up, while Thailand won 11 medals for third place.
The Philippine team took home a bronze medal and four medallions of excellence in its re-entry in the recently-concluded ASEAS Skills Competition in Indonesia.
The 16 delegates, who competed in 10 trade areas, during the week-long event earlier trained in various qualifications under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
“This is a feat for our skilled Filipino workers considering that we are like making a debut to the competition after years of absence,” Secretary Joel Villanueva, TESDA Director General said.
“After this relatively strong start, we will achieve a golden finish in the coming skills competition,” he added.
For the past seven years, the country did not field an entry into the contest until Villanueva's stint, which recognized anew the value of exposing the Filipino technical vocational experts in the international arena.
This year's competition was the ninth since the ASC started in 1993.
Pristine de Guzman of the School of Fashion and the Arts based in Makati City, led the competitors in hauling the recognition with a bronze medal in the area of Fashion Technology.
De Guzman was also bestowed with the Best of Nation Award in her trade area.
Medallions of excellence were awarded to four Filipino competitors namely: Joselito EJ Ayalde of AMA Bulacan for Web Design; Nilo Maquiling of Samson Tech based in Metro Manila for Refrigeration and Airconditioning; and, Nhar Chello Agasang and Ardee Mark Saqueton, both of the MFI Foundation Inc. based in Metro Manila for Industrial Automation.
The other trade areas where the Philippine team competed were in IT Network Administration, Hairdressing, Electronics, Beauty Therapy, Mechatronics and Caring.
“We will do a thorough assessment of our performance in the competition, and will do what is needed in terms of the selection of competitors, classroom and hands-on training and acclimatizing them to the contest milieu,” Villanueva said.
“What’s important for now is we are able to showcase the skills of Filipinos, and strengthened our ties with our neighboring nations who are similarly engaged in beefing up technical vocational education and training,” he said.
Host country Indonesia romped off with a total of 33 medals to emerge champion in the competition that was participated in by nine ASEAN member countries.
Vietnam bagged 14 medals emerging as distant runner-up, while Thailand won 11 medals for third place.
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