12 December 2012
Through its experts and trainees specializing in construction skills, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will help victims of typhoon Pablo (international name: Bopha) in Mindanao in rebuilding their lives through skills training, assessment and certification, and job search assistance.
Secretary Joel Villanueva, TESDA Director General, has instructed field officers and workers of the agency to gather the local group of Specialistas and trainees in the affected areas to assist the victims to enable them to recover from the tragedy.
Worst-hit by the powerful typhoon, which killed over 600 people, were the provinces of Compostela Valley, Davao Oriental, Surigao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Lanao del Norte, and Misamis Oriental.
“Now is the best time to put to use the skills of our experts and trainees to help our fellow Filipinos rise from the rubble,” Villanueva said.
“With equipment and some construction materials, TESDA’s skilled trainees will work with the local government units, national government agencies and the victims themselves to repair and construct as many homes for those who are now housed in temporary shelters,” he added.
Under the training cum production modality, TESDA trainees can make use of training materials, supplies and equipment.
The trainees and Specialistas can also help beef up the manpower who will do public works such as rebuilding and repair of roads and other infrastructure, Villanueva said.
The TESDA chief also directed concerned training administrators to prioritize affected people in the provision of skills training and job search assistance.
Target beneficiaries of the TESDA assistance packages are workers in the formal sector, who lost their jobs and homes. Farm workers in coconut and banana plantations, who lost their livelihood are also primary targets of the training and employment assistance.
According to Villanueva, TESDA has prioritized construction-related training programs in its list of courses funded under the Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP).
These include such skills as carpentry, welding, heavy equipment operation, masonry, scaffolding, tile setting, building wiring installation, and construction painting.
The proposed skills training and upgrading programs for typhoon victims will complement the on-going TWSP initiative in the affected region.
Graduate scholars will undergo competency assessment to determine if they can be certified TESDA Specialistas after the training. Those found competent will be awarded either a National Certificate or Certificate of Competency.
"The provision of quality and relevant technical-vocational training is one of the government’s transition investments as the calamity victims start to rebuild their lives,” Villanueva said.
Through its experts and trainees specializing in construction skills, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will help victims of typhoon Pablo (international name: Bopha) in Mindanao in rebuilding their lives through skills training, assessment and certification, and job search assistance.
Secretary Joel Villanueva, TESDA Director General, has instructed field officers and workers of the agency to gather the local group of Specialistas and trainees in the affected areas to assist the victims to enable them to recover from the tragedy.
Worst-hit by the powerful typhoon, which killed over 600 people, were the provinces of Compostela Valley, Davao Oriental, Surigao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Lanao del Norte, and Misamis Oriental.
“Now is the best time to put to use the skills of our experts and trainees to help our fellow Filipinos rise from the rubble,” Villanueva said.
“With equipment and some construction materials, TESDA’s skilled trainees will work with the local government units, national government agencies and the victims themselves to repair and construct as many homes for those who are now housed in temporary shelters,” he added.
Under the training cum production modality, TESDA trainees can make use of training materials, supplies and equipment.
The trainees and Specialistas can also help beef up the manpower who will do public works such as rebuilding and repair of roads and other infrastructure, Villanueva said.
The TESDA chief also directed concerned training administrators to prioritize affected people in the provision of skills training and job search assistance.
Target beneficiaries of the TESDA assistance packages are workers in the formal sector, who lost their jobs and homes. Farm workers in coconut and banana plantations, who lost their livelihood are also primary targets of the training and employment assistance.
According to Villanueva, TESDA has prioritized construction-related training programs in its list of courses funded under the Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP).
These include such skills as carpentry, welding, heavy equipment operation, masonry, scaffolding, tile setting, building wiring installation, and construction painting.
The proposed skills training and upgrading programs for typhoon victims will complement the on-going TWSP initiative in the affected region.
Graduate scholars will undergo competency assessment to determine if they can be certified TESDA Specialistas after the training. Those found competent will be awarded either a National Certificate or Certificate of Competency.
"The provision of quality and relevant technical-vocational training is one of the government’s transition investments as the calamity victims start to rebuild their lives,” Villanueva said.
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