22 April 2013
A new training center designed to offer higher technology skills to Filipinos is now open.
The Philippines-Korea Technological and Cooperation Center (KPTCC) in Bayani Road, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, which started operations on Monday (April 22, 2013) is envisioned to become the new hub for technical vocational education and training in the country.
Secretary Joel Villanueva, TESDA director general, said the center will offer courses with competencies that will go beyond the basic machining or computer operations.
The training programs will be for industry practitioners and trainers who want to upgrade their skills in new technologies. Graduates who will pass the competency assessment will be awarded by TESDA with a National Certificate for Levels III and IV, which means that they have achieved the highest level of competency for the specific course.
"We have seen how technology is transforming everything. We have to ride the momentum by offering courses in higher technology that fit the requirements of industries. This move makes our programs more relevant because they are industry-driven," Villanueva said.
An initial 260 slots will be offered to trainees who will go through their chosen course in several batches from April to December this year. Higher technology training will be offered in digital arts (3D Animation NC III and Game Programming NC III) and automation (Mechatronics NC III and NC IV, Electrical Instrumentation and maintenance NC III and NC IV, Instrumentation and Control NC III and NC IV).
Korean language and culture training that used to be offered in the National Language Skills Institute in TESDA Taguig campus shall likewise be offered at the Center. Six hundred (600) scholarship slots will be made available for this program.
The center is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities for the training in the said courses. The trainers who will teach and maintain the newly-installed equipment in the center were earlier trained by Korean experts from the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in South Korea.
"We want to acknowledge the Korea International Cooperation Agency and the government of South Korea for this center. We will make sure that this will be a worthy investment," Villanueva said.
The center which is within the complex of the Philippine Expeditionary Force to Korea (PEFTOK)-Korean Memorial War Memorial, was built from a US$ 7.5 million grant from the government of South Korea through the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). It is a symbol of friendship between the governments of the Philippines and Korea and the humble contribution to Korea's freedom of the Filipino-Korean War veterans in the 1950’s.
In October 2010, KOICA, the Department of National Defense- Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (DND-PVAO) and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) signed a Record of Discussions for the project. Pursuant to the Record of Discussions, the training center is owned by the DND-PVAO.
KOICA earlier built training centers in Quezon City, Bulacan and Davao City. The TESDA Kor-Phil Center in Davao is now currently being expanded through a US$3million grant from KOICA.
A new training center designed to offer higher technology skills to Filipinos is now open.
The Philippines-Korea Technological and Cooperation Center (KPTCC) in Bayani Road, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, which started operations on Monday (April 22, 2013) is envisioned to become the new hub for technical vocational education and training in the country.
Secretary Joel Villanueva, TESDA director general, said the center will offer courses with competencies that will go beyond the basic machining or computer operations.
The training programs will be for industry practitioners and trainers who want to upgrade their skills in new technologies. Graduates who will pass the competency assessment will be awarded by TESDA with a National Certificate for Levels III and IV, which means that they have achieved the highest level of competency for the specific course.
"We have seen how technology is transforming everything. We have to ride the momentum by offering courses in higher technology that fit the requirements of industries. This move makes our programs more relevant because they are industry-driven," Villanueva said.
An initial 260 slots will be offered to trainees who will go through their chosen course in several batches from April to December this year. Higher technology training will be offered in digital arts (3D Animation NC III and Game Programming NC III) and automation (Mechatronics NC III and NC IV, Electrical Instrumentation and maintenance NC III and NC IV, Instrumentation and Control NC III and NC IV).
Korean language and culture training that used to be offered in the National Language Skills Institute in TESDA Taguig campus shall likewise be offered at the Center. Six hundred (600) scholarship slots will be made available for this program.
The center is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities for the training in the said courses. The trainers who will teach and maintain the newly-installed equipment in the center were earlier trained by Korean experts from the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in South Korea.
"We want to acknowledge the Korea International Cooperation Agency and the government of South Korea for this center. We will make sure that this will be a worthy investment," Villanueva said.
The center which is within the complex of the Philippine Expeditionary Force to Korea (PEFTOK)-Korean Memorial War Memorial, was built from a US$ 7.5 million grant from the government of South Korea through the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). It is a symbol of friendship between the governments of the Philippines and Korea and the humble contribution to Korea's freedom of the Filipino-Korean War veterans in the 1950’s.
In October 2010, KOICA, the Department of National Defense- Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (DND-PVAO) and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) signed a Record of Discussions for the project. Pursuant to the Record of Discussions, the training center is owned by the DND-PVAO.
KOICA earlier built training centers in Quezon City, Bulacan and Davao City. The TESDA Kor-Phil Center in Davao is now currently being expanded through a US$3million grant from KOICA.
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