03 August 2015
Armed with skills and spirit, persons with disabilities can be as productive and competitive at work as able-bodied individuals, Secretary Joel Villanueva, Director General of the Technical Education and Skill Development Authority (TESDA, said.
Training and livelihood opportunities to enhance their standard of living are what TESDA hopes to provide in linking with the National Federation of Cooperatives of Persons with Disability (NFCPWD), a group of cooperatives nationwide.
In a memorandum of agreement signed August 3, TESDA will provide free skills training to qualified PWDs in selected qualifications under its Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP). It will also administer the competency assessment to graduates, trainers and other skilled workers to help them obtain a National Certificate.
"This will help address the challenge of inclusive education and employment and skills training and development for PWDs," Villanueva said.
"We believe that everybody has the potential; one just needs to nudge himself and take the leap of faith that can change his reality," he added.
Potential trainees will be identified by the NFCPWD for the initial courses, namely, Dressmaking NC II, Carpentry NC II, Shielded Metal Arc Welding NC II, Plumbing NC II and Gas Welding NC II. The NFCPWD and TESDA will identify training centers for the program beneficiaries.
Both parties will also identify and offer skills training on sectors that will increase the beneficiaries' chance of landing jobs in key employment generators, the agreement said.
TESDA also partnered with MBClassifiedJobs.com, which is owned and operated by the Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, to help it promote its programs and services through the online job posting website.
The website agreed to post TESDA's calendar of events and updates on services and programs as well as the agency's official logo on mbclassifiedjobs.com as its official partner.
Manila Bulletin, meanwhile, agreed to accommodate TESDA's press releases and announcement to help it disseminate information to its audience.
In a separate memorandum of agreement, TESDA forged ties with the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) "to train media workers to better cope with the requirements of their jobs and train the dependents of broadcast media workers for gainful employment."
The agreement will entail providing skills training to qualified beneficiaries recommended by the KBP under the TWSP in TESDA-identified public and private TVET institutions. It will also administer the competency assessment to broadcast media workers and their dependents.
The KBP will identify the beneficiaries who will take the training and undergo the competency assessment.
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