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  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov 14 (PIA) -- Kap-atan ug upat ka mga  exhibitors  ang nagdala sa ilang mga mugna nga gitagana alang sa mga Bol-anong panimalay sa Pasko, ngadto sa  Holiday Market and Crafts Fair  nga gibuksan Nobyembre 14 ngadto na sa 18, diha sa  Activity Center sa Island City Mall. Ang  exhibit  sa mga gamit ug dayandayan para sa Pasko, ang  Crafts Fair  mao nay ika tulo nga hugna sa tinuig nga pagtumod sa nga produktong mugna sa mga gibantug nga  crafts makers  sa rehiyon.   Tanyag sa  Department of Trade and Industry ug sa Alturas Group of Companies  aron maghatag sa mga Bol-anong gagmay nga mamumuhunan sa higayon nga makaugmad og merkado alang sa ilang mga mugna, ang  Holiday Market ug Crafts Fair  karon naglakip sa mga produktong  furniture, novelty items ug mga wearables, Christmas decors  ug giproseo nga pagkaon. Karong tuiga, gikalipay sa DTI nga nagkadaku, nagkadaghan an...

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, October 21 (PIA) -- Kapin sa usa ka libo ka libre nga  slots  alang sa  Competency Assessment and Certification for Workers (CAC-W)  alang sa mga nagtrabaho na ug  Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)  ang gipakayab sa kagamhanan, ug mamahimo nga makuha taman sa Disyembre 2023. Kini maoy maayong balita nga gipaambit sa  Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Bohol  pinaagi nila ni  supervising Tech Educ and Skills Dev Specialist Joan Sayon ug Rasell Pagaran , didto sa labing bag-o nga  Kapihan sa PIA program.  Gipasabut sa TESDA nga ang libre nga  assessment slots  karon, alang lamang sa mga nakatrabaho na nga wala pa makakuha sa ilang assessment ug wala pay dokumento nga gihuptan nga makapamatuod nga aduna na silay katakus nga haum sa mga katakus nga gihuptan sa mga mingtapos sa bansaybansay sa  technical vocational ug educational training. Hinuon, matud ni Sayon, mahi...

  TESDA Provincial Director Joel Villagracia (w/ mic) cites some advantages in joining TESDA Skills Competition during a Kapihan sa PIA forum on May 18, 2023 at Bethel Guest House, Dumaguete City. (RAL/PIA7 Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, May 18 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) together with the Negros Oriental Association of TVET Institutions (NOATI) highlighted the advantages of joining TESDA Skills Competition for both technical-vocational (tech-voc) learners and centers. This came along with the invitation to other Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in the province to join the next TESDA Provincial Skills Training Competition. Pursuant to Republic Act 7796, TESDA holds the National Skills Competition every year to recognize the skills excellence of young industry-skilled workers and graduates of TVET schools. This competition is also carried out in the provincial then regional levels, respec...

  DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, May 9 (PIA) -- Workers and employees in Negros Oriental were able to avail free government services, purchase essential commodities at cheaper prices, and participate in fun games with prizes during the province’s observance of the 121st Labor Day. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) together with the Negros Oriental Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (TIPC) have carried out different activities at the Lamberto Macias Sports Center and its surrounding facilities to bring satisfaction and fun to all labor sector members in celebration of their holiday on May 1. Part of this is the launching of the Kadiwa ng Pangulo Para sa Manggagawa which showcased the farm produce of local farmers such as vegetables, seafood, among others and other local merchandise sold at a lower price.  The DOLE has partnered with the provincial office of the Department of Agriculture (DA) which tapped some of its accredited farmers’ association to sell their p...

  TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 17 (PIA) -- Mingtanyag og bansaybansay alang sa katakus nga kinahanglan sa pagpanarbaho sa  construction, tourism, wellness, ug maritime industries  ang kompanya nga karon naghimo og  shipyard  sa Buenavista. Apang sanglit kinahanglan kini nga mailhan pa sa tibuok Bohol, nagpaabut pa kini nga makalagda sa kasabutan alang sa mas malungtarong serbisyo sa pagpanghatag katakus nga makatrabaho ang katawhan. Gawas pa, ang mga programa sa bansay niini, padayon pang giproseso ngadto s a Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)  mao nga wala  pay scholarship  niini nga pundo gikan sa goberno. Gani, bisan sa kamaayo sa tanyag sa kompanya, buot pa sa Bohol, bisan pa kon kalagdaan sa Bohol ang  partnership  tali sa mga maghatag sa bansay, nga magduso pa kini sa mga rekisitos ngadto sa TESDA aron marehistro naang ilang mga bansay sama sa  reinforcing Steel Works NC II; tile Setting NC II;, Plum...

  CEBU CITY, Cebu, March 1 (PIA) -- The Technical Education Skills and Development Authority Region 7 (TESDA-7) on March 1 awarded 92 trainees who finished their technical vocational courses for construction-related qualifications. The graduates came from Cebu City, Mandaue City, and Lapu Lapu City. They successfully completed their TVET courses where 24 learners finished Carpentry NC II, 24 for Masonry NC II, 22 for Reinforced Steel Works NC II, and 22 for Construction Painting NC II. The graduates were awarded a certificate of course completion and a training support fund. The three-month long skills training was under the first batch of the Skills for Prosperity (SfP) Project, a multi-stakeholder collaboration jointly implemented by TESDA7, International Labor Organization (ILO), and Cebu Contractors Association (CCA) funded by the UK Global Prosperity Fund. The project aims to develop the construction industry in Central Visayas by providing skills development training to the l...

TESDA Sec. Isidro Lapeña speaking during the launching of the HVAC Training Center inside the TESDA-7 Compound in Cebu City. (PIA7) CEBU CITY – More Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) scholars in the Heating, Ventilation, and Air conditioning (HVAC) sector are set to benefit from the agency’s continued partnership with a Japanese air conditioning company.  On May 18, TESDA Sec. Isidro Lapeña, together with Daikin Philippines President Takayoshi Miki, announced the establishment of the HVAC Training Center inside the TESDA-7 Compound in Cebu City, the second in the Philippines. The HVAC Training Center in Cebu City is part of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between TESDA and Daikin Philippines which was signed on July 15, 2021. The first HVAC Training Center was opened in December 2021 inside the TESDA Complex in Taguig City. TESDA-7, as part of the agreement, will give a facility in the Regional Training Center (RTC) Cebu that Daikin will renovate into a...

CEBU CITY, Cebu, May 23 (PIA) -- The Technical Education Skills and Development Authority in Region 7 (TESDA-7) has listed 86 barangays in Central Visayas as recipients of the skills training programs under the Barangay Development Program of the Poverty Reduction Livelihood and Education Cluster (PRLEC) in the region.  The program will be implemented in 39 barangays in Bohol, 39 in Negros Oriental, and eight in Cebu. TESDA-7 will offer skills enhancement training courses such as driving, cookery, baking, welding, and small engine training. TESDA, which leads the the Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster (PRLEC 7) under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), said they were already done with the consultations in 66 out of the 86 barangays.  “ After the consultations, we were able to identify the preferred programs that we will provide to these barangays, and TESDA will now go to these communities along with our partner agencies...

  CEBU CITY, Cebu, Nov. 26 (PIA) -- A total of 22 residents of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Regional Rehabilitation Center for the Youth (RRCY) graduated from the Electrical Installation and Maintenance NCII course of the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) on Oct. 27.  The 22 graduates are the pioneering batch of TESDA trainees of the center, said DSWD-7 Regional Information Officer Leah Quintana.  “We will not forget all the help we received because if it were not for you, we would not be able to recognize our part in our respective communities, especially when we get out of here,” said Jose, 18, during his graduation speech. According to DSWD-7’s Regional Information Officer Leah Quintana, Jose is among the 22 residents of the RRCY who graduated from TESDA’s Electrical Installation and Maintenance NCII course.  Jose hopes that one day, after his discharge, he can use his acquired skill for sideline wor...

  SIQUIJOR, Siquijor, Nov. 15 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Siquijor Provincial Office continues to intensify the skills young Siquijodnons amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  TESDA here has announced the winners of the recently conducted 2021 Siquijor Provincial Skills Competition at Lazi Technical Institute, Tigbawan, Lazi, Siquijor held Oct. 27-28, 2021. The skills competition is an annual event that serves as a venue to recognize the excellence of young Siquijodnons who may be industry-skilled workers or graduates of technical vocational skills training in the province. Based on the set international skills standards in the recent WorldSkills Competition, each competitor needs to meet the international standards set per skill area to win. The event covers four different skills areas: Bakery, Cooking, Restaurant Service, and Fashion Technology. Each skill area was composed of three passionate and skilled competitors enrolled and/or gradu...

  UBAY, Bohol, Nov. 10 (PIA) -- Kawhaan (20) ka mga taga Ubay nga nakaapil sa  Special Training for Employment Program (STEP) sa  kagamhanan ang mingdawat sa mga libre nga kagamitan sa pagluto, atul sa  Duterte Legacy Caravan  sa Ubay, Nob 10. Sa espesyal nga seremonyas, sila Camille Marie Boiser ug Catherine Caparoso, mga scholars sa STEP nga gitanyag sa kagamhanan pinaagi sa  Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)  ang midawat sa mga gamit samtang nakuha usab nila ang tag P160 nga inadlaw nga allowance nga gipataban sa 42 ka adlaw nga bansaybansay. Mismo si  TESDA Bohol Provincial Director Winnie Salas , uban ni  Ubay Mayor Constantino Reyes  ug  Presidential Communications Operations Office Assistant Secretary Jusan Vincent Arcena  ang mibarug agi og saksi sa pagtunol. Ang STEP sa TESDA usa sa mga kapid an ka mga programa sa kagamhanan nga gipatuman ilawom sa Administrasyon ni Presidente Rodrigo Roa Dut...

CEBU CITY, Cebu, Oct. 25 (PIA) -- The Technical Education Skills Development and Authority (TESDA-7) distributed starter toolkits to its selected scholars during the fourth and fifth days of the Duterte Legacy Barangayanihan Caravan Cebu Leg in Alegria on Oct. 24 and Medellin and Daanbantayan on Oct. 25.  TESDA-7 Assistant Regional Director and Provincial Director Floro Ringca led the distribution of starter toolkits to TESDA scholars who finished the skills training of its scholarship programs. The starter toolkits include the following: crow bar, claw hammer, hacksaw with blade, pull-push rule, shovel, spirit level bar, steel float plastering towel, and steel square.  In the municipality of Medellin, Michael Verdeflor, an overseas filipino worker (OFW) and a Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) scholar enrolled in Masonry NC II, received the said toolkits while Roberto Melendrez, a TESDA scholar from the town of Daanbantayan, was also awarded with the same assi...