With the series of lay-offs by crisis-stricken companies seen to last for some time, the government is urging people to upgrade their skills for the workplace through training.
According to Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director-General Augusto Syjuco, the export, electronics and manufacturing industries will continue to suffer from the steep decline in product demand.
But Syjuco added those affected by retrenchments should not lose hope. He said that while waiting for the economy to get better, they should start upgrading their skills, so that they will have bigger chances of landing jobs.
“Yung mga nawalan ng trabaho, hindi lamang yung mag-aantay ka hangang bumalik ulit ang trabaho. Habang nag-aantay ka i-upgrade mo iyong skills mo so that you can be a better worker,” Syjuco said.
In line with this, TESDA is now offering skills upgrading courses — for free!
TESDA courses range from commercial cooking, welding, automotive repair, bartending, and dressmaking, to information technology and call center training.
Students will also be given P60 transportation and food allowance daily.
“In 2008, we were able to train 200,000. but this year, we have the capacity to train 800,000 people.
Syjuco sayid TESDA’s P2 billion budget in 2008 has increased to P5.6 billion this year.
My husband was illegally terminated last March.2009, can he still avail of the free training if he will take now? He had been a maintenance supervisor for big production machinery and equipment for 8 years. he was a graduate of Marine engineering. He is a multi-skilled individual, can do steel fabrication, electrical installation, plumbing, carpentry, furniture making and many others. Can we accredit his skills with TESDA? and what would be the requirements.
i have taken the nc 2 for commercial cooking, now i need a work, hoping can use the training that i heve undergone and to use the skills i have acquired through the good training of tesda .. hope someone could help me find a jobs that best suit to my skills ,. thank you and god bless
i have taken the nc 2 for commercial cooking, now i need a work, hoping that one day somehow i will use the training that i have undergone and to use the skills i have acquired through the good training of tesda .. hope someone could help me find a jobs that best suit to my skills ,.in addition i have also experience in bartending,.
im interested for a work,. please email me ..
thank you and god bless