Davao Region has been allocated with technical-vocational education and training (TVET) scholarship fund amounting to P29.9 million for the year 2012. The Technical Education and Skills Development (TESDA) XI announced this during the conduct of the CTEC Conference cum Training Workshop last March 22-23, 2012 attended by 48 Community Training and Employment Coordinators (CTECs) from the different local government units (LGUs) in the region. This annual gathering aims to provide continuous education and training for CTECs who play important role in the effective delivery of TVET in the communities.
TESDA is implementing two (2) types of scholarship programs, namely: Private Education Student Financial Assistance (PESFA) established through RA 8545 otherwise known as the Expanded Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE) Act and Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) which provides the necessary supply to meet the demand particularly in high critical skills.
The scholarship allocation will be distributed to Davao City, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley based on the latest data available on the number of high school graduates and prevailing poverty incidence. A Qualification Map will be prepared indicating the qualification title, training duration, training cost and assessment fee for each type of scholarship program.
The CTECs were likewise updated on the Agency’s newest program, the TESDA Specialista Technopreneurship Program (TSTP), which aims to create employment opportunities for TESDA-certified graduates and contribute to poverty alleviation, as well as on DOLE’s enhanced Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) wherein TWSP scholars will be given tool kits after their training. They also came up with plans and strategies to attain the goal of providing human resource development interventions necessary to make the lives of their respective constituents economically productive through technology-based community training programs (TBCTPs).
On August 25, 2003, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) issued Memorandum Circular No. 2003-174 encouraging the LGUs to institutionalize community-based training or enterprise development (CBTED) programs (now TBCTP) at the local level and establish corresponding support mechanisms, including the designation of a CTEC.
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