"We continue to educate our young to enable them to stay ahead of the curve. The rise of automation and artificial intelligence will impact business operations…, so we need to enhance the skills of our people to ensure that technology enhances instead of replaces worker functions."
President of Republic of the Philippines; November 9th, 2017,d uring the 25th APEC Economic Leaders Meeting, Da Nang, Vietnam
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Through the Philippine Congress’ act of enactment of the Joint Resolution No. 2 in 1990 - the Congressional Commission for Education (EDCOM) was created. Its main objective was to review and assess the education and manpower training system of the nation. EDCOM’s assessments resulted in numerous recommendations; in particular it found the need for the establishment of another government agency that would function to develop and oversee matters of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the country.
Republic Act No. 7796, also known as the “Technical Educational and Skills Development Act of 1994” was signed in 1994. This resulted in the establishment of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) (Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Edukasyong Teknikal at Pagpapaunlad ng Kasanayan) on August 25, 1994.
Serving at the forefront of Philippines’ TVET, the TESDA is responsible for both managing, as well as supervising the Philippines’ Technical Education and Skills Development (TESD). The underlying ethos of TESDA is to be the ‘transformational leader in the technical education and skills development of the Filipino workforce’. In this context, TESDA sets direction, promulgates relevant standards, and implements programs geared towards a quality-assured and inclusive technical education and skills development and certification system.
Along with the establishment of the TESDA, EDCOM also recommended the integration of these particular offices: the National Manpower and Youth Council (NMYC) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the Bureau of Technical and Vocational Education (BTVE) of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS), and the Apprenticeship Program of the Bureau of Local Employment of DOLE.
The initiative to combine the above-mentioned offices was the commission’s attempt to address private and public sector’s issues of bureaucratic oversight on skills development activities, whilst also creating a single agency whose sole purpose took into account bettering the nation’s TVET system.
A representation of the commission’s efforts can be seen from the comprehensive development plan for middle-level manpower, which is based on the National Technical Education and Skills Development – as it includes a reformed industry-based training program that provides apprenticeship, dual training system and other similar schemes.
The overarching short term and long term objective of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Philippines is to ensure national development through accelerated human capital development by ensuring lifelong learning opportunities for all. The National Technical Education and Skills Development Plan (NTESDP) 2018-2022,1 one of the key guiding documents in the TVET sector, envisions a “Vibrant Quality TVET for Decent Work and Sustainable Inclusive Growth.”
The NTESDP aims to mobilise, galvanise and strengthen the TVET Sector in order to attain two strategic thrusts/strategic directions: (1) Global Competitiveness and Workforce Readiness and (2) Social Equity for Workforce Inclusion and Poverty Reduction.
Specifically, the objectives stated in the NTESDP 2018-2022 are to:
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) include: Increased enrolment in TVET, No. of assessed individuals, Increased certification rate, No. of TVET graduates granted with scholarships, and employment rate.
All KPIs are aligned with regional development goals.
Numerous TVET reforms and policies are in place; the key ones are:
1. BP 232 – Education Act (1982)2
The Education Act is the framework for the establishment of an integrated system of education. The Act specifies the aims of the educational system as follows: (1) Provide general education that assists individuals in the unique ecology of their own society; (2) Train the economy’s manpower in the middle-level skills required for the economy’s development; (3) Develop professions that will produce capable Philippines 5 people who can take a lead in the advancement of knowledge and improve the quality of human life, and; (4) Respond effectively to the changing needs and conditions of the economy through educational planning and the evaluation system.
2. The Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines (1987)3
The Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines mandates the right of a citizen to receive compulsory primary education and also stipulates free provision of education. Article XIV, Section 2 (2) spells out the free provision of primary and secondary education. It states: “The State shall establish and maintain a system of free public education in the elementary and high school levels. Without limiting the natural right of parents to rear their children, elementary education is compulsory for all children of school age.”
3. RA 6655 – Public Secondary Education Act (1988)4
This Act prescribes that attendance at public junior high schools in the Philippines should be free. Schools may, however, seek to collect voluntary contributions from students and their parents.
4. RA 7722 – The Higher Education Act (1994)5
Attached administratively to the Office of the President of the Philippines, the creation of Commission of Higher Education (CHED) was part of a broad agenda of reforms on the economy’s education system outlined by the Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM) in 1992. Part of this reform was the trifocalization of the education sector.
5. RA 7796 – The TESDA Act of 19946
This law created the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). TESDA is mandated to provide relevant, accessible, high quality and efficient technical vocational education and training opportunities for the Filipinos to meet the skills requirements for economic and social development.
6. RA 8292 – The Higher Education Modernization Act (1997)7
The law provides for the uniform composition and powers of the Governing Boards of State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) nationwide, as well as the manner of appointment and term of office of the president of chartered state higher education institutions. Furthermore, RA 8292 laid down the powers and duties of the SUC Governing Board, the highest policy making body in the institution.
7. RA 10533 – The Enhanced Basic Education Act (2013)8
This law is popularly known in the Philippines as the K to 12 Program. The Program covers kindergarten and twelve years of basic education – six years of primary schooling, four years of junior high school and two years of senior high school. By adding two years to the current educational system, K to 12 Program aims to provide mastery of skills for lifelong learners and prepare them for career opportunities. The program also contextualizes lessons and learning materials to students, as concepts will be explained in the context of the local culture and with the use of the mother tongue in the locality. The enhanced basic education curriculum also prepares graduates of the K to 12 Program to acquire middle-level skills that will allow them more opportunities even in the global market.
8. RA 10647 – The Ladderized Education Act (2014)9
The law institutionalizes a Ladderized Education Program (LEP) which would formalize a system of accreditation and interface between and among the economy’s technical vocational institutions and higher educational institutions. The law allows TVET graduates to proceed to college to pursue a degree without having to take the course program all over. Units shall be credited from a technical or vocational course to a college degree program.
9. RA 10650 – The Open Distance Learning Act (2014)10
The law seeks to expand and further democratize access to quality tertiary education through the promotion and application of open learning as a philosophy of access to educational services. The new law also intends to implement distance education as an appropriate, efficient and effective system of delivering quality higher and technical educational services in the economy.
10. RA 10687 – The Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) Act (2015)11
The law is designed to unify all modalities of publicly-funded Student Financial Assistance Programs (StuFAPs)—Scholarships, Grants-in-Aid and Student Loans—for Tertiary Education. The UniFAST Act rationalizes the allocation, utilization and client-targeting of government resources and improves access to quality higher and technical education for the beneficiaries. It shall also serve as the ultimate domestic human resource development mechanism and strategy that will direct beneficiaries to priority courses needed for economic growth and development.
11. RA 10771 – Philippine Green Jobs Act (2016)12
The law promotes the creation of “green jobs”, or employment that contributes to preserving or restoring the quality of the environment, be it in the agriculture, industry or services sector. The law also mandates the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to coordinate with other government agencies in formulating a National Green Jobs Human Resource Development Plan on the development, enhancement and utilization of the labor force, both in the private and public sectors.
12. RA 10931 – The Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (2016)13
The law provides for free tuition and other school fees in state universities and colleges, local universities and colleges and state-run technical-vocational institutions. It also establishes the Tertiary Education Subsidy and Student Loan Program, and strengthens the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for tertiary education.
13. RA 10968 – The Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF) Act (2017)14
The law establishes the PQF which shall describe the levels of educational qualifications and sets the standards for qualification outcomes. The PQF is a quality assured national system for the development, recognition and award of qualifications based on standards of knowledge, skills and values acquired in different ways and methods by learners and workers of the country.
14. RA 10970 – National Tech-Voc Day Act (2018)15
The law declares the twenty-fifth day of August of every year as the National Tech-Voc Day.
Furthermore, the Central Office provides the policy directions and Implementing Guidelines to serve as guides in the delivery of TVET programs and services at the regional and provincial levels. Furthermore, TESDA has established and applies a Quality Management System for its Program Registration, Assessment and Certification, and Development of Training Regulations (TRs) and Competency Assessment Tools (CATs).16
Several programs are in place to target specific groups, including: the poor and the marginalized, PWDs, IPs, women (esp. victims of abuse), returning OFWs, farmers/fisherfolk, the unemployed, underemployed, citizens in conflict-afflicted areas, inmates.17
National TVET policy is implemented through the TESDA. In its formulation and implementation of the National Strategy for TVET in the Philippines, TESDA adheres to the Quality-Assured Philippine TESD System Framework which has Industry Consultation as key component. It is based on the three pillars of the TVET Qualification and Certification; Unified TVET Program Registration and Accreditation System (UTPRAS); and the Philippine TVET Quality Awards. Within the framework of the Philippine Qualifications Framework are five levels of qualifying and certifying the Filipino workers under the Technical Education and Skills Development sector, namely: NC-I, NC-II, NC-III, NC-IV and Diploma. The TVET System under TESDA is competency-based, assessment driven and occupation-focused. It starts with the industry definition of competency standards and ends with the industry utilizing TVET system outputs that are able to demonstrate the competence desired in the workplace.
Adherence to the Quality Assured Philippine TESD Framework directs the agency towards the implementation of quality TVET programs. This led the development of TVET Qualifications that are industry-driven, which provide TVET graduates more employment opportunities. It also ensures that the formulated TVET policies are responsive to the current issues and challenges; and guarantee the implementation of quality TVET programs.
Stakeholders include sectors in government, employer/industry, labor, education and training sector. These sectors are involved in policy setting, program development, implementation and even monitoring of TVET programs.
In line with the Philippine Development Plan, targets are focused on improving the quality of labor supply, specifically increasing income-earning ability, reducing youth unemployment, elevating labor participation rate of women, and improving underemployment. Strategies center on employment facilitation, skills enhancement, school-to-work transition and other labor policies enhancing income-earning abilities. Indicators include:
In the Philippines the authority responsible for TVET at State level is the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). All management and supervision of TVET is lodged with it. Moreover, the adoption of the Quality-Assured TVET System and implementation of the Competency-based TVET system are some of the major decisions taken by the agency.18
TESDA was established by virtue of Republic Act No. 7796 or the TESDA Act of 1994 On August 25, 1994. TESDA is a merger of the former National Manpower and Youth Council (NMYC) in-charge of the informal/nonformal TVET delivery; the Bureau of Technical Vocational Education (BTVE) of the former Department of Education, Culture and Sports (BTVE-DECS) in-charge of formal TVET; and the Apprenticeship Division of the Department of Labor and Employment that implements the Apprenticeship program.
TESDA is mandated by law to provide relevant, accessible, high quality and efficient technical education and skills development in support of the development of high quality Filipino middle-level manpower responsive to and in accordance with Philippine development goals and priorities. (Sec. 2 R.A. 7796).
TESDA is composed of both the Board and the Secretariat. Together, they constitute TESDA as an authority. The TESDA Board is the highest policy-making body, and also represents the public-private partnership that works together for the benefit of its constituents. Its composition includes the key stakeholders of the whole TVET sector.
The TESDA Board is responsible for the promulgation of continuing, coordinated and fully integrated technical education and skills development policies, plans and programs. The Board now has twenty (22) members.
Majority (14) comes from the private sector: six (6) from employers and industry, six (6) from labor and two (2) from private technical vocational institutions. Eight (8) government departments represent areas related to technical education and skills development, namely, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The TESDA Board is being chaired by the Secretary of the DOLE with the Secretaries of DTI and CHED as Co-Chairs.
The TESDA Secretariat is the development and implementing arm of the Authority. It is headed by the Director General (with a Cabinet rank) – led by Sec. Guiling A. Mamondiong since 2016 – who exercises general supervision and control over TESDA’s technical and administrative personnel.
TVET is being funded through various sources, such as20:
The GAA sets the general parameters on how funds will be allocated. It defines programs and services for which the funds can be utilized. The utilization of contributions/ donations are usually defined by the respective donors.
National Education System21
Philippine’s national education system is comprised of the ‘K to 12 Program’, whereby the program covers 13 years of basic education with the following key stages (fig. 1):
The Philippines has a unique trifocalized management of education system consisting of basic education, technical-vocational education and training, and higher education.
Three key agencies are involved in policy making, administration and management of education and training in the country: The Department of Education (DepEd) for basic education; the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for TVET and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for higher education.
With the implementation of the K to 12 program, basic education is now composed of six (6) grades in addition to the mandatory Kindergarten program in the elementary. The secondary level is composed of four (4) years Junior High School and two (2) years Senior High School. The third level is the tertiary education consisting of post-secondary and higher education. Higher Education is divided into baccalaureate, masters and doctorate levels in various programs or disciplines.
TVET System
One needs to be at least a senior high school graduate to enrol in a technical/vocational program.
Formal TVET System22
The TESDA oversees 4,540 public and private TVET schools and training centres, including its own 125 agri-fishery, trade and specialised training institutions. Of the total number of TVET institutions in the country, 10% are public while 90% are private. As of 2012, there were 777 enterprises providing apprenticeship and learnership programs. Figure 2 illustrates the TVET delivery network of TESDA.
The TVET system is financed through public and private funds; for instance between 2006 – 2010 46.5 % of TVET funding originated from public and 53.5 % from private sources.
Public TVET programs are funded through the following agencies:
Funding for private TVET initiatives are derived from the following sources:
The specific objectives of TVET policy are to:
There are 22 sectors being catered by TVET programs:
All programs with Training Regulations are provided with competency assessment tools specifically designed to measure the effectiveness of training delivery.
Non-formal & Informal TVET System22
Along with the formal school-based TVET, there are three other delivery modes: centre-based, community- based and enterprise-based:
The Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF)
Figure 3 shows the 8-level Philippine Qualifications Framework. TVET consists of 5-levels covering NC I to NC V-Diploma. Higher education shall consist of three levels: baccalaureate, post-baccalaureate and doctoral and post-doctoral degrees.
RA 10968 – The Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF) Act (2017)
The law establishes the PQF which shall describe the levels of educational qualifications and sets the standards for qualification outcomes. The PQF is a quality assured national system for the development, recognition and award of qualifications based on standards of knowledge, skills and values acquired in different ways and methods by learners and workers of the country.
The PQF-National Coordinating Committee (NCC) Technical Working Group (TWG) is composed of the following:23
The figure shows the 8-level Philippine Qualifications Framework. TVET consists of 5-levels covering NC I to NC V-Diploma. Higher education shall consist of three levels: baccalaureate, post-baccalaureate and doctoral and post doctoral degrees.
The ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework (AQRF)24
The AQRF is a common referencing framework or a translation device that enables comparison of qualifications across ASEAN Member States (AMS). It addresses education and training sectors that incorporates informal, non-formal and formal learning and promotes lifelong learning and provides a common spine of levels to which all National Qualifications Framework (NQF) relate. The AQRF broadens the understanding of the national qualifications systems of AMS for people from other ASEAN countries and from outside the ASEAN region.
The Referencing process aims to:
TESDA is the sole accreditation and certification body for TVET.
The Unified TVET Program Registration and Accreditation System is the quality assurance mechanism for:
Registration of the TVET program signifies compliance with the minimum requirements stipulated in the training regulations set by TESDA.
The PTCACS determines whether the graduate or worker can perform to the standards expected in the workplace based on the defined competency standards. Certification is provided to those who meet the competency standards. This ensures the productivity, quality and global competitiveness of the middle-level workers.
Top 10 courses based on 2016 records of TESDA28 (Table 1):
Table 1: Top 10 Courses and Corresponding Number of Enrolees (2016)
Course |
Number Of Enrolees |
1. Food and Beverage Services NC II |
61,383 |
2. Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) NC II |
55,823 |
3. Cookery NC II |
55,300 |
4. Bread And Pastry Production NC II |
54,402 |
5. Housekeeping NC II |
47,223 |
6. Electrical Installation And Maintenance NC II |
38,806 |
7. Computer Systems Servicing NC II |
38,542 |
8. Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) NC I |
29,504 |
9. Household Services NC II |
22,933 |
10. Bookkeeping NC III |
24,954 |
TESDA graduates do not remain idle after training, but easily join the workforce either in the country or abroad. Based on the 2013 Impact Evaluation Survey (IES),29 employment rate of graduates was at 65.3 percent, the highest in the history of the agency. Further, graduates were able to find employment within 6 months to a year after finishing their course.
TVET graduates score high on employer satisfaction survey as of July 12, 2012. The survey, conducted in more than 5,000 establishments, revealed that a high percentage of the establishment (86.1%) said that they are either “very satisfied” (43.3%) or “somewhat satisfied” (42.8%) with the work and performance of the graduates.27
When asked if they will continue to hire technical vocational graduates, a big majority (86.9%) responded positively.
A total of 5,451 public and private establishments that employed TVET graduates in the last three years – from 2009 to 2011 – were polled for the ESS.
Composition of Personnel30
Table 2 shows the total number of listed trainers for the period 2013-2017 in each region.
Table 2: Number of Listed Trainers (2013-2017) Head Count (As of March 2018)
REGION |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
TOTAL |
CAR |
31 |
38 |
96 |
197 |
32 |
394 |
I |
60 |
189 |
293 |
374 |
309 |
1,225 |
II |
59 |
104 |
233 |
338 |
165 |
899 |
III |
287 |
408 |
298 |
509 |
326 |
1,828 |
IV-A |
137 |
362 |
642 |
662 |
427 |
2,230 |
IV-B |
18 |
57 |
196 |
158 |
185 |
614 |
NCR |
56 |
256 |
513 |
943 |
971 |
2,739 |
V |
123 |
176 |
362 |
465 |
225 |
1,351 |
VI |
16 |
150 |
197 |
416 |
218 |
997 |
VII |
71 |
173 |
320 |
247 |
116 |
927 |
VIII |
86 |
196 |
400 |
0 |
252 |
934 |
IX |
100 |
110 |
219 |
280 |
117 |
826 |
X |
97 |
174 |
0 |
531 |
181 |
983 |
XI |
222 |
266 |
663 |
293 |
109 |
1,553 |
XII |
75 |
152 |
194 |
572 |
308 |
1,301 |
ARMM |
0 |
5 |
97 |
100 |
172 |
374 |
CARAGA |
30 |
82 |
107 |
150 |
55 |
424 |
TOTAL |
1,468 |
2,898 |
4,830 |
6,235 |
4,168 |
19,599 |
Composition of Teaching Workforce30
Tables 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 show the total number of male and female trainers in each region for the years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 respectively.
Table 3: Number of Male and Female Trainers (2013)
REGION |
MALE |
FEMALE |
TOTAL (Male & Female) |
% Male |
% Female |
% Total |
CAR |
13 |
18 |
31 |
42% |
58% |
100% |
I |
34 |
26 |
60 |
57% |
43% |
100% |
II |
24 |
35 |
59 |
41% |
59% |
100% |
III |
155 |
132 |
287 |
54% |
46% |
100% |
IV-A |
82 |
55 |
137 |
60% |
40% |
100% |
IV-B |
8 |
10 |
18 |
44% |
56% |
100% |
NCR |
28 |
28 |
56 |
50% |
50% |
100% |
V |
55 |
68 |
123 |
45% |
55% |
100% |
VI |
6 |
10 |
16 |
38% |
63% |
100% |
VII |
32 |
39 |
71 |
45% |
55% |
100% |
VIII |
41 |
45 |
86 |
48% |
52% |
100% |
IX |
45 |
55 |
100 |
45% |
55% |
100% |
X |
49 |
48 |
97 |
51% |
49% |
100% |
XI |
119 |
103 |
222 |
54% |
46% |
100% |
XII |
33 |
42 |
75 |
44% |
56% |
100% |
ARMM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
CARAGA |
11 |
19 |
30 |
37% |
63% |
100% |
TOTAL |
735 |
733 |
1,468 |
44% |
50% |
94% |
Table 4: Number of Male and Female Trainers (2014)
REGION |
MALE |
FEMALE |
TOTAL (Male & Female) |
% Male |
% Female |
% Total |
CAR |
17 |
21 |
38 |
45% |
55% |
100% |
I |
94 |
95 |
189 |
50% |
50% |
100% |
II |
58 |
46 |
104 |
56% |
44% |
100% |
III |
203 |
205 |
408 |
50% |
50% |
100% |
IV-A |
221 |
141 |
362 |
61% |
39% |
100% |
IV-B |
31 |
26 |
57 |
54% |
46% |
100% |
NCR |
123 |
133 |
256 |
48% |
52% |
100% |
V |
84 |
92 |
176 |
48% |
52% |
100% |
VI |
73 |
77 |
150 |
49% |
51% |
100% |
VII |
95 |
78 |
173 |
55% |
45% |
100% |
VIII |
97 |
99 |
196 |
49% |
51% |
100% |
IX |
60 |
50 |
110 |
55% |
45% |
100% |
X |
76 |
98 |
174 |
44% |
56% |
100% |
XI |
142 |
124 |
266 |
53% |
47% |
100% |
XII |
89 |
63 |
152 |
59% |
41% |
100% |
ARMM |
4 |
1 |
5 |
80% |
20% |
100% |
CARAGA |
36 |
46 |
82 |
44% |
56% |
100% |
TOTAL |
1,503 |
1,395 |
2,898 |
53% |
47% |
100% |
Table 5: Number of Male and Female Trainers (2015)
REGION |
MALE |
FEMALE |
TOTAL (Male & Female) |
% Male |
% Female |
% Total |
CAR |
58 |
38 |
96 |
60% |
40% |
100% |
I |
173 |
120 |
293 |
59% |
41% |
100% |
II |
118 |
115 |
233 |
51% |
49% |
100% |
III |
180 |
118 |
298 |
60% |
40% |
100% |
IV-A |
366 |
276 |
642 |
57% |
43% |
100% |
IV-B |
113 |
83 |
196 |
58% |
42% |
100% |
NCR |
276 |
237 |
513 |
54% |
46% |
100% |
V |
197 |
165 |
362 |
54% |
46% |
100% |
VI |
106 |
91 |
197 |
54% |
46% |
100% |
VII |
155 |
165 |
320 |
48% |
52% |
100% |
VIII |
207 |
193 |
400 |
52% |
48% |
100% |
IX |
113 |
106 |
219 |
52% |
48% |
100% |
X |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
XI |
317 |
346 |
663 |
48% |
52% |
100% |
XII |
117 |
77 |
194 |
60% |
40% |
100% |
ARMM |
62 |
35 |
97 |
64% |
36% |
100% |
CARAGA |
68 |
39 |
107 |
64% |
36% |
100% |
TOTAL |
2,626 |
2,204 |
4,830 |
53% |
41% |
94% |
Table 6: Number of Male and Female Trainers (2016)
REGION |
MALE |
FEMALE |
TOTAL (Male & Female) |
% Male |
% Female |
% Total |
CAR |
99 |
98 |
197 |
50% |
50% |
100% |
I |
208 |
166 |
374 |
56% |
44% |
100% |
II |
161 |
177 |
338 |
48% |
52% |
100% |
III |
295 |
214 |
509 |
58% |
42% |
100% |
IV-A |
397 |
265 |
662 |
60% |
40% |
100% |
IV-B |
99 |
59 |
158 |
63% |
37% |
100% |
NCR |
526 |
417 |
943 |
56% |
44% |
100% |
V |
268 |
197 |
465 |
58% |
42% |
100% |
VI |
228 |
188 |
416 |
55% |
45% |
100% |
VII |
137 |
110 |
247 |
55% |
45% |
100% |
VIII |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
IX |
148 |
132 |
280 |
53% |
47% |
100% |
X |
234 |
297 |
531 |
44% |
56% |
100% |
XI |
157 |
136 |
291 |
54% |
46% |
100% |
XII |
254 |
318 |
572 |
44% |
56% |
100% |
ARMM |
45 |
55 |
100 |
45% |
55% |
100% |
CARAGA |
88 |
62 |
150 |
59% |
41% |
100% |
TOTAL |
3,344 |
2,891 |
6,235 |
50% |
44% |
94% |
Table 7: Number of Male and Female Trainers (2017)
REGION |
MALE |
FEMALE |
TOTAL (Male & Female) |
% Male |
% Female |
% Total |
CAR |
19 |
13 |
32 |
59% |
41% |
100% |
I |
165 |
144 |
309 |
53% |
47% |
100% |
II |
91 |
74 |
165 |
55% |
45% |
100% |
III |
188 |
138 |
326 |
58% |
42% |
100% |
IV-A |
243 |
184 |
427 |
57% |
43% |
100% |
IV-B |
94 |
91 |
185 |
51% |
49% |
100% |
NCR |
526 |
445 |
971 |
54% |
46% |
100% |
V |
96 |
129 |
225 |
43% |
57% |
100% |
VI |
114 |
104 |
218 |
52% |
48% |
100% |
VII |
78 |
38 |
116 |
67% |
33% |
100% |
VIII |
141 |
111 |
252 |
56% |
44% |
100% |
IX |
60 |
57 |
117 |
51% |
49% |
100% |
X |
95 |
86 |
181 |
52% |
48% |
100% |
XI |
70 |
39 |
109 |
64% |
36% |
100% |
XII |
147 |
161 |
308 |
48% |
52% |
100% |
ARMM |
83 |
89 |
172 |
48% |
52% |
100% |
CARAGA |
39 |
16 |
55 |
71% |
29% |
100% |
TOTAL |
2,249 |
1,919 |
4,168 |
55% |
45% |
100% |
Salaries of Teachers/Trainers/Instructors
As per the Position Classification and Compensation Scheme (PCCS) for Faculty positions in State Universities and Colleges, for a starting level salary, an Instructor 1 receives SG 12 (PHP 22,149.00), while TVET trainers can earn PHP 265,788.00 annually.
Teachers’ Professional Development31
TESDA launched the National TVET Trainers Academy (NTTA) for the development of trainers in the Philippines.
Trainer Development Program
The Trainer Development Program is a response to the demand for quality trainers who will manage and implement the TVET system in the Philippines. The program will address the need to upgrade the institutional or organizational competencies of TVIs as measured by East Asia Summit TVET Quality Assurance Framework (EAS TVET QAF), TESDA Star Rating System and the Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certification Commission (APACC). The program shall enhance the competencies of Administrators, Supervisors, Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff based on the Competency Standards defined by the Human Resource Management Division – Administrative Services (HRMD-AS) of TESDA and the Philippine TVET Trainers’ Qualification Framework (PTTQF) Trainers’ Methodology (TM) Level I – IV.
The training programs to be implemented are categorized as executive, supervisory, and teaching personnel development programs:
TESDA Board Members
The TESDA Board, the highest policy making body of TESDA, includes 14 representatives from the private sector, which includes the labor sector, employer sector, business and investor sector, and education and training sector.
Development of Training Regulations
Industry experts are consulted and are involved in the development of training regulations, which includes the competency standards, training standards, and assessment and certification arrangements.
The following industries have large employment bases, are growing very rapidly and will create the most number of jobs in the next 5 years:1
The following industries have large employment bases but has shown negative or minimal growth rate in the past. However, since they are important to the economy in terms of value-added and in terms of employment, the government wants to revitalize and strengthen them. These are:
The Health, Wellness and Other Social Services industry have high growth rates and good economic multiplier effects.
TVET will undergo a two-pronged approach: TVET for Global competitiveness and Workforce Job-Readiness and TVET for Social Equity.1
For TVET for global competitiveness, the clientele would be workers that need skills upgrading, students of higher level qualifications, overseas Filipino workers, and the unemployed by ensuring that the training regulations, curriculum, and school facilities and equipment comply with global standards. Similarly, TVET can prepare Senior High students under the TVL track. Grade 10 completers who will push thru Senior High, as well as Out-of-school youth are also targeted for workforce job-readiness by providing them with the required competencies that would prepare them for work.
Secondly, TVET is for social equity. This is based on the universal principle of social inclusion, and places people, particularly those who are socially excluded and displaced (such as informal workers, indigenous peoples, farmers, fisherfolks, drug dependents, rebel returnees, persons with disabilities (PWDs), displaced OFWs with low-level skills, victims of abuse, human trafficking, and disasters) into the mainstream of society.
Three Major Challenges in TVET (identified in the NTESDP 2017-2022)1
NTESDP 2017-2022 Objectives, Strategies and Program Directions
Instil values and integrity in the conduct and delivery of TVET in the whole sector and to progressively align their programs and course offerings with global standards, especially in critical or priority sectors of the Philippine economy.
ADB | Asian Development Bank |
AMS | ASEAN Member States |
APACC | Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certification Commission |
APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
AQRF | ASEAN Qualifications Referencing Framework |
ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
ASEM | Asia-Europe Meeting |
BP | Batas Pambansa |
BTVE | Bureau of Technical and Vocational Education |
CATs | Competency Assessment Tools |
CHED | Commission of Higher Education |
DA | Department of Agriculture |
DepEd | Department of Education |
DECS | Department of Education, Culture and Sports |
DILG | Department of Interior and Local Government |
DOLE | Department of Labor and Employment |
DOST | Department of Science and Technology |
DSWD | Department of Social Welfare and Development |
DTI | Department of Trade and Industry |
DTS | Dual Training System |
EAS TVET QAF | East Asia Summit TVET Quality Assurance Framework |
EDCOM | Congressional Commission for Education |
ESS | Employer Satisfaction Survey |
GAA | General Appropriations Act |
HRMD-AS | Human Resource Management Division - Administrative Services |
ICT | Information & Communication Technology |
IES | Impact Evaluation Survey |
ILO | International Labour Organization |
IP | Indigenous People |
IT-BPO | Information Technology - Business Process Outsourcing |
IT-BPM | Information Technology - Business Process Management |
KPI | Key Performance Indicator |
LEP | Ladderized Education Program |
LGUs | Local Government Units |
NC | National Certificate |
NGO | Non-government Organisation |
NMYC | National Manpower and Youth Council |
NQF | National Qualifications Framework |
NTESDP | National Technical Education and Skills Development Plan |
NTTA | National TVET Trainers Academy |
OFW | Overseas Filipino Worker |
PCCS | Position Classification and Compensation Scheme |
PHP | Philippine Peso |
PQF | Philippine Qualifications Framework |
PRC | Professional Regulations Commission |
PTCACS | Philippine TVET Competency Assessment and Certification System |
PTTQF | Philippines TVET Trainers’ Qualification Framework |
PwDs | People with Disabilities |
QMS | Quality Management System |
RA | Republic Act |
StuFAP | Student Financial Assistance Program |
SG | Salary Grade |
SUCs | State Universities and Colleges |
TESD | Technical Education and Skills Development |
TESDA | Technical Education and Skills Development Authority |
TM | Trainer’s Methodology |
TR | Training Regulation |
TTI | TESDA Technology Institutions |
TVET | Technical and Vocational Education and Training |
TVIs | Techvoc Institutions |
TVL | Technical-Vocational-Livelihood |
TWG | Technical Working Group |
UniFAST | Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education |
UTPRAS | Unified TVET Program Registration and Accreditation System |
[1] TESDA. 2018. National Technical Education and Skills Development Plan 2018-2022.
[2] Batas Pambansa Blg. 232: An Act Providing for the Establishment and Maintenance of an Integrated System of Education. Retrieved from:
https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/bataspam/bp1982/bp_232_1982.html
[3] 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved from:
https://www.lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
[4] Republic Act No. 6655: An Act Establishing and Providing for a Free Public Secondary Education and for Other Purposes. Retrieved from:
https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1988/ra_6655_1988.html
[5] Republic Act 7722: An Act Creating the Commission on Higher Education, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes. Retrieved from:
https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1994/ra_7722_1994.html
[6] Republic Act 7796: An Act Creating the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Providing for its Powers, Structure and for Other Purposes. Retrieved from:
http://www.tesda.gov.ph/uploads/File/REPUBLIC%20ACT%20NO.%207796.pdf
[7] Republic Act 8292: An Act Providing for the Uniform Composition and Powers of the Governing Boards, the Manner of Appointment and Term of Office of The President of Chartered State Universities and Colleges, and for Other Purposes. Retrieved from: https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8292_1997.html
[8] Republic Act 10533: An Act Enhancing The Philippine Basic Education System by Strengthening its Curriculum and Increasing the Number of Years for Basic Education, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes. Retrieved from: https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10533_2013.html
[9] Republic Act 10647: An Act Strengthening the Ladderized Interface between Technical-Vocational Education and Training and Higher Education. Retrieved from: https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2014/ra_10647_2014.html
[10] Republic Act 10650: An Act Expanding Access to Educational Services by Institutionalizing Open Distance Learning in Levels of Tertiary Education and Appropriating Funds Therefor. Retrieved from: https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2014/ra_10650_2014.html
[11] Republic Act 10687: An Act Providing for a Comprehensive and Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (Unifast), thereby Rationalizing Access Thereto, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes. Retrieved from: https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2015/ra_10687_2015.html
[12] Republic Act 10771: An Act Promoting the Creation 01' Green Jobs. Granting Incentives and Appropriating Funds Therefor. Retrieved from: https://www.senate.gov.ph/republic_acts/ra%2010771.pdf
[13] Republic Act 10931: An Act Promoting Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education by Providing for Free Tuition and Other School Fees in State Universities and Colleges, Local Universities and Colleges and State-run Technical-Vocational Institutions, Establishing The Tertiary Education Subsidy and Student Loan Program, Strengthening the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education, and Appropriating Fund Therefor. Retrieved from: https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2017/ra_10931_2017.html
[14] Republic Act 10968: An Act Institutionalizing The Philippine Qualifications Framework (Pqf), Establishing the Pqf-National Coordinating Council (Ncc) and Appropriating Funds Therefor. Retrieved from: http://pqf.gov.ph/Uploads/RA%2010968.pdf
[15] Republic Act 10970: An Act Declaring the Twenty-Fifth Day of August of Every Year as the National Tech-Voc Day. Retrieved from: http://www.thecorpusjuris.com/legislative/republic-acts/ra-no-10970.php
[16] TESDA. 2017. Quality Management System (QMS) Manual. Retrieved from: http://www.tesda.gov.ph/Uploads/File/transparency/update2017/Quality%20Management%20System/QM%20%20Rev.02%20FINAL.pdf
[17] TESDA’s TVET For Social Equity. Retrieved from: http://www.tesda.gov.ph/About/TESDA/17786
[18] Brief History of TESDA. Retrieved from: http://www.tesda.gov.ph/About/TESDA/10
[19] National Economic Development Authority. 2017. Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022.
[20] General Appropriations Act 2017. Retrieved from: http://www.tesda.gov.ph/Uploads/File/transparency/update2017/Approved%20Budget%20and%20MFO%20TArgets%20FY%202017/Approved%20Budget,%20FY%202017.pdf
[21] The Philippine Education System. Retrieved from: http://pqf.gov.ph/Home/PQR/31
[22] TVET Programs. Retrieved from: http://www.tesda.gov.ph/About/TESDA/24
[23] PQF-NCC Technical Working Groups (TWGs). Retrieved from: http://pqf.gov.ph/Home/PQR/34
[24] The ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework. Retrieved from:
http://asean.org/asean-economic-community/sectoral-bodies-under-the-purview-of-aem/services/asean-qualifications-reference-framework/
[25] UTPRAS Guidelines. Retrieved from: http://www.tesda.gov.ph/About/Tesda/42
[26] Assessment and Certification. Retrieved from: http://www.tesda.gov.ph/About/TESDA/25
[27] TESDA. 2012. Employer Satisfaction Survey 2011.
[28] TVET Statistics 2014-2016.
[29] TESDA. 2014. Impact Evaluation Study (IES) of TVET Programs.
[30] TESDA-NITESD. No. of Listed Trainers by year and by sex (2013-2017).
[31] TESDA-NTTA. Trainer Development Program.
103,796,831 (2017)a
1.01 male(s)/female (2017 est.)b
0.682 (2015)c
$313.4 billion (2017 est.)b
$8,300 (2017 est.)b
Agriculture: 9.6%
Industry: 30.6%
Services: 59.8% (2017 est.)b
21.6% (2017 est.)b
0.637 (2015)c
96.3% (2015)c
11.7 (2015)c
9.3 (2015)c
% NAc
6.7% (2015)c
15.7% (2015)c
Agriculture: 25.4%
Industry: 18.3%
Services: 56.3% (2017 est.)b
a Population Pyramid
b CIA World Factbook
c UNDP HDR
For official government data on key indicators, please refer to data released by official government source(s).
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