Tesda body to help students learn more

TECHNICAL and vocational students will learn much about the competencies they need with the creation of a body, in collaboration with industry stakeholders, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) said Friday.

At a briefing, Tesda Deputy Director General for Partnership and Linkages Nelly Dillera said that the creation of the Tesda industry board, together with industry stakeholders, academic institutions, and government agencies related to growth sectors, will enable students to learn the skills that these industries need.

Some of the growth sectors that Tesda has identified include construction, agriculture, tourism, health services, ICT (information communication and technology), manufacturing, and even health care.

Tesda Deputy Director General for Partnership and Linkages Nelly Dillera. TMT file photo

«We want the industry to be more involved in the creation of contents, so we can say that their needs from academic institutions are met,» Dillera said.

Also, she said that a current Philippine Skills Framework can be picked up by the Department of Education, Tesda, and the Commission on Higher Education for use in their own modules for technical vocational education.

Dillera expects that the industry board will help Tesda in determining the skills and competencies that a specific industry needs, as well as the creation of competency standards and a competency assessment tool, or the competencies that a student should be taught for a particular sector.

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«It would be good if industry experts will be the one to teach, but also guided by the modules that will be created by the academic institution that would be their partners,» Dillera said.