TESDA supports apprenticeship bill
TESDA said it is one with Marcos in his bid to establish a more robust employment framework that will help equip Filipinos with the right knowledge and skills for their prospective profession.
The Technical Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has committed to provide support and technical assistance to the passage of the Apprenticeship Bill being pushed by Ilocos Norte First District Representative Sandro Marcos.
Marcos has filed House Bill 20, or the Apprenticeship Bill, as among his primary agenda in the 19th Congress.
In a statement issued yesterday, TESDA said the agency is one with Marcos in his bid to establish a more robust employment framework that will help equip Filipinos, especially the youth, with the right knowledge and skills for their prospective profession.
It said the apprenticeship program is an excellent measure to foster collaboration among stakeholders in the education and training sectors and the world of work.
TESDA said the bill is of great value to the agency’s continuing drive to strengthen further public-private partnerships and encourage social dialogues on skills-job mismatch and standardization of qualifications.
The apprenticeship program is highlighted among TESDA’s enterprise-based training (EBT) programs or “EBT to the Max,” the agency’s promotion and advocacy plan to entice wider participation of the industry in technical vocational education and training.
Apprenticeship is implemented within companies with the objective of enabling learners to gain the necessary skills applicable to real working conditions, leading to their work readiness and higher employability.
If signed into law, the Apprenticeship Bill shall help increase the number of enrollees and graduates for EBT programs.
Since its establishment in 1994, TESDA has highlighted the importance of the apprenticeship program as an avenue to empower Filipinos to overcome the challenges of ever-changing market needs.
Marcos was among the first bill filers in the upcoming Congress. Of the 10 bills he filed, House Bill 20, or the Apprenticeship Act, co-authored by his uncle, presumptive Speaker Martin Romualdez, and two other lawmakers, was given priority.