TESDA strengthens employment opportunities

IN ITS bid to strengthen job linkages of Technical-Vocational graduates/alumni for immediate employment opportunities, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is set to conducts its World Cafe of Opportunities (WCO) in the region.

The WCO is a a job fair which seeks to connect government and private agencies to Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) graduates is a highlight of the National Tech-Voc Day celebrated every 25th day of August pursuant to Republic Act 10970.

TESDA-Cordillera Regional Director Manuel Wong explained this was consistent to their advocacy “TESDA Abot Lahat,” wherein it continuous to implement Job Linkaging and Networking Services or JoLiNS through WCO.

“It is the policy of the government to relay to the WCO through JoLiNS the Key Employment Generators which will create and open job opportunities in various sectors particularly construction in support of the Build Build Build program of President Rodrigo Duterte,” Wong said.

WCO will serve as a “one-stop-shop” for TVET graduates/ alumni, entrepreneurs, companies/industries with job vacancies, and returning overseas Filipino workers and their qualified beneficiaries where national government agencies, private companies, tech-voc institutions and financing institutions converge in strategic locations to offer all possible employment, training and financing opportunities and facilitate higher job-skill matching.

Government agencies and non government organizations who committed to be part of WCO include the City Public Employment Service Office, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Philippine Export Processing Zone Authority, Department of Education, Department of Agrarian Reform, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, Philippine

National Police, Philippine Information Agency, Hotel and Restaurant Association of Baguio, Baguio City School of Arts and Trades, and Tech-Voc Schools Association representatives.

The 2nd “World Café’ of Opportunities is set on August 25, 2019 at the Baguio City High School which seeks to target and serve at least 1,000 certified TVET graduates/ alumni with 15 percent hired-on-the spot with 13 tourism industry employers, and is targeting 15 construction industries.

Photo by Lito Dar TESDA@25. Barista students from the Baguio City School of Arts and Trade gives a demonstration on brewed coffee preparation during the TESDA - CAR led Kapihan media forum for the promotion of the scheduled activities for TESDA's 25th Anniversary that will be highlighted by the "World Cafe of Opportunities" set at Baguio City High School this August 25, which will offer job vacancies, entrepreneurship orientation and briefing on financial assistance and employable skills for Technical vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates.