MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 29 (PIA) --- More than 100 graduates of technical-vocational programs and skilled workers here have availed of the competency assessment and certification services being conducted by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
Tarhata Mapandi, TESDA Provincial Director, said they are conducting free competency assessment and certification in identified key qualifications that are hard to find but with high industry demands.
Aimed at raising people’s awareness on the competency assessment and certification program of TESDA, as well, as to enhance the competitiveness and employability of Filipino workers, the synchronized National Technical-Vocational Educational and Training (TVET) Competency Assessment and Certification or NATCAC is conducted at all regional and provincial levels from March 28 to April 1.
She said the holding of a week long competency assessment and certification is to facilitate the production of competent, skilled and certified workers and TVET graduates so that they can be qualified for good jobs here and abroad.
Although they are targeting only 60 candidates here in the province, 30 of which will come from the Computer Hardware Servicing NC II and another 30 from Dressmaking NC II, Mapandi revealed that about 104 have applied for assessment on dressmaking while another 54 applied for computer hardware servicing.
“We also have applicants in the Refrigeration and Air-conditioning, Electrical Installation and Maintenance, and Consumer Electronics Servicing,” she said.
Mapandi, further said that upon passing the written examination and actual demonstration, the applicant will be given a certification which he/she can use in applying for jobs in such fields either locally or abroad.
The assessment is being held at the Provincial/City Manpower Development Center (PCMDC) of TESDA in Maliwanag, this city. (Apipa Bagumbaran/PIA-10 Marawi)
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