By Hirohito D. Cadion
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, May 10 (PNA)
-- More than 600 individuals from nearby Zamboanga Sibugay province are set to
benefit in this year’s Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA) free competency assessment.
The free competency assessment will be
implemented nationwide starting this month until October this year.
TESDA-Zamboanga Sibugay Director Lorenzo
Emanuel Guillermo said they are targeting 679 candidates from the province for
the National Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Competency
and Assessment and Certification (NATCAC) program.
Guillermo said the NATCAC program will be
composed of trainers of private and public technical vocational institutions,
including TESDA Technology Institutions, local government units, and other
government agencies providing TVET programs and private enterprises with
registered TVET programs.
Guillermo said also included in the NATCAC
program are Department of Education trainers, public utility vehicle drivers,
workers/industry practitioners/professional/career shifters who want to undergo
competency assessment, returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), Filipino
expatriates with relevant experience, and industry practitioners who are
prospective competency assessors.
The other sectors also identified to be
included were automotive, construction, metals and engineering, tourism,
electronics and information and communications technology, agri-fishery, food
processing, health and other social community development services, according
to Guillermo.
He explained that the free competency
assessment is the heart of the NATCAC program which is a synchronized conduct
of assessment and certification in identified key qualifications.
He added the program is designed to promote
industry acceptance and recognition of the value of certification in
quality-assuring the competencies of their workers.
He said the program also seek to upgrade the
qualification of existing workers, trainers, and assessors to a higher level of
qualification and enhance their competitiveness and employability.
He said that Certificates of Competency (COC)
or National Certificates (NC) will be issued to successful candidates.
He advised those interested
to undergo the free competency assessment to submit self-assessment guide,
three passport size pictures and duly accomplished application form to the
nearest TESDA office or to identified accredited assessment centers. (PNA)
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