Around 500 high school graduates received scholarship training certificates, graduation certificates in an event held at the Benedicto College and University of Southern Philippines-Foundation (USP-F). The scholarship certificates entitle the students to enroll in any of these…
JobStart expanded to Cebu, 5 more areas Two hundred high school graduates in Cebu City will benefit from a government program to help the youth develop technical and life skills vital to success. The JobStart Philippines program…
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) recently received a nationwide ISO 9001:2008 Certification, a seal of international excellence in technical vocational education and training. The certification covers Tesda’s major regulatory mandate of program registration and…
Lights, camera, action! A school for film-making has opened in Cebu offering industry-standard equipment to tap creative talents in the country and foreign students who enroll. Filipinos have a reputation of being some of the best animators…
A baseline study covering the passenger jeepney drivers and operators affected by the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project route will be conducted starting next week. BRT project head Rafael Yap said the data will identify who…
Hoping to produce some 260,000 “job-ready” youths, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) has set a P2.6- billion budget for free skills training programs this year. Tesda Director General Joel Villanueva said the increased funding…
Fresh funds have been allocated to a major program of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) to help high school graduates pursue technical-vocational education or tech-voc. The 2015 budget gives the Private Education Student Financial…
The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) approved a resolution authorizing Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III to set up partnerships with government agencies to combat illegal recruitment and human trafficking. The PB also seeks to establish a “systematic” information…
A SECOND LIFE Thank you, Lord for the second chance at life.” A smiling Herminia Arnoco made this statement as she, together with her neighbors, welcomed officials and visitors to the Yolanda Village in barangay La Paz, …
Binay: I’m ready to face Trillanes Rather than attend yesterday’s Senate Blue Ribbon committee hearing, Vice President Jejomar Binay flew to Cebu for a two-day visit. Immediately upon arrival, Binay went straight to a radio station in…
Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said he wants to push through with the demolition of the concrete wall of the Technical Skills Education and Development Authority (Tesda) regional office along Salinas Drive in barangay Lahug. During yesterday’s…
The Dondoyano brothers, born 11 years apart, were all smiles when they marched together and received their skills training certificates yesterday. “I am just so glad all the effort finally paid off,” said 39-year-old Eugene at his…
