The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority and the Liga ng Mga Barangay sa Pilipinas will create jobs in the barangays by promoting technical vocational education and training.
Tesda will equip barangay residents with marketable skills through its new flagship program, “Barangay Kasanayan para sa Kabuhayan at Kapayapaan,” director general Guiling Mamondiong said.
Mamondiong said that close linkage with barangays nationwide will bring TVET programs to needy and deserving people.
“To reduce poverty, we have to create jobs. TVET is the perfect tool for this. We just need to find the right persons to train and give them the best training possible. For this program to work, we will require the support of every barangay leader in the Philippines,” Mamondiong said.
Under the memorandum of agreement Tesda signed with the Liga, the agency will conduct skills need surveys in barangays, analyze the results of these surveys, determine the skills training or livelihood programs most appropriate to the residents, and coordinate with barangay officials on the actual training.
In turn, the Liga will help identify the beneficiaries of the training programs, monitor the delivery of these programs, assist in promoting TVET within the barangays, and monitor the attendance of residents in the training seminars.
The ceremonial signing was held at Tesda Central Office in Taguig last September 27.