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TESDA is the leading partner in the development of the Filipino workforce with world-class competence and positive work values. TESDA provides direction, policies, programs and standards towards quality technical education and skill development.

National Technical Education and Skills Development Plan (First Cycle: 200-2004, Second Cycles: 2005-2009);

The Tech-Voc Adenda: New Way of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA) Volumes 1-4 CY 200.

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Sec. Emmanuel Joel Villanueva
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Irene Isaac
Function: Deputy Director General for Sectoral TVET
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Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
Irene Isaac
TESDA Complex
East Service Road South Superhighway
Taguig City 1631
Manila
Philippines

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23 October 2015 UNEVOC Centre in the Philippines celebrates World Teachers’ Day The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the Philippines' premier government agency for TVET, joined UNESCO and the rest of the world in the celebration of the World Teachers' Day. (more)

6 March 2015 Mobile technology in skills development for women UNESCO-UNEVOC co-organized a session on "Using mobile technology in skills development for women: A glimpse into promising practices to improve skills for employability" at Mobile Learning Week 2015. UNEVOC Centres from Finland and the Philippines presented case studies. (more)

22 December 2014 Skills Forum at the Asian Development Bank The Asian Development Bank held its Fourth Annual International Skills Development Forum in Manila. UNESCO-UNEVOC joined the event with UNEVOC Network members from the region. (more)

24 July 2013 UNEVOC Network Members present innovative uses of ICT in TVET At WorldSkills Leipzig 2013 four UNEVOC Centres from Brazil, the Philippines and Germany presented activities in the Global Skills Marketplace. (more)

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3 November 2015 Singapore International TVET Conference 2015 Organised by the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), and the five Polytechnics of Singapore, TVET 2015 is partially-sponsored by Temasek Foundation, a non-profit philanthropic organisation. The Conference is specially designed for TVET policy makers, leaders, principals, researchers and educationists. (more)

23 October 2015 UNEVOC Centre in the Philippines celebrates World Teachers’ Day The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the Philippines' premier government agency for TVET, joined UNESCO and the rest of the world in the celebration of the World Teachers' Day. (more)

28 September 2015 Asia-Pacific delegation visits UNEVOC On 25 September 2015, UNESCO-UNEVOC hosted the visit of 19 TVET managers, administrators and staff from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Indonesia. (more)

14 August 2015 Kuala Lumpur Declaration on TVET for a Sustainable Future adopted Ministers and conference delegates from 26 Asia-Pacific countries met at the Asia-Pacific Conference on Education and Training (ACET) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to discuss ICT in TVET, partnerships and greening TVET. (more)

30 June 2015 June 2015 News from Shenzhen polytechnic (SZPT) China Among the news covered: The First China Shenzhen Forum on Vocational Education, Unveiling of "Shenzhen Branch, National Institute of Vocational Education", 2015 International Makers’ Week in Shenzhen. (more)

26 June 2015 Myanmar NSSA Study Visit to UNESCO-UNEVOC On 24 June 2015, the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre hosted the visit of the members of the National Skills Standards Authority (NSSA) of Myanmar. (more)

3 June 2015 59th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society The conference took place from 8-13 March 2015 in Washington D.C. The Hong Kong Institute of Education contributed with a panel on Education and Skills for Greening Economies. (more)

3 June 2015 Hong Kong UNEVOC Centre participates in Awards for Environmental Excellence On 14 May 2015, the Hong Kong Institute of Education participated in the 2015 Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence. (more)

3 June 2015 Hong Kong Network member supports collaboration of youth and business ENGAGE Mentor/Mentee Matching Day – a team building and matching activity took place at the Hong Kong UNEVOC Centre on 2 May 2015. (more)

25 May 2015 Declaration on ICT and Education Post-2015 signed The Qingdao Declaration, entitled "Seize digital opportunities, lead education transformation", was signed by Member States represented by more than fifty ministers and high-level delegates at the UNESCO conference on ICT and Post-2015 Education from 23 to 25 May 2015 in Qingdao, China. (more)

10 April 2015 Chinese UNEVOC Centre visits fellow Network member in South Africa Two BRICS countries – one Network. Delegates from the Chinese Central Institute for Vocational and Technical Education visited a fellow UNEVOC Centre, JET Education Services, in South Africa. (more)

6 March 2015 Mobile technology in skills development for women UNESCO-UNEVOC co-organized a session on "Using mobile technology in skills development for women: A glimpse into promising practices to improve skills for employability" at Mobile Learning Week 2015. UNEVOC Centres from Finland and the Philippines presented case studies. (more)

27 February 2015 Hong Kong Institute of Education is contributing to improving teacher education quality in the region Report on RAVTE meeting in November 2014. Developing a Strategy and Plan of Action for 2014-2018 to enhance the quality of TVET teachers in the region. (more)

27 February 2015 Regional leadership in Research on Recognition of Prior Learning Regional research project focusing on skills recognition and environmentally sustainable technologies implemented across four diverse industries: catering, automotive, plastic manufacturing and waste management. (more)

27 February 2015 Success stories from Northern Europe in Green Innovation Identifying ways of green innovation diffusion and skills responses. Learning from Sweden, Denmark and Finland to recommend green skills development strategies for Hong Kong. (more)

22 December 2014 Skills Forum at the Asian Development Bank The Asian Development Bank held its Fourth Annual International Skills Development Forum in Manila. UNESCO-UNEVOC joined the event with UNEVOC Network members from the region. (more)

12 December 2014 New country reports in World TVET Database New country reports have been published for Benin, Cambodia, Chad, Iraq, Latvia, Lithuania, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Qatar, South Africa, Uganda and USA. UNESCO-UNEVOC continues to expand the World TVET Database and more country reports will be available soon. (more)

30 November 2014 Pedagogy, Education and Praxis Network hosted by HKIEd Over the second week of November, the UNEVOC Centre in Hong Kong and the Centre for Governance and Citizenship hosted a meeting of the Pedagogy, Education and Praxis (PEP) Network. (more)

21 November 2014 UNEVOC Network member GIFTS/HRD Korea organizes forum on qualifications frameworks The forum provided a platform for experts to share knowledge about the development of national competency standards and qualifications frameworks in ASEAN +3 countries and to come up with practical recommendations. (more)

19 November 2014 End of the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development Green skills are a priority for aligning TVET with the post-2015 development agenda. UNESCO-UNEVOC and the Inter-Agency Working Group on Greening Skills and TVET ran a discussion on the Role of greening TVET on 11 November 2014 at the closing of the Decade on Education for Sustainable development in Nagoya, Japan. (more)

11 November 2014 Researchers from Japan visit UNESCO-UNEVOC On 10 November 2014, UNESCO-UNEVOC welcomed two researchers from Japan to its premises. (more)

26 October 2014 UNESCO-UNEVOC at the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics At the invitation of its President, Shyamal Majumdar, Head of UNESCO-UNEVOC, participated in the 2014 WFCP World Conference, hosted by the China Education Association for International Exchange. (more)

22 September 2014 UNESCO-UNEVOC participates in International Congress on Vocational and Professional Education and Training From 15 to 18 September, Ms Imke Kottmann, Programme Expert UNESCO-UNEVOC, participated in the first International Congress on Vocational and Professional Education and Training in Winterthur, Switzerland. (more)

5 September 2014 Experts’ seminar on improving evidence-based research and supporting greater investment in TVET On 31 August 2014, Mr Shyamal Majumdar, Head of UNESCO-UNEVOC, and Kenneth Barrientos, Programme Officer UNESCO-UNEVOC, attended and contributed to an expert seminar organized by TAFE Directors Australia and NCVER, both of whom are members of the UNEVOC Network and joint coordinator for the Pacific cluster. (more)

15 August 2014 UNEVOC Centre Afghanistan continues efforts to establish national research centre for TVET Building on earlier discussions on the establishment of a National Centre for Educational and Vocational Research in Kabul, the UNESCO Office in Afghanistan organized a workshop to further elaborate the mandate, management structure and financing of this centre on 11 and 12 August 2014 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (more)

27 June 2014 UNESCO-UNEVOC participates in KRIVET international seminar on skills development and youth employment policies, Seoul On 12 and 13 June 2014, Mr Shyamal Majumdar, Head of UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET, participated in an international seminar on enhancing the link between skills development and youth employment policies in Seoul, Republic of Korea. (more)

24 June 2014 2nd Regional Symposium on Open Educational Resources: Beyond Advocacy, Research and Policy The main objective is to bring together the OER community in the region to share, exchange, collaborate and promote mutual interests in learning technologies especially in new innovations such as OER, MOOC, SOOC and others. (more)

26 February 2014 Regional TVET Conference 2014, Jakarta: “Ensuring TVET Quality – Preparing for the AEC 2015” Participation by invitation only. The following topics will be covered: * Cooperation with the business community - Improving the demand orientation of TVET * Harmonization of Standards and Certification - Striving towards mutual/regional recognition * Measuring TVET quality - From measuring input to measuring performance (more)

20 February 2014 Delegation from HRD Korea visit UNESCO-UNEVOC On 19 February 2014, the team of UNESCO-UNEVOC welcomed Mr Kweon, Tae Seung, Director, Bureau of Skills Development Policy, Ministry of Employment and Labor, Dr. Eom, Jun-Chel, Executive Director HRD Korea, and Ms. Park, Sung-Hee, Manager, International Cooperation HRD Korea to its premises in Bonn, Germany. (more)

27 November 2013 Reconnecting with UNEVOC In Myanmar PINZ’ CEO, Brenda Lazelle, and Project Manager, Amy McAteer, recently travelled to Myanmar to build their understanding of the skills development sector and explore opportunities for working together. (more)

13 November 2013 Professionalization and Modernization in initial and in-service Training of TVET Personnel in ASEAN GIZ, in collaboration with UNESCO-UNEVOC, OVEC THAILAND and HRD Korea, organized an International TVET Experts Meeting on Professionalization and Modernization in initial and in-service Training of TVET Personnel in ASEAN from 6-8 November 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. (more)

31 October 2013 Sharing international experience is focus on second day of Moscow-hosted TVET forum Experience from outside UNESCO-UNEVOC Regional Forum Europe and North America network enriches work of penultimate meeting ahead of next year's global forum in Bonn. (more)

29 October 2013 Conference on rural skills development through ICT From 25 to 26 October 2013, INRULED in collaboration with UNESCO-UNEVOC, Chengdu Municipal Education Bureau, and Dujiangyan Municipal Government organized a conference on rural skills development through Information Communication Technologies (ICT). (more)

9 September 2013 Asia and Pacific Regional Forum on Advancing TVET for Youth Employability and Sustainable Development UNESCO-UNEVOC in collaboration with KRIVET and GIZ organized a Regional Forum on Advancing TVET for Youth Employability and Sustainable Development targeting Asia and the Pacific from 4 to 6 September 2013 (more)

24 July 2013 UNEVOC Network Members present innovative uses of ICT in TVET At WorldSkills Leipzig 2013 four UNEVOC Centres from Brazil, the Philippines and Germany presented activities in the Global Skills Marketplace. (more)

2 July 2013 UNESCO-UNEVOC participates in high-level policy dialogue on education and socio-economic development On 18 June 2013, Mr Shyamal Majumdar, Head of UNESCO-UNEVOC, has joined 50 representatives from various ministries, international development agencies and the private sector in Vientiane, People’s Democratic Republic of Lao, to identify future education policy directions of Lao PDR. (more)

30 May 2013 Skills for sustainable growth through networking UNESCO-UNEVOC is organizing a workshop on skills for sustainable growth through networking at this year’s Global Media Forum (more)

31 May 2012 Secretary General of the Mongolia National Commission for UNESCO visits UNEVOC On 30 May 2012, the Secretary-General of the Mongolia National Commission for UNESCO, Mr. Gundegmaa Jargalsaikhan, visited UNESCO-UNEVOC. (more)

24 April 2012 The Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET) visits UNEVOC On 19 April 2012, UNEVOC welcomed Mr Young-Bum Park, the new President of UNESCO's Regional Centre of Excellence in TVET, at the Centre's premises. (more)

1 November 2011 New publication: Initiatives to foster Chinese TVET and TVET Teacher Training China has been experiencing rapid economic development and the nature of work has also been changing. Its VET system needs to prepare students for new labour markets. This has changed the role of vocational teachers. This report examines the needs of the VET system in China and the implications for VET teachers, students and the governance of the system. (more)

26 July 2011 Representatives from UNEVOC Centre in Malaysia visit UNESCO-UNEVOC 26-07-2011 Prof. Dr. Wahid Razzaly, Dean, and Prof. Dr. Sulaiman Yamin, Faculty of Technical Education, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia came to discuss possibilities for increased collaboration. (more)

1 July 2011 Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University delegation visits UNESCO-UNEVOC 01-07-2011 The TVET experts came to Bonn to learn about the Centre’s work and to discuss potential areas for collaboration. (more)

25 June 2011 UNEVOC Network sub-regional consultation meeting in Ha long, Vietnam 25-06 2011 This meeting addressed how HIV/AIDS education can be mainstreamed into TVET. (more)

20 June 2011 Representatives of RMUTT visit UNESCO-UNEVOC The President and Executives team of Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi (RMUTT), a UNEVOC Centre in Thailand, visited UNESCO-UNEVOC to have technical discussions and explore possible areas of cooperation. (more)

9 June 2011 Effective engagement of UNEVOC Network in national responses to prevent HIV and AIDS in the scope of TVET (more)

21 April 2011 Students from Hong Kong University visit UNESCO-UNEVOC (more)

7 July 2010 Just published: International Comparisons of China’s TVET System International Comparisons of China’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training System (Volume 12 of the UNEVOC Book Series) is the latest UNESCO-UNEVOC publication. (more)

19 March 2010 Developing Innovative Approaches to ESD: Curriculum Reform in TVET in China (more)

18 March 2010 International Experts Meeting, Hangzhou, China (more)

3 December 2009 Training materials for herders in Mongolia (more)

2 September 2009 Vocational Higher Education in Japan and the Republic of Korea UNEVOC Discussion Paper 4: Vocational Higher Education in Japan and the Republic of Korea (more)

30 July 2009 Seminar Report: Public-Private Partnership in TVET in the Philippines Seminar Report: Public-Private Partnership in TVET in the Philippines (more)

28 June 2009 "Curriculum Development in TVET", Brunei Darussalam, 15-18 June 2009 (more)

4 June 2009 VET and the Labour Market - A Comparative Analysis of China and Germany (more)

12 April 2009 UNEVOC sub-regional seminar / workshop in Luangprabang, Lao PDR (more)

26 June 2008 01-10-2006 A new Unevoc Centre: Zhejiang Technology Institute of Economy (more)

17 April 2008 UNEVOC Sub-regional Seminar in Iloilo City, Philippines (more)

10 April 2008 Skills development for the water and sanitation sector in Vietnam (more)

3 April 2008 Korean NatCom for UNESCO Visits UNESCO-UNEVOC (more)

7 March 2008 08-03-2008 Indonesia Ratifies the Convention on TVE (more)

19 February 2008 18-02-2008 Inter-regional seminar on entrepreneurship education (more)

31 January 2008 31-01-2008 Hong Kong Delegation visits UNEVOC (more)

27 September 2007 26-09-2007 UNEVOC Centres Griffith University, Australia, and Zhenjiang TIE, China, sign MoU (more)

25 September 2007 25-09-2007 UNEVOC Centres from China and Australia visit UNESCO-UNEVOC (more)

19 December 2006 6-12-2006 Needs Analysis: Water and Sanitation Sector in Vietnam (more)

5 August 2006 18-7-2006 Symposium: TVET for Sustainable Development in Vietnam, 2-5 July 2006 (more)