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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

TESDA Helped Over 8,882 OFW And Dependents

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has been extending their help to Filipino families including the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) by providing training and skills in different fields that are used to develop and upgrade the Filipino workforce, making them globally competitive. It also helps the Filipinos get their dream jobs locally and overseas.

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TESDA (Technical Education and Skills Development Authority) was founded under Republic Act. No. 7796, or Technical Education Skills Development Authority Act of 1994.

It aims to develop skills for the advancement of the human resources in the Philippines to provide a better future for its citizens.

TESDA is setting programs and standards to lead the people to progress to be world class in food processing, dressmaking, housekeeping among others, thus, providing them with excellent technical education and skills development

TESDA's mission is to give directions, policies, and programs for quality technical education to upgrade the skills of every Filipino.

After the training, TESDA grants every trainee with a certification.

Today, TESDA records show that it already provided help to

8,882 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their dependents.

According to TESDA Director General, Sec. Guiling “Gene” A. Mamondiong, the said number is based on the accomplishment report of the Partnership and Linkages Office (PLO) in accordance with the Reintegration Program for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) for 2017.

“For 2017, a total of 8,882 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their dependents were provided assistance by TESDA,” PLO Report said.

In total, 1,749 were granted scholarships through training for work scholarship (TWSP), including 189 TESDA beneficiaries of Emergency Skills Training Program (TESTP); special training for employment program (STEP) 129; bottom-up budgeting (BuB), 102; at private education financial assistance (PESFA), 35.

Based on the records, TWSP has the largest number of graduates 1,483 or 84% followed by STEP, 129 or 7.38 %, BuB, 102 or 5.83% and PESFA, 35 or 2.00%.

Meanwhile, 2,216 OFWs and dependents was given assistance and other services; 1,373 were referred to TVIs for training; 622 was given information about the services of TESDA; 175were surveyed and profiled for training needs analysis; 18 were assessed and certified; 9 were referred to ROs and POs; and 8 dependents were referred to TVIs for training.

Regional Offices reports said that,the largest number of returning OFWsare from Saudi Arabia with recorded total number of 847.

At the ‘One Stop Service Center for Overseas Filipino Workers (OSSCO) at Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, 4,917 were rendered help.

In total, 2,606 were given training assistance and scholarship program; 971 were helped in competency assessment; 89 for changing National Certificate (NC) and Certificate of Competency (COC); 73 were given Certificate of Authentication and Verification (CAV); 51 for renewal of NC/COC; and lastly 1,127 for queries and other concerns.

The Reintegration Program for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) is included in TESDA's 17-Point Reform Agenda under the leadership of President Rodrigo Duterte.

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Sunday, April 01, 2018

TESDA Provides Training For Returning OFWs

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is urging returning overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to take the opportunity to be trained and improve their skills in construction, information technology, and business management fields to be able to increase their chances of getting hired and find local jobs so that they would not need to leave the country for work anymore. They will be conducting training in the aforementioned fields this coming April 5-6 in all TESDA Branches nationwide.

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Included in construction-related courses are the following:
• Carpentry
• Construction painting
• Electrical installation and maintenance
• Heavy equipment operation
• Masonry
• Pipe-fitting
• Plumbing
• Scaffold Erection

IT-BPM related courses includes:
• Contact center services
• 2D animation
• 3D animation
• Game programming
• Visual graphic design
• Finishing course for legal transcriptionist
• Medical transcription
• Entry course for software developers
• Computer systems servicing

For interested applicants, you may submit the following requirements at any TESDA branch near you:
• I.D.
• 1x1 photo
• Birth certificate
• Resume (for job seekers)

The program is open to all citizens with ages 18 and above. OFWs who return to the Philippines and are making their decision to stay home for good are also welcome.

The TESDA training is timely especially to OFWs who are coming home from Kuwait, where there is presently an existing deployment ban.

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Thursday, March 22, 2018

Jobs With P40K/per month in Japan, Awaits OFWs

Repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Kuwait can no apply for work in Japan.

According to Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), international employment opportunities in Japan are now awaiting OFWs including those who are distressed from Kuwait due to employment ban imposed by the Philippine government.

According to DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III, a group of Japanese businessmen has offered to hire Filipino workers from Kuwait for their flight catering business. Bello said those companies plan to hire 1,000 Filipino workers and offering a good salary of $800 dollars. According to Bello, the salary is twice what repatriated OFWs received in Kuwait.

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Bello said he is confident many of the 2,000 OFWs they were able to repatriate from Kuwait will qualify for said vacancies once they undergo the necessary training in the next two months.

On the other hand, as a preparation for the processing, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) urged the repatriated OFWs to apply for the training during its two-day special National Technical and Vocational Education and Training enrollment next month.

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Tesda Director General Guiling A. Mamodiong said the event will be held on April 5 and 6 at Tesda technology institutions nationwide.

TESDA said the nationwide enrollment aims to address the needs of the repatriated OFWs from the Middle East, as well as the manpower needs of the local construction and business-process outsourcing industries.

Read: After Kuwait, Here Are The Countries Where OFWs can Apply For Work

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Read: China, Macau & Hong Kong Are Hiring Filipino Workers; Here Are Job Orders from POEA!

Note: We are not recruitment agencies and all information in this article is taken from POEA job posting site and being sort out for much easier use for job hunters out there! The contact information of recruitment agencies is also listed. Just click your desired jobs to view the recruiter's info where you can ask a further question and send your application. Any transaction entered with the following recruitment agencies is at applicants risk and account. Read more: http://www.jbsolis.com/2018/03/China-Macau-and-hongkong-are-hiring-filipino-workers--here-are-job-orders-from-poea.html#ixzz5ASLsDiaC

Read: POEA Approved Jobs Abroad: Technicians

Here are the following jobs for technicians in different countries around the world. If you are technicians in the different field, scroll down the jobs below and find a job that matches your qualifications.

Read: POEA Approved Jobs to Russia, Palau & Maldives!

Russia, Palau, and the Maldives offer new opportunity for Filipinos who want to work in their respective country to fill in their local employment. The Three countries are hiring Filipino workers for different fields such as construction and health industry. Check the complete list of job orders below from Philippines Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) this month of March.

Read: Bahrain, Oman, and Jordan are Hiring Filipino Workers This March! Job List Is from POEA!

Looking for jobs abroad? Here are three more countries in the Middle East that are hiring Filipino workers. The Philippines Overseas Employment Administration has released hundreds of job orders to Bahrain, Oman, and Jordan this March 2018 through POEA's job employment site.

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Thursday, January 04, 2018

TESDA's Free Training on Bartending to Open on January 28

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is set to accept an application for those who are willing to take bartending training.

If you are looking for a new opportunity to work local or abroad this new year why don't you grab this free training?

Bartending is a short course that will train applicants on how to prepare, mix and service drinks. TESDA will open this training on January 28. Last December 70 bartenders graduated on the said course from TESDA. Bartending is one of many in-demand works in hotel, restaurants, and bar, both local and abroad.

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This 2018, the classes will start in the last week of January and Bawar assured that TESDA is well-equipped base on an industry standard for the training.

If you are interested, visit the nearest TESDA Office in your area.

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Monday, July 03, 2017

DTI to OFWs: "Mag-Negosyo" as Alternative Livelihood

No Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) wishes to work abroad forever. Working far from your loved one is very hard, but OFWs continue to do so to provide the needs of the family back home.

As OFW we should have a goal on when we should go home for good. But we cannot do this unless we already have a stable income in the Philippines that will be the source of our daily needs.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is another government agency that is helping Filipinos, including Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who wants to be entrepreneurs. As the DTI advice to OFWs, ‘Try entrepreneurship as an alternative livelihood.’

But the question is how the DTI is helping OFWs or its family to start a new business?

1. Training and Seminars

The DTI has a series of training and seminars that are free to all who wants to learn how to do business or entrepreneurs or those who want their business to grow.

This July, below is the schedule of DTI's training and seminars. Common topics are about starting a business because many people want to start a business but the question is "paano?". The other topic is about enhancing skills, yes we have skills and if it is developed, we can earn from it.

2. Negosyo Centers

One of the directives of President Rodrigo Duterte to DTI is to establish OFW assistance desk in every Negosyo Centers nationwide. Even the president himself encourages OFWs to go into business as he said, "the government is ready to help the OFWs"

The OFW assistance desk role is to give advice to OFWs on what business they can go into depending on their passion, skills, and talents on opportunities that abound around, and on technology available.

For more information regarding Negosyo Centers, read this DTI Opens OFW Lanes at Negosyo Centers and this DTI Negosyo Center: For Those Who Needs Help Or Capital For Business!

3. Loan Program

DTI together with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has a livelihood loan assistance to returning OFWs and their families.

OFWs can apply for a loan assistance amounting to P100,000 and up to P2 million pesos

The program known as OFW-Enterprise Development and Loan Program (OFW-EDLP) was launched last September 2016.

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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Study Household Service Worker with TESDA NC II

NC II certification from TESDA is needed if you are applying for household jobs in Japan. To acquire a certification, you need to enroll in any TESDA accredited training centers or schools without spending a lot.
We provided you the process of getting NC II Certification from TESDA for Household Service Workers (Domestic Helper). Take time to read and share for those whom you think also need it.

Here are steps on how to become certified:

Procedures and Guidelines in applying for HSW NC II

ON SKILLS TRAINING

As a household service worker, you are expected to be able to do the following:

BASIC COMPETENCIES

Participate in workplace communication

Work in team environment

Practice career professionalism

Practice occupational health and safety procedures

COMMON COMPETENCIES

Maintain an effective relationship with clients/customers

Manage own performance

CORE COMPETENCIES

Clean living room, dining room, bedrooms, toilet, kitchen

Wash and iron clothes, linen and fabric

Provide food and beverage/services

To earn TESDA Certificate, you may enroll in a training program for household service workers, but check first if the program is registered with TESDA and authorized to offer the program.

Procedures and Guidelines in applying for HSW NC II ON SKILLS TRAINING As a household service worker, you are expected to be able to do the following: BASIC COMPETENCIES Participate in workplace communication Work in team environment Practice career professionalism Practice occupational health and safety procedures COMMON COMPETENCIES Maintain an effective relationship with clients/customers Manage own performance CORE COMPETENCIES Clean living room, dining room, bedrooms, toilet, kitchen Wash and iron clothes, linen and fabric Provide food and beverage/services To earn TESDA Certificate, you may enroll in a training program for household service workers, but check first if the program is registered with TESDA and authorized to offer the program. You should enroll only in a TESDA authorized training center. Do not enroll in a training center whose program is not authorized by TESDA. Check the list of authorized training centers for household service workers, including the cost and duration of training. This list is posted in all TESDA regional and Provincial Offices and the TESDA website www.tesda.gov.ph. If you enroll in a TESDA-authorized training center, pay only the fees duly approved by TESDA and ask for an official receipt from the training center. The training center must issue a certificate of completion to you once you have completed the training program. If you have adequate experience as a household service worker, you may not need to go for training before assessment. ON COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT Competency assessment is the process of finding out whether you can perform the functions of a household service worker according to the employer requirements. Before you go for competency assessment, you should get an endorsement letter from the recruitment agency that will be presented to the assessment center. Only applicants who are endorsed by recruitment agencies will be accepted for assessment. In competency assessment, you will be asked to perform the core competencies to prove that you know how to do the job of a household service worker. This is referred to as performance assessment. If you have completed a training program, this would have prepared you for competency assessment. However, the completion of a training program is not an absolute requirement for competency assessment. You can go for assessment even if you have enrolled in a training program as long as you believe that you can perform all the competencies of a household service worker in the country or abroad. If you have some years of experience as household service worker abroad, you can submit evidences of your experiences to the assessment center like copies of work contract, certification from your employers or your recruitment agency and similar documents so that you do not have to take the test but the assessor will just evaluate the documents that you submitted. This is referred to as portfolio assessment. When you go for assessment, whether a performance assessment or portfolio assessment, you will be asked to pay an assessment fee of Php1000 to the assessment center. Make sure that the assessment center is accredited by TESDA. When you pay for assessment fee, you should ask for an official receipt from the assessment center. If you fail in the assessment, you can be assessed again but you will have to pay another Php1000 for re-assessment. When you pass the assessment, you will be recommended to receive a national certification from TESDA by the assessment center. ON CERTIFICATION When you are recommended for certification, you will be required to pay a certification fee of Php100 to TESDA Office which has jurisdiction over the assessment center. The TESDA Office will issue a certificate to you. Upon payment of the certification fee, you will be given an official receipt and a National Certificate (NCII) for household Service Workers which is a document that proves that you are a competent household service worker. The National Certificate is a valid for five (5) years. This National Certificate will be presented to POEA with your work contract so that POEA can issue the Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) to you before you leave for your job abroad. FOR MORE INFORMATION: CALL THE TESDA HOTLINE: 887-7777 Or visit the nearest TESDA Office Or log on to www. Tesda.gov.ph

Never enroll in a training center that is not authorized by TESDA.

You can heck the list of authorized training centers for household service workers, including the cost and duration of training in all TESDA regional and Provincial Offices and the TESDA website www.tesda.gov.ph.

If you enroll in a TESDA-authorized training center, pay only the fees duly approved by TESDA and ask for an official receipt from the training center.

The training center must issue a certificate of completion to you once you have completed the training program.

If you have adequate experience as a household service worker, you may not need to go for training before assessment.
You may undergo portfolio assessment.

NOTE: If you are done with the necessary training and acquired an authenticated certificate, you may proceed to the second step.

ON COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT
Competency assessment is the process of finding out whether you can perform the functions of a household service worker according to the employer requirements.

When you pay for assessment fee, you should ask for an official receipt from the assessment center.
If you fail in the assessment, you can be assessed again but you will have to pay another Php1000 for re-assessment.
The 1 month waiting period, however, is waived so those who were not able to pass on the first assessment will be able to try re-assessment anytime after failing. When you pass the assessment, you will be recommended to receive a national certification from TESDA by the assessment center.

ON CERTIFICATION

When you are recommended for certification, you will be required to pay a certification fee of Php100 to TESDA Office which has jurisdiction over the assessment center. The TESDA Office will issue a certificate to you.

Upon payment of the certification fee, you will be given an official receipt and a National Certificate (NCII) for household Service Workers as a proof of your competency.

The National Certificate is a valid for five (5) years.

This National Certificate will be presented to POEA with your work contract so that POEA can issue the Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) to you before you leave for your job abroad.

For any questions: Call TESDA Hotline 887-777 or proceed to any TESDA Office near you.
Source: TESDA

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China's plans to hire Filipino household workers to their five major cities including Beijing and Shanghai, was reported at a local newspaper Philippine Star. it could be a big break for the household workers who are trying their luck in finding greener pastures by working overseas China is offering up to P100,000 a month, or about HK$15,000. The existing minimum allowable wage for a foreign domestic helper in Hong Kong is around HK$4,310 per month. Dominador Say, undersecretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), said that talks are underway with Chinese embassy officials on this possibility. China’s five major cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen will soon be the haven for Filipino domestic workers who are seeking higher income. DOLE is expected to have further negotiations on the launch date with a delegation from China in September. according to Usec Say, Chinese employers favor Filipino domestic workers for their English proficiency, which allows them to teach their employers’ children. Chinese embassy officials also mentioned that improving ties with the leadership of President Rodrigo Duterte has paved the way for the new policy to materialize. There is presently a strict work visa system for foreign workers who want to enter mainland China. But according Usec. Say, China is serious about the proposal. Philippine Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said an estimated 200,000 Filipino domestic helpers are presently working illegally in China. With a great demand for skilled domestic workers, Filipino OFWs would have an option to apply using legal processes on their desired higher salary for their sector. Source: ejinsight.com, PhilStar Read More: The effectivity of the Nationwide Smoking Ban or E.O. 26 (Providing for the Establishment of Smoke-free Environment in Public and Enclosed Places) started today, July 23, but only a few seems to be aware of it. President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Executive Order 26 with the citizens health in mind. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the executive order is a milestone where the government prioritize public health protection. The smoking ban includes smoking in places such as schools, universities and colleges, playgrounds, restaurants and food preparation areas, basketball courts, stairwells, health centers, clinics, public and private hospitals, hotels, malls, elevators, taxis, buses, public utility jeepneys, ships, tricycles, trains, airplanes, and gas stations which are prone to combustion. The Department of Health urges all the establishments to post "no smoking" signs in compliance with the new executive order. They also appeal to the public to report any violation against the nationwide ban on smoking in public places. Read More: ©2017 THOUGHTSKOTO www.jbsolis.com SEARCH JBSOLIS, TYPE KEYWORDS and TITLE OF ARTICLE at the box below Smoking is only allowed in designated smoking areas to be provided by the owner of the establishment. Smoking in private vehicles parked in public areas is also prohibited. What Do You Need To know About The Nationwide Smoking Ban Violators will be fined P500 to P10,000, depending on their number of offenses, while owners of establishments caught violating the EO will face a fine of P5,000 or imprisonment of not more than 30 days. The Department of Health urges all the establishments to post "no smoking" signs in compliance with the new executive order. They also appeal to the public to report any violation against the nationwide ban on smoking in public places. ©2017 THOUGHTSKOTO

Dominador Say, undersecretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), said that talks are underway with Chinese embassy officials on this possibility. China’s five major cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen will soon be the destination for Filipino domestic workers who are seeking higher income.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

TESDA Helped Over 8,882 OFW And Dependents

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Sunday, April 01, 2018

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Thursday, January 04, 2018

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Monday, July 03, 2017

DTI to OFWs: "Mag-Negosyo" as Alternative Livelihood

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Study Household Service Worker with TESDA NC II