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DOING
THE TESDA WAY
by:
Jose G. Geñorga
At the beginning, we envisioned to establish a learning
institution that will help reduce poverty.
We believe this could be done by offering technical and
short-term courses. Today, BNVTS has emerged like a jeweled mantle…slowly
adopting…readjusting to TESDA’s mandate and reform programs.
Challenges:
The Game theory presented two strategical process of
operation in TESDA. One
is devolution of functions of CBTED to LGUs and retionalization
of the transfer of Secondary Schools to DECS (DepEd).
Whatever it is, we need refurbishment of action for a
quality TVET. Since
1990 Philippine TVET has undergone serious review.
The congressional Committee on Education (Edcom) has
analyzed the entire Philippine Educational System and came up
with the three mandated educational branches:
the CHED, TESDA, and DECS (DepEd).
From 1996 to 1998 studies were conducted by TESDA
financed by World Bank and ADB to improve quality technical
education.
In TESDA, 1994 to 1999 was the first five-year cycle
which focused on the following: 1995 as the Transition Period,
1996 – Reengineering for Competitiveness, 1997 – Improving
TVET Policy Environment, 1998 – Kasanayan Kabuhayan, 1999 –
Employment Enhancement and workers protection.
The 2nd 5-year cycle was under the new
millennium era characterized by clear reformulation of TESDA’s
Vision, Mission, and Value Statement.
During this cycle TVET has three prolonged directions
focused on global competitiveness, rural development, and social
integration. In line with this, TESDA presented 7 strategic
directions. These were the following: AUTHORITY, PARTNERING,
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION SYSTEM, DUAL
TRAINING, CONVERGENCE AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, AND OVERSEAS
EMPLOYMENT.
Another program under the second cycle of operation was
QUALITY ASSURED TESD which means TESDA as Authority shall also
be responsible for ensuring Quality in all aspect of TVET.
The Unified TVET Programs Registration and Accreditation
System (UTPRAS) and the TESDA Occupational Qualification and
Certification System (TOQCS) were TESDA’s major responses
towards quality assurance.
At present we have the PTQF (Philippine TVET
Qualification Framework) wherein this strategy gives recognition
to the qualification and certifies the skilled workers.
The structure of the PTQF is the basis for giving
recognition to the attainment of knowledge, skills, and
attitudes in occupations along the middle-level profession.
The TESDA training system includes the development of
competency standards, TVET program, registration and
accreditation of training delivery and assessment and
certification. The
PTQF has four levels of skills: NC I, NC II, NC III, and
National Certificate IV.
The third 5-year cycle of the TESDA will start from year
2005 to and end in 2009. This
is characterized as cyber TVET.
There will be a break through, a major revolution in
education and training, and major paradigm and structural
shifts. There will
be a new agenda, new rules, new non-traditional approaches, and
the major concern or access in infrastructure and cost.
This will be the time of K-VET, K-TESDA, K-Stakeholders,
K-Customer. There
will also be abundant knowledge and information that would allow
self-generation in the system.
The TESDA Corporate Plan or Goals for 2005-2009 are:
1.
To ensure the TVET System will produce
internally competent workers who meet the skills needed by the
economy
2.
TESDA’s TVET information support the
development of policies and programs directed at meeting the
needs of customers.
3.
Industry-driven Philippine TVET
Qualification program
4.
Accredited TVET Provider providing quality
assured TVET programs conforming to the Industry-developed
standards
5.
TESDA is an organization with World-Class
competencies committed to continuous improvement.
Little Harvest
(S.Y. 2003-2004)
BNVTS is one major player in the Technical Vocational
Education and Training Delivery System. For the last two years,
BNVTS got the highest rank in the Assessment and Certification
of Graduates in the Province of Sorsogon.
The private technical institutions rank second with 10%
passing and SNAS 7.4%, the first being 40%. Under the target
priorities for 2004, the passing mark will be 80% and 100%
certified.
Another accomplishment of BNVTS for 2003-2004 is the DTS
– as Good Practice from among theTESDA and Training Centers of
Region V and has represented in the national level search for
good practice.
Lately another harvest is the Excellence Award given to
BNVTS for its outstanding performance in the 11th
Philippine National Skills Competition Agri-Fishery Skills
Demonstration held at Iriga City last March 17-27, 2004.
From among the 18 schools nationwide, BNVTS ranked second
with the score of 88.33% next to QNAS of Pagbilao, Quezon, which
got a score of 89.00%.
MAILBOX
To all DBI
Staffs,
In
behalf of my family, I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude
to all the staffs and officers of Damayan-Buluseño, Inc.
It was in the year 2000 when I graduated in high school from
the Jose S. Reyes Memorial Institute.
I had no plan of pursuing my studies then, because of
financial constraints – until the great opportunity knocked on my
door.
I
was one of the lucky students who were granted with the scholarship,
which is one of your programs, through the sponsorship of Mr. Alejo
Dy. Without this
association, it would have been less possible for me to finish my
degree course.
To
all the people behind the Damayan-Buluseño, Inc. and to my kind and
supportive sponsor, much word could not express my greatest thanks.
More
power and May God bless you all!
Sincerely Yours,
(Sgd.)
Celeste Freo
DBI Scholar
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THE
EDITOR
Damayan-Buluseño
Gazette
Dear Editor,
Through this Gazette, I would like to extend my
deepest gratitude to Damayan Buluseño President Mr. Rogelio
“Elio” Fuentes for his boldness in writing against the dirty
politics and the abuses by the New People’s Army (NPA) and the
latter’s Postes which I read in the Damayan- Buluseño Gazette
(Sept-Oct & Nov-Dec 2003 issues). I agree, these two are the
major obstacles why Bulusan has not been able to liberate from the
quagmire of poverty.
Bilang
isang Buluseño, nakakalungkot pong isipin na ang mga katulad
namin na lumaki at nag-aral sa Bulusan at nagsikap makatapos ng
magandang kurso sa ibang lugar, makapaghanap ng magandang trabaho at
nang sa gayun ay dumating ang araw na makabalik sa Bulusan para
makatulong kahit papaano para sa ikauunlad nito, ay nawawalan ng
gana dahil nga sa ganitong mga nangyayari sa bayang aming minahal at
gustong lingunin
muli.
Marami
ang nagsasabi na ang mga NPA ay namumugad sa ating bayan at patuloy
na kinukuhanan ang halos lahat na negosyante, kahit maliliit na
tindahan at pati mga ordinaryong empleyado. Ang kamag-anak ko po ay
kinukuhanan sa pamamagitan ng Poste ng mahigit kumulang sa P1,000.00
bawat ani ng mga niyog. Ang kaklase ko noong high school na may
maliit na tindahan ngayon ay hindi lamang pera ang hinihingi kundi
mga paninda katulad ng bigas, siragilyo, de lata, at iba pa. Ang mga
NPA na ito na sinasabi nilang sila ang makikipaglaban ng karapatan
ng masa at magtatanggol nito sa mga mapang-api ay sya namang lalong
nagpapahirap sa mga tao sa pamamagitan nitong sinasabi nilang
revolutionary tax na kung tutuusin ay tahasang pangingikil o
extortion. Ang ginagawa ng mga NPA at mga Poste nito ay walang ibang
kahulugan kundi ginagawa nilang hanapbuhay ang panghihingi na may
kasamang pananakot sa kadahilang sila ay tamad maghanapbuhay na
marangal.
Sa kabilang dako naman, ang iba nating inihalal na pulitiko na dapat
gumawa at magpatupad ng mga batas para sa ikauunlad ng ating bayan
ang sila namang nagpapasimuno ng mga illegal na mga aktibidades o hindi kaya’y nagbubulag-bulagan
at nagbibingi-bingihan sa mga masasamang nagyayari sa ating bayan.
Totoo kaya yung mga sinasabi na ang karamihan sa mga
empleyado sa munisipyo ay takot magsalita o makipagmatigasan sa
nakatataas sa kanila kahit na ang pinapagawa sa empleyado ay mali,
kasi puwede ang empleyadong ito ay itapon sa ibang lugar or di kaya’y ilagay sa “floating status”? Marami ang
“disgusted” at galit na mga empleyado pero nananatili silang
tahimik kaysa maapektuhan ang kanilang trabaho. Ito ay “torture”
kung tutuusin at pagsupil ng karapatan ng isang tao.
Kawawa naman ang mga taga-Bulusan kung ang mga uupo sa
kani-kanilang mga puwesto ay mapagsamantala at walang hangad kundi
ang luho ng kanilang mga sarili.
Nagpapasalamat po talaga
ako sa napakadetalye na pagtalakay ni Mr. Elio Fuentes ng mga
problemang nagpapabigat sa Bulusan. Sana marami ang nagising sa
katotohanan na ang ating bayan ay pugad na ng mga buwitreng pulitiko
at mga lintang NPA/Poste na silang nagiging hadlang para hindi
maiangat ang ating turismo na siya sanang makakatulong nang malaki
para maiahon kahit kaunti ang ating bayan at hindi manatiling
matatawag na “sleepy town.”
Maraming salamat po sa paglalathala ninyo nito at
maraming salamat po ulit kay Mr. Fuentes sa kanyang katapatan,
katapangan at pagmamalasakit sa kanyang lupang tinubuan.
Mabuhay po siya at mabuhay tayong lahat na nagmamahal sa
bayan ng Bulusan!
ROSIE GAMOS
Daraga, Albay
(private e-mail dated 6 April 2004)
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Congratulations & Mabuhay!
from FRIENDS & ADMIRERS of
DAMAYAN-BULUSEÑO GAZETTE
For its bold denunciations of too much
vote-buying by candidates and their leaders that has greatly eroded
the morale of our people, the rampant illegal logging in our already
denuded forests unmolested by our authorities, and the abuses of the
lazy postes & those who profess to be protectors of the
oppressed.
CARRY ON, WE ARE BEHIND YOU!
OBITUARIES
Date of Death
|
Deceased
|
Age
|
Address
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March 2004
|
|
|
|
1
|
Porfirio Bigata
|
54
|
San Roque
|
5
|
Marcelina Astillero
|
84
|
Macabari, Barcelona
|
6
|
Ireneo Fualo Sr.
|
80
|
Porog
|
11
|
Jane Tacderan Gutierrez
|
41
|
Buhang
|
21
|
Emilia Fulleros Fullon
|
80
|
Dancalan
|
21
|
Benjamin Berceles Fullon Jr.
|
52
|
San Isidro
|
24
|
Salvacion Forteo Fusana
|
89
|
Capiricohan, San Isidro
|
30
|
Antonio Bocaling Gacosta
|
62
|
Sabang
|
April 2004
|
|
|
|
1
|
Pedro Dayta
|
38
|
San Roque
|
3
|
Oscar Blasquiño Geva
|
72
|
Sabang
|
6
|
Julieta Frades Gallanosa
|
42
|
Mabuhay
|
7
|
Santiago Furio Fortades
|
75
|
Cogon
|
7
|
Marcelina Peña
|
86
|
Salvacion
|
10
|
Dominador Gaban
|
54
|
Madlawon
|
10
|
Roque Forteo Espinar
|
49
|
San Isidro
|
14
|
Elmer Tan Fulla
|
38
|
Sabang
|
15
|
Jose Odoño
|
62
|
Dancalan
|
18
|
Rafael Ganancial Gabales
|
71
|
Dancalan
|
24
|
Lucia Furio
|
89
|
San Francisco
|
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