The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is collaborating with the Association of Negros Producers Inc. (ANP) to promote skills development for the creative sector in Negros Island Region (NIR).
The partnership was formalized during the signing of the memorandum of agreement for the establishment the Negros Industry Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Board for Creative Sector (NITB-C) between TESDA-NIR Interim Regional Director Niña Connie Dodd and ANP president Christina Marie Gaston, represented by chairwoman Arlene Infante, on Aug. 12 at the TESDA Regional Training Center in Talisay City, Negros Occidental.
“The ANP is the first-ever industry association TVET Board among the 10 priority sectors in Negros Island. It is now officially our pilot industry partner in the region,” Dodd said in a statement yesterday.
The NITB-C is an independent industry-led body that aims to bridge the gap between the demands of the industries and the TVET skills standards.
Under the agreement, TESDA-NIR will provide assistance to NITB-C on needed resources and facilitate the development and review of training regulations, competency standards competency-based curriculum, competency assessment tools, expansion of assessment and certification infrastructure, and TVET program registration.
It will also develop guidelines that would encourage wider participation of the industry in the implementation of apprenticeship, dual training system, program for accelerating farm school establishment, in-company training, and supervised industry learning.
ANP, for its part, will provide the necessary labor market information to TESDA in aid of policy and program decisions as well as lead in the conduct of industry consultations and provide experts in analyzing and forecasting skills needs for skill development.
Infante said they are committed to work closely with TESDA to make the NITB-C a successful pilot initiative in the region.
“Beyond the garments sector, we have five more sectors in need of this kind of collaboration and partnership,” she added. ||
