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House BILL No.__ 3463

Introduced by Representative Wilton “Tonton” T. Kho

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to establish Technical and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA) training and assessment centers in the municipalities of Cataingan,
Cawayan, Dimasalang, Esperanza, Palanas, Pio V. Corpus, Placer and Uson, all in the
Province of Masbate.

‘Asa matter of policy, the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong”
Romwaldez Marcos, Jr. pursues national economic development programs designed
to diffuse and equitably distribute opportunities, income and wealth. The government
also seeks the expansion of productivity of goods and services to enhance the quality
of life, especially of those belonging to the underprivileged group.

A practical way of attaining these goals is to provide the people, especially
those in the rural areas, with training in technical-vocational skills, entrepreneurship,
trade and industry and agri-business ventures that will develop the commitment and
participation of the people in community-oriented projects. Bringing the TESDA
training and assessment centers closer to the people such as those residents in the eight
municipalities in the Province of Masbate will empower the people to engage in
gainful employment, and help them become socially, politically, and economically
stable, and productive members of society.

‘This bill has successfully passed the Third Reading in the 18% Congress and has
been transmitted to the Senate. I fervently hope that in this current Congress, this
crucial legislation will be enacted into law with the support of my esteemed
colleagues. In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly
requested.

District, Masbate



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Brit. No.__3483

Introduced by Representative Wilton “Tonton” T. Kho

AN ACT ESTABLISHING TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT
CENTERS IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF CATAINGAN, CAWAYAN,
DIMASALANG, ESPERANZA, PALANAS, PIO V. CORPUS, PLACER AND
USON, ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF MASBATE AND APPRORIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

Section 1. Establishment. - There are hereby established Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) training and assessment centers,
hereinafter referred to as Centers, in highly accessible areas in each of the
municipalities of Cataingan, Cawayan, Dimasalang, Esperanza, Palanas, Pio V.
Corpus, Placer and Uson, all in the Province of Masbate, under the supervision of
TESDA, to be known individually as follows: a) Cataingan TESDA Training and
Assessment Center; b) Cawayan TESDA Training and Assessment Center; c)
Dimasalang TESDA Training and Assessment Center; d) Esperanza TESDA Training
and Assessment Center; e) Palanas TESDA Training and Assessment Center; f) Pio V.
Corpus TESDA Training and Assessment Center; g) Placer TESDA Training and
Assessment Center; and h) Uson TESDA Training and Assessment Center,
respectively.

Section 2. General Mandate - The Centers shall primarily provide technical-
vocational training and skills development programs to students and residents from
low-income families and out-of-school youths, including college dropouts and
persons with disabilities in the municipalities of Cataingan, Cawaya, Dimasalang,
Esperanza, Palanas, Pio V. Corpus, Placer and Uson in the Province of Masbate,
geared towards the acquisition of practical livelihood, employable skills, gainful
employment and entrepreneurship.

The Centers shall train local residents of Masbate and adjacent province to
become productive, self-reliant and globally competitive skilled labor force to hasten
the social and economic development of these areas, in particular, and to meet the


manpower needs of both local and international labor markets, in general.

The Centers shall offer technical-vocational training programs based on the
socioeconomic profile, employment conditions and opportunities, business climate,
market and industry potentials, available resources and presence of support,
structures, literacy level and skills readiness, and the overall development needs of
the host area and adjacent provinces. The Centers shall also consider the relevant skills
trade competencies, craftmanship training programs, and entrepreneurship activities
needed to deliver the effective employment and development interventions required
to make these areas as human resource and economic productivity hubs.

The Centers shall also serve as TESDA-accredited assessment centers for
acquired competencies in technical-vocational skills. Preference in admission shall be
given to the most disadvantaged citizens, including persons with disabilities, and to
the most economically depressed areas in the Province of Masbate.

The Centers shall, in coordination with the Department of Education (DepEd)
and the TESDA, render relevant teachers’ training assistance and curriculum design
to the secondary schools offering technical -vocational livelihood track under the K to
12 Program of the DepEd in Masbate and adjacent provinces.

Section 3. - Training Programs. - The Centers shall offer diverse short-term
certificate courses and modular trainings in relevant technical-vocational skill and
trade specialization to comply with employment standards in preferred market-
driven labor opportunities. The Centers shall likewise give premium efforts to skills
specialization for local market employment requirements geared towards achieving
the development needs for a robust inclusive economy of the host area and each of the
adjacent localities and communities within their operational radius, in consultation
with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Trade and
Industry (DTI), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), National
Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), business-industry partners, and such
other relevant agencies, both local and international.

The Centers may establish, as deemed and practicable, research and technology
hubs, mobile training programs, and satellite or extension training centers in priority
areas throughout the municipalities of Cataingan, Cawayan, Dimasalang, Esperanza,
Palanas, Pio V. Corpus, Placer and Uson, and in adjacent areas in the Province of
Masbate to strengthen linkages among the industry, the academe and the technology
centers of the province.

To address the development and manpower needs of the host municipalities
and adjacent areas in the Province of Masbate, the Centers shall offer the following
TESDA-registered technical-vocational training programs with competencies
assessment leading to National Certification Levels I-I:

a) Skills training in industrial technology and hard trades such as metal


and_ steelworks, machine fabrication and operation, heavy equipment
operation, automotive mechanic, refrigeration and air conditioning,
electronics, and operation of power tools and equipment for both medium
skills grade and industrial purposes;

b) Agriculture-related trainings and farm skills development in such
areas as farm technology and operations, backyard farming and home-based
aquaculture and propagation innovations, mechanized farm tools and
equipment operations, agribusiness and agri-trade technology and
innovations, and relevant farmers training for increased productivity and
entrepreneurship;

©) Livelihood skills development course for preferred skills employment
and small-scale entrepreneurship, including practical skills education in crafts
and arts, workmanship and designing, high speed sewing, dressmaking and
tailoring, horticulture, livestock raising and breeding, food processing
technology, home technology, culinary arts, commercial cooking baking,
beauty culture, health and wellness training;

d) Basic business literacy training in financial management and
marketing, practical accountancy, bookkeeping and office procedures, business
processes and application procedure including registration, licensing,
documentation, business patent and intellectual property regulation, business
financing and investment opportunities sourcing, import-export accreditation,
including online home-based business operation and use of social media
business marketing;

) Technical-vocational occupation and trade skills such as carpentry,
masonry, plumbing, practical electricity and installation, automotive
technician and servicing, electronics technician and servicing, welding
technician, personal computer servicing, and such other relevant practical skills
courses;

f) Computer literacy and information technology-related skills, digital
technology, web design, animation, photoshop or online photography,
computer design advertising;

g) Social communication skills development, language proficiency
course in English and other languages for business process outsourcing
employment, such as call center and overseas job placement;

h) Seminars in personality development, career counseling, job
placement, work ethics and values; and

i) Other preferred priority skills and trades training that may be needed
by the people of the host municipalities and adjacent areas in the Province of


Masbate to enhance their capability for practical livelihood, gainful
employment and entrepreneurship skills.

Section 4. Compliance with TESDA Requirements. - The Centers established
herein shall become operationally effective only upon the determination and
declaration of the TESDA, through the issuance of a formal recommendation and
certificate of compliance, that the Centers have satisfactorily complied with the
minimum requirements for quality standards prescribed by the TESDA governing the
following competency assessment: a) standard procedures and guidelines for the
establishment and operation of a Center; b) operational sustainability in terms of
licensed faculty-trainers and personnel, equipment, training and laboratory facilities,
instructional materials, and the other standards requirements as a Center; )
sustainable funding source and allocation of budget requirement of the Centers hereto
established; d) assurance that the training programs offered are fully aligned with the
minimum standards of competency-based quality technical-vocational skills
technology and needs of the host area and adjacent communities served in the
contexed of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) and the Philippine
Qualifications Framework for technical-vocational education; and e) compliance with
such other TESDA conditionalities and standards as may be necessary and applicable
in establishing a Center.

Section 5. Administration. - The Centers shall each be headed by a technical-
vocational administrator, under the supervision of the TESDA, who shall render full-
time service and be responsible for the administration and operation of the Centers.

The Technical-Vocational Administrator of each of the Centers shall be
appointed by the TESDA director general in accordance with Civil Service
Commission rules and regulations and the qualification requirements for such office.

The technical-vocational administrator of each of the Centers shall enter into
mutual agreements with locally-based private and public counterpart agencies or
instrumentalities and persons, subject to approval by the TESDA director general, for
such assistance as may be necessary to effectively implement this Act.

Section 6. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to implement the
provisions of this Act, and its continued implementation thereafter, shall be included
in the annual General Appropriations Act.

The concerned local government units, in consultation with the TESDA, shall
likewise set aside from any available local revenue, an amount deemed appropriate
as annual counterpart fund to support the operations of the Centers established
herein.

Section 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within ninety (90) days after
the approval of this Act, the TESDA shall, in coordination with the Department of
Labor and Employment, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Budget


and Management, Department of the Interior and Local Government, concerned local
government units, and such other relevant agencies and industry-business partners of
the host locality, prepare and issue the necessary rules and regulations for the
implementation of this Act.

Section 8. Repealing Clause. ~ All laws, executive orders, decrees, instructions,
rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with any provision of this Act are

repealed or amended accordingly.

Section 9. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,