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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. _7250

INTRODUCED BY REP. MAXIMO, JR. Y. DALOG

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Bill seeks to establish a Technical Skills and Development
Authority (TESDA) Training and Assessment Center in the municipality of
Paracelis, province of Mountain Province to be known as the “Paracelis
TESDA Training and Assessment Center.”

One of the major causes of unemployment is not only the lack of
education but also the mismatch of workers’ qualifications from the needs of
the labor market. With the establishment of many industries, the demand for
skilled workers is relatively high.

The establishment of a TESDA Training and Assessment Center in the
municipality of Paracelis will make high-quality technical education and skills
development accessible to the people of the host municipality and the
adjacent localities since the Provincial Training Center is located several
kilometers away or a six (6) to seven (7)-hour commute ride from Poblacion,
Paracelis. In addition, the establishment of the TESDA Training and
Assessment Center will enable the residents of the host municipality and the
adjacent localities to become productive partners in community and nation
building and address the need for trained, technical and skilled workers. It
will also reduce unemployment by equipping interested residents, adequate
entrepreneurial skills and knowledge.


In view of the foregoing, approval of the bill is earnestly sought.

VA MAXIMO, JR. Y.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. _7250

INTRODUCED BY REP. MAXIMO, JR. Y. DALOG

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TECHNICAL EDUCATION SKILLS
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT
CENTER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PARACELIS, MOUNTAIN
PROVINCE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR;;

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

Section 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the “Paracelis
TESDA Training and Assessment Center Act.”

Section 2. Establishment. There is hereby established a Technical
Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Training and Assessment
Center in the municipality of Paracelis, province of Mountain Province, under
the supervision of the TESDA. It shall be established in a highly accessible
location, pursuant to the purposes of this Act and to the mutual agreement
between the TESDA and the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Paracelis.

Section 3. General Mandate. The Paracelis TESDA Training and
Assessment Center, hereinafter referred to as the Center, shall primarily
provide technical-vocational and training (TVET) programs to students and
residents from low-income families and out-of-school youth, including
persons with disabilities in the municipality of Paracelis and adjacent
localities to help them become productive, self-reliant and globally
competitive labor assets.

The Center shall offer Training Programs on relevant skills trade
competencies, craftsmanship, and entrepreneurship activities needed to
deliver the effective employment interventions that will hasten the


development of the host area and the adjacent localities into human resource
and productivity hubs.

The Center shall provide teacher's training assistance and curriculum
design to the secondary schools offering technical-vocational livelihood
(TVL) track under the K to 12 Program in coordination with the Department
of Education (DepEd) and TESDA.

Section 4. Training Programs. The Center shall offer short-term
certificate courses and modular trainings in technical-vocational skills and
traces specialization. Towards this end, the Department of Labor and
Employment (DOLE), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department
of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Science and
Technology (DOST), National Economic Development Authority (NEDA),
business-industry partners and other relevant agencies and
instrumentalities, both local and international, shall provide the necessary
assistance to enable the Center to develop skilled manpower to achieve a
robust inclusive economy within the host area the adjacent localities.

The Center may establish research and technology hubs, mobile
training programs and satellite and extension training centers to strengthen
linkages among the industry, the academe and the Center. In addition, it will
be geared towards the acquisition of practical livelihood, employable skills,
gainful employment, and entrepreneurship in priority areas in the
municipality of Paracelis and adjacent localities.

The Center shall offer the following TVET Programs with
competencies assessment leading to at least National Certification Levels I-
HL

a. Skills training in industrial technology and hard trades such as metal
and steelwork, machine fabrication and operation, heavy
equipment operation and 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 such as farming technology and farm 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;


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

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

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

f. Computer literacy and information technology (IT) —related skills,
digital technology, web design, animation, photoshop/online
photography, computer design and advertising;

g. Social communications skills development and language
proficiency courses in English and other languages for business
process outsourcing employment and overseas job placement;

h. Seminars on personality development, career counseling and job
placement, work ethics and values; and

i. Other preferred priority skills and training that may be needed by
the people of the municipality of Paracelis and adjacent
municipalities and local government units to enhance their
capacities for practical livelihood, gainful employment and
entrepreneurship skills.

Section 5. Compliance with TESDA Requirements. The provisions
of this Act notwithstanding, the Center shall be operational only upon the
determination and certification by the TESDA, through the issuance of a
formal recommendation and certificate of compliance, that the Center has
satisfactorily complied with the minimum requirements for quality standards
it has prescribed for the following: a) procedures and guidelines for the


establishment and operation of a Center; b) operational sustainability of the
Center in terms of licensed faculty-trainers and personnel, equipment,
training and laboratory facilities, instructional materials and other standard
requirements of a Center; c) sustainable funding source and allocation of
budget requirement of the Center; d) training programs that are fully aligned
with the minimum standards of competency-based quality technical-
vocational skills technology and the needs of the host area and adjacent
communities served in the context of the Association of Southeast Asian
Nation (ASEAN) Integration and the Philippine Qualifications Framework
(PQF) for TVET; and e) compliance with such other TESDA conditionalities
and standards as may be necessary and applicable in establishing a Center.

Section 6. Administration. The Center shall be headed by a
Technical-Vocational Administrator, under the supervision of the TESDA,
who shall render full time services and be responsible for the administration
and operation of the Center.

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

The Technical-Vocational Administrator shall enter into mutual
agreements with locally-based private and public counterpart agencies or
instrumentalities and persons, subject to the approval of the TESDA Director
General, for such assistance as may be necessary to effectively implement
this Act.

Section 7. 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 LGU, in consultation with the TESDA, shall set aside
any available local revenue, an amount deemed appropriate as annual
counterpart fund to support the operation of the Center established herein.

Section 8. implementing Rules and Regulations. Within ninety
(90) days after the approval of this Act, the TESDA, in coordination with the
DOLE, DTI, DOST, Department of Budget and Management (DBM), DILG,
concerned LGUs, and such other relevant agencies and industry-business
partners of the host locality, shall prepare the necessary rules and
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act


Section 9.  Separability Clause. If, for any reason, any section of
this Act shall be deemed unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or
provisions hereof shall remain in force and in effect.

Section 10. Repealing Clause. All laws, executive orders, decrees,
instructions, rules and regulations, contrary to or inconsistent with any
provisions of this Act are repealed and amended accordingly.

Section 11. Effectivity. This Act shall effect fifteen (15) days after
its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two newspapers of general
circulation in the Philippines.

Approved,