Republic of the Philippines
HOUSH 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
HoUSEBILLNo.   8802
Introduced by Representative Ivan Howard A. Guintu
ExpLANATOR¥ NOTn
Republic Act No. 7796 provides that it is the policy of the State to provide relevant, accessible,
high quality,  and efficient technical education and skills development in support of the development of
high-quality Filipino middle-level manpower responsive to and in accordance with Philippine development
goals and priorities.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, there were 12,370 unemployed individuals in the
Province of capiz in 2020, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.6 percent. This is higher than the 2.3
percent recorded in 2019.
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) aims to equip our technical-
vocational graduates with the technical education and skills development that would prepare them to be
self-reliant, productive, and employable. Technical-vocational graduates would then be part of the working
force of the province of capiz and shall be ready to actively participate in building efficient and progressive
communities.
In order to  lower the unemployment rate in the province of Capiz, this bill  seeks to establish a
TESDA Skills and Accreditation Center in the Municipality of Panay. Neighboring municipalities in the
province  of Capiz would also benefit from the proposed TESDA  Skills  and Accreditation Center.  It is
imperative that the State shall be able to provide the Filipinos with opportunities that shall guide them to
be productive citizens actively participating in nation-building.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVHS
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
HOUSE BILLNo.  8802
Introduced by Representative Ivan Howard A. Guintu
AN ACT
HSTABLISHING A TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY OTESDA) TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT CENTER IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF PANAY, PROVINCE OF CAPIZ, TO BH KNOWN AS THE
pANA¥ TESDA TRAINING Ar`m ASSHSSMENT CHNTHR, AND AppRopRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR
Be  it  enacted by the Senate  and the  House  Of Representatives  Of the  Philippines  in  Congress
assembled..
SECTION 1. Sfeor/ rz.¢Je. -This Act shall be known as the "Panay TESDA Training and
Assessment Center Act."
SEC. 2. ESJob/z.sformc#f. - There is hereby established a Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA)  Training  and Assessment Center in Municipality  of Panay,
Province  of Capiz,  under the  supervision of the  TESDA,  to be known as the Panay TESDA
Training  and Assessment Center.  It  shall be  established  in a highly accessible  location  in the
Municipality of Panay, Province of Capiz, pursuant to the purposes of this Act and to the mutual
agreement between the TESDA and the concerned local government units (LGUs).
SEC.  3.  Ge#eroJ 44l¢#d¢/a.  -  The  Panay  TESDA  Training  and  Assessment  Center,
hereinafter referred to as the Center,  shall primarily provide technical-vocational education and
training (TVET) programs to students and local residents from low-income families and out of-
school youths, including persons with disabilities and indigenous peoples, in the Municipality of
Panay  and  the  rest  of the  localities  comprising  the  Province  of Capiz  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  adjacent  localities  in  the
Province of Capiz into human resource and productivity hubs.
The   Center   shall   serve   as   a   TESDA-accredited   Assessment   Center   for   acquired
competencies in TVET programs in the Municipality of Panay and other municipalities of the
Province  of Capiz.  It  shall  provide  teachers'  training  and  curriculum  design  assistance  to  the
secondary  schools  offering the technical-vocational  livelihood  (TVL) track under the K to  12
Progran.
SHC. 4. rroI.#g.#g Progromsi - The Center shall offer short-term certificate courses and
modular trainings in preferred technical-vocational skills and trades specialization. To this end,
the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI),
Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department
the  Interior  and  Local  Government  (DILG),  National  Economic  and Development  Authority
(NEDA), business-industry partners, and such 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 and inclusive economy in the host area and its adjacent
localities.
The Center may establish research and technology hubs, technology development farms,
satellite or extension training centers, and promote mobile training programs to strengthen linkages
among the  industry partners,  the  academe,  and the  Center geared  towards  the  acquisition  of
practical livelihood, employable skills, gainful employment, and entrepreneurship in priority areas
throughout the Municipality of panay and in adjacent areas in the Province of capiz.
The  Center  shall  offer  the  following  TVET  programs  with  competencies  assessment
leading to National Certification Levels I-Ill:
(a) Skills training in industrial technology and hard trades such as metal and steelwork,
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 and aquaculture-related trainings and skills development in such areas as
farming technology, flshing operations technology, backyard farming and home-based aquaculture
and   propagation   innovations,   mechanized   farm,   fishing   tools   and   equipment   operation,
agribusiness and agri-aqua trade technology and innovations, and relevant farmers and fisherfolks'
trainings for increased productivity and entrepreneurship;


(c) Livelihood skills development courses 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, cosmetology, and
health and wellness training;
(d)  Basic  business  literacy  training  in  financial  management  and  marketing,  practical
accountancy,  bookkeeping,  office  procedures,  business  processes  and  application  procedures
including   registration,   licensing,   documentation,   business   patent   and   intellectual   property
regulation, business fmancing and investment opportunities sourcing, import-export accreditation,
online home-based business operation, and use of social media business marketing;
(e)   Technical-vocational   occupation   and  trades   skills   such   as   carpentry,   masonry,
plumbing,   welding,   practical   electricity   and   installation,   automotive   servicing,   electronics
servicing, personal computer servicing, and such other relevant practical skills courses;
(I) Computer literacy and information technology-related skills, digital technology, web
design, animation, photoshop/online photography, computer design, and advertising;
(g) Social communication 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 andjob placement, work ethic
and values; and
(i)  Other preferred skills  and trades training that may be needed by the people of the
Municipality of Panay, and other areas in the Province of Capiz to enhance their capacities for
practical livelihood, gainful employment, and entrepreneurial activities.
SE:C.  5.   Compliance  with   TESDA   Requirements.   -  The  provisions  of  this   Alct
Notwithstanding, the Center shall become operational only upon 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
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  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 budgetary requirement;
(d)  Assurance  that the  training programs  offered  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
Nations (ASEAN) Integration and the Philippine QualificationsFramework for TVET; and
(e) Compliance with such other TESDA conditions and standards, as may be necessary and
applicable in establishing a Center.
SHC.    6.    ,4dmr.#istr&tr.o".    ~    The    Center    shall    be    headed    by    a    Technical-
VocationalAdministrator, under the supervision of the TESDA, who shall render full-time service
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
quali fication requirements for such office.
The Technical-Vocational Administrator shall  enter into  agreements with locally-based
private and public counteapart agencies or instrumentalities and persons, subject to the approval of
the TESDA Director, for such assistance as may be necessary to effectively implement this Act.
SEC. 7. 4pproprz.¢fr.o"s. -The amount necessary to implement the provisions of this Act,
and its continued implementation thereafter, shall be included in the annual GeneralAppropriations
Act.
The concerned LGU, in consultation with the TESDA, shall set aside from any available
local revenue an amount deemed appropriate as annual counterpart fund to support the operation
of the Panay TESDA Training and Assessment Center herein established.
SHC.  8.  Implementing  Rules  and  Regulations.  - V\1Thin  rinety  (90)  days  after  the
approval  of this  Act,  the  TESDA  shall,  in  coordination  with  the  DOLE,  DTI,  DOST,  DA,
Department of Budget and Management, DILG, NEDA, concerned LGUs, and such other relevant
agencies and industry-business partners of the host locality, prepare and issue the necessary rules
and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.
SHC. 9. Sap¢m[bl./rty CJ¢wse. -If, for any reason, any section of this Act shall be deemed
unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof shall not be affected and shall


remain in force and effect.
SEC. 10. Repe¢/I.#g CJ¢wse. -All laws, executive orders, decrees, instructions, rules and
regulations contrary to or inconsistent with any provision of this Act are repealed or amended
accordingly.
SEC.11. E/grec/I.vrty. -This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation
Approved,