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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS TIME,

First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 2901

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INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE JOSE “PINGPING” |. TEJADA,

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to establish a Technical Education and Skills Training Development Center in
the University town of Kabacan, Province of (North) Cotabato.

Education is fundamental to the realization of inclusive growth. As it begets knowledge and
culture, education finds its practical articulation and demonstration in the world of work.
‘Thus knowledge, as it is inextricably embedded with people replete with ideas and bursting
with entrepreneurial spirits, is valued as the key strategic resource to achieving growth
objectives. Commitment to education acknowledges the different pathways toward
acquiring knowledge, of which technical vocational education and training, as a path when
taken in conjunction with other education and training pathways, is recognized to be one
primary knowledge building block.

The establishment of an accessible technical education and skills development center within
the University of Southern Mindanao campus will not only focus in the development of
‘mainstream Filipino middle-level manpower but as well as open the path to further develop
and enhance the abilities of our local farmers and encourage the younger generation to
consider farming as an alternative trade. Taking cognizance of the fact that regions vary in
their economic and human resource potentials, the North Cotabato TESDA Training and
Accreditation Center will serve as the pioneer skills training institution to offer short term
courses in market-driven and relevant technical vocational courses and agriculture related
technical-vocational training and skills development programs.

The North Cotabato TESDA Training and Accreditation Center will serve the noble purpose of
providing students with basic practical knowledge and technical expertise in their desired
area of competency thus enabling them to become productive and self reliant partners in
the achievement of social and economic development

Hence the passage of this Bill is earnestly sought.

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JOSE “PINGFING” 1. TEJADA
3 District, Pfovince of Cotabato



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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

2901

House Bill No.

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE JOSE “PINGPING” |. TEJADA

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS
DEVELOPMENT CENTER IN THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO (USM), KABACAN,
COTABATO TO BE KNOWN AS THE NORTH COTABATO TESDA TRAINING AND
ACCREDITATION CENTER, 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 “North Cotabato TESDA Training and
Accreditation Center Act.”

SECTION 2. Establishment. - There is hereby established 2 Technical Education and Skills
Development Center in the University of Southern Mindanao (USM), Kabacan, Cotabato, under the
supervision of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA}, to be known as
the North Cotabato TESDA Training and Accreditation Center.

SECTION 3. General Mandate. — The North Cotabato TESDA Training and Accreditation Center shall
primarily provide technical-vocational training and skills development programs to students from
low-income families and out-of-school youth in the entire Province of (North) Cotabato. It shall play
a pivotal role in helping the students become productive, self reliant and to develop into middle-
level skilled labor force so as to hasten the social and economic development of (North) Cotabato, as
well as meet the needs of both local and international labor markets.

The North Cotabato TESDA Training and Accreditation Center shall also serve as the
assessment center for acquired competencies in technical-vocational skills in the whole Province of
(North) Cotabato. Further, as deemed necessary and practicable, in coordination with the
Department of Education (DepEd), it shall render relevant teachers training assistance and
curriculum design to the secondary schools offering technical-vocational education under the K to 12
(K-12) program of DepEd

Furthermore, the North Cotabato TESDA Training and Accreditation Center shall also serve
as a special center for agriculture related technical-vocational training and skills development
programs, such as but not limited to farm operations, backyard farming, agriculture technology
innovation, farm tools and equipment operations and such other trainings on farming and
agriculture that will further enhance the abilities of our local farmers at the same time encourage
the younger generation to consider farming as an alternative trade.

SECTION 4. Curricular Offerings. - The North Cotabato TESDA Training and Accreditation Center
shall offer short-term courses in preferred market-driven and relevant technical-vocational courses

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within its areas of specialization including short-term courses on farming and agriculture, in
consultation with the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Department of Labor and Employment
{DOLE) and such other relevant agencies, both local and international.

SECTION 5. Schoo! Site. - The North Cotabato TESDA Training and Accreditation Center shall be
established on a site in the University of Southern Mindanao (USM) Compound, Kabacan, Cotabato,
which is highly accessible pursuant to the purposes of this Act and to the mutual agreement
between TESDA, USM and the concerned Local Government Unit (LGU).

SECTION 6. Administration. - The North Cotabato TESDA Training and Accreditation Center shall be
headed by a Technical-Vocational Administrator under the supervision of TESDA. The Technical-
Vocational Administrator shall be appointed by the TESDA Director-General in accordance with civil
service rules and regulations and the qualification requirements of TESDA.

The Technical-Vocational Administrator shall render full-time services and shall be
responsible for the administration and operation of the North Cotabato TESDA Training and
Accreditation Center

SECTION 7. Appropriations. ~ The Director-General of TESDA’shall immediately include in the
Authority's program the implementation of this Act, the initial funding of which shall be charged
against the current years appropriation of TESDA. Thereafter the amount necessary for the
continued operation of the said skills training and accreditation center shall be included in the
annual General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within sixty (60) days after the effectivity of this
Act, TESDA, in coordination with DOLE, DA, USM, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the
Provincial Government of Cotabato, the Local Government Unit of Kabacan, and such other relevant
agencies shall formulate and issue the necessary rules and regulations for the implementation of this
Act.

SECTION 9. Separability Clause. —\f, for any reason, any part, section or provision of this Act is held
invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in
force and effect.

SECTION 10. Repealing Clause—All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, rules and
regulations, and other issuances, or part or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with any provisions

of this Act, are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SECTION 11. Effectivity Clause.—This Act shall take effect immediately after the completion of its
publication in the Official Gazette or at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation

Approved,