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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE JOSE MA. R. ZUBIRI, JR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Republic Act No. 7796, also known as the Technical Education and Skills Development Act of 1994,
provides that the State shall "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.”

This bill seeks to establish the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Skills and
Training Center in the Municipality of Kibawe, Province of Bukidnon. The institution of an accessible, high
quality and efficient technical education and skills development center shall be beneficial not only to the
Grade 11 and Grade 12 students, to the out of school youth but also to any ordinary citizen. This bill,
which is aimed to equip the citizens with basic practical knowledge and technical expertise, is geared
towards a society that would be self-reliant, productive and more importantly employable.

The necessity for the creation of a TESDA Skills and Training Center in the Municipality of Kibawe, Province
of Bukidnon shall serve 23 barangays. This will lead to huge potential and economic rewards not only
for the families but also to the community. It will raise the standard of living and benefit the country.

Thus, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

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REP. ‘MA. R. IRI, JR.
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO.___6459__

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE JOSE MA. R. ZUBIRI, JR.

“AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION
AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) TRAINING AND
ACCREDITATION CENTER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF KIBAWE, PROVINCE OF
BUKIDNON, TO BE KNOWN AS THE KIBAWE, BUKIDNON TESDA TRAINING AND
ASSESSMENT CENTER AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. Short Title - This Act shall be known as the “Kibawe TESDA Training
and Accreditation Center Act”.

SECTION 2. Establishment - There are hereby established a training and
assessment center, under the supervision of the Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA), to be known as Kibawe, Bukidnon TESDA Training and
Assessment Center. It shall be located in highly accessible area in the Municipality of
Kibawe in the Province of Bukidnon, pursuant to the purposes of this Act, and to the
agreement between of the TESDA and the concerned local government unit (LGU).

SECTION 3. General Mandate — The Kibawe, Bukidnon 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 youth, including persons with disabilities and
indigenous peoples to help them become productive, self-reliant and globally competitive
labor assets.

The Center shall provide effective employment interventions through training
programs on relevant skills trade competencies, craftsmanship and entrepreneurship
activities that will help hasten the development of the host area and the adjacent localities
into human resource and productivity hubs.

The Center shall each serve as TESDA-accredited Assessment Center for acquired
competencies in TVET programs. They shall also provide technical-vocational training for
teachers and curriculum design assistance to the secondary schools offering the technical-
vocational livelihood track under the K to 12 Program in coordination with the Department
of Education and the TESDA.

SECTION 4. Curricular Offerings/Training Programs ~The Center shall offer
short-term certificate courses and modular training courses 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 of Interior and Local
Government (DILG), National Economic and 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 and inclusive economy.

The Center may establish research and technology hubs, technology development
farms, satellite or extension training center, and promote mobile training programs to
strengthen linkages among the industry partners, the academe and the Center.


The Center shall offer the following TVET programs with competencies assessment
leading to National Certification Levels I-III:

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, fishing operations technology, backyard farming
and home-based aquaculture and propagation innovations, mechanized farming,
fishing tools and equipment operation, agribusiness, agri-aqua trade technology
and innovations and relevant training seminars for farmers and fisherfolk to
encourage entrepreneurship and thus increase their productivity;

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 and office procedures, business processes and
application procedures including registration, licensing, documentation, business
patent and intellectual property regulation, business financing and investment
opportunities sourcing, import-export accreditation, online homebased 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;

f. Computer literacy and information technology-related skills, web development,
animation (3D Digital), game development and computer-aided design
application;

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

h. Seminars in personality development, career counseling, job placement and work
ethic and values; and

i. Other preferred skills and trades training that may be needed by the people of
the Municipality of Kibawe to enhance their capacities for practical livelihood,
gainful employment and entrepreneurial activities.

SECTION 5. Compliance with TESDA Requirements — The Provisions of this
Act notwithstanding, the Center shall become operational only upon the issuance by the
‘TESDA of a formal recommendation and certificate of compliance attesting that the Center
have satisfactorily complied with the minimum standards of quality it has prescribed
governing the following:

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 material and
other standard requirements of a Center;

Sustainable funding source and allocation of the budgetary requirement;

|. Full alignment of the training programs offered with the minimum standards of
competency-based quality technical-vocational skills technology and the needs of
the host area and adjacent communities served within the context of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) integration and the Philippines
Qualification Framework for TVET; and

. Compliance with such other TESDA conditionalities and standards, as may be

necessary and applicable in establishing a Center.

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SECTION 6. Administration — The Center 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 Center's respective administration and operation.


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

‘SECTION 7. Appropriations — The Director General of TESDA shall include in the
Authority's program the operation of the Center, the funding of which shall be included in
the annual General Appropriations Act.

The LGU concerned, 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 Center herein established.

SECTION 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations — Within 90 days after the
approval of this Act, the TESDA shall, in coordination with the DOLE, DTI, DOST, DA,
Department of Budget and Management (DBM), DILG, NEDA, the concerned LGU and such
other relevant agencies and industry-business partners of the host localities, prepare and
issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SECTION 9. Separability Clause - If, for any reason, any part or provision of this
‘Act shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions hereof which are not
affected shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 10. Repealing Clause - All laws, executive orders, proclamations,
presidential decrees, rules and regulations and other issuances, or parts thereof,
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed of modified accordingly.

SECTION 11. Effectivity Clause — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
after its complete publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,