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Introduced by Representative Salvador B. Belaro, Ir.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Act seeks to make a TESDA (Technical Education Skills and
Development Authority) certification equivalent to the grant of a first level civil
service eligibility so as to enable many graduates of TESDA courses qualified
to work in government.

Every year, thousands, if not millions of our citizens graduate from
courses offered by TESDA. Yet, their work options are limited as they cannot
work in government due to the required civil service eligibility notwithstanding
the fact that most of these graduates are trainable in rendering the most basic
skills required by government service.

The disparity becomes more apparent when one considers the fact that a
person elected as Barangay Captain or Barangay Councilor is automatically
considered as civil service eligible, which has no bearing on the work skills of
said person.

This Act is intended to enable TESDA graduates to include in their option
of employment government service as well as to enable current but loyal and
dependable government employees without civil service eligibility to acquire
job security.

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SALVADOR B. BELARO, JR.
Representative
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 1431

Introduced by Representative Salvador B. Belaro, Jr.

AN ACT
MAKING TESDA CERTIFICATION AS EQUIVALENT TO FIRST
LEVEL CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITY

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 “TESDA
Certification Law of 2016.”

SEC. 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all graduates of
courses offered by the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority
(TESDA) shall be deemed to have attained a first level civil service eligibility
within the contemplation of the laws and regulations of the Civil Service
Commission.

SEC. 3. Government employees who are not civil service eligible, but who
have served the government for at least 5 years may, upon the recommendation
of the immediate head of said employee, be allowed to apply for a TESDA
certification which will grant said employee a first level civil service eligibility
within the contemplation of the laws and regulations of the Civil Service
Commission.


SEC. 4. The Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA)
is mandated to revise the curriculum of all its course offerings and trainings so
that the most basic skills required in government service is integrated in such
curriculum with due regard to the fact that upon the completion of said course
offerings and trainings, the TESDA certification that will be issued will be
equivalent to a first level civil service eligibility.

SEC. 5. The Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA),
shall be furthermore, tasked to formulate the rules and regulations necessary to
implement this Act.

SEC. 6. The funds neccessary to carry out the provision of this Act shall be
included in the General Appropriation Act of the year follwing its enactment ino
law and thereafter.

SEC. 7. All laws, orders, issuances rules and regulations or parts thereof
inconsistent with any provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, modified or
amended accordingly.

SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved.