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In compliance to the directive of TESDA Director General, Sec. Isidro S. Lapeña, Ph.D, CSEE to ensure the integrity of assessment and certification, TESDA DOS has started its caravan in the conducted of calibration on assessment and accreditation of TESDA Representatives.

The caravan schedule is as follows:
March 4, 2020 – Nueva Vizcaya Polytechnic Institute
March 5, 2020 – Southern Isabela School of Arts and Trades
March 6, 2020 – Regional Training Center – Tuguegarao
March 9, 2020 – Isabela School of Arts and Trades

The aim of the caravan is to standardize the assessment activities in the region and to orient TESDA Representatives with regard with their roles during assessment.

TESDA DOS Trainers from the six TESDA Technology Institutions participated in the Training on Publishing A Research Paper held on March 5-6, 2020 at the Isabela State University Main Caplmpus, Echague, Isabela.

This is in consonance with the TTI’s journey toward a quality assured TVET by empoweeing the TVET trainers in the region and engaging them in various research activities and innovations.

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Nueva Vizcaya Polytechnic Institute (NVPI) conducted an Outreach/Extension Activity thru Feeding Program at the Child Development Center, Poblacion, Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya in support to the new program of TESDA DOS: the Assistance for the Nourishment of Active Kids (ANAK) of Cagayan Valley which aims to address nutrition gaps among school-children. The institution served Chicken Arozcaldo (from the farm produced organic chicken) and carrot muffins to the 40 pupils of the center.

The said activity was headed by the VIS designate, Outreach & Extension Focal, trainers and trainees in partnership with the Municipal Social Welfare and Development of Kasibu and the Barangay Local Government Unit of Poblacion, Kasibu chaired by Mrs. Carmen Balinag (former VSA of NVPI).

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TESDA DOS Conducts Calibration Session for TESDA Representatives and Focal Persons for Competency Assessment and Certification. The first batch of calibration was held on March 4, 2020 at the Nueva Vizcaya Polytechnic Institute.

The activity aimed to revisit/review the assessment process and the roles and responsibilities of the TESDA Representatives and PO Focal Persons in order to ensure the integrity of the assessment and certification process.

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Living with its mantra ” TESDA Abot Lahat”- to reach the unreached, to serve the underserved and to bring to the mainstream those in the margins of society, and in reference to one of TESDA DOS’ SAGIP ( Skills Acquisition Grant to Indigenous Peoples) and Adopt an IP Community Program, TESDA Isabela in collaboration with the City Government of Ilagan thru the IP Sectoral Office, had launched Skills training programs to the different IP groups at Barangay Capellan, Ilagan, Isabela last February 26, 2020.

This was an offshoot of the consultations made with the different IPs as to their felt needs per group in the barangay held last January 2020.

Barangay Capellan has 5 IP groups namely: Ibanags, the Gaddangs, the Ifugaws, the Igorots and the Agtas. Skills training on Meat Processing, Organic Agriculture Production and Automotive Servicing were introduced as a start of numerous training to be implemented to the barangay as part of our Adopt an IP program to empower IPs, improve their lives, to create sustainable activities for employment and entrepreneurship and also to preserve their culture.

As initial support to the IPs, TESDA Isabela Provincial Office had provided them a complete set of Food and Meat processing utensils and other materials needed in the training.

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During the Ceremony, PD Romeo Talosig received the 2019 Best Program Implementer Award for Provincial Office-Medium Category.

In his message, PD Talosig expressed his gratitude to the men and women of TESDA Cagayan for their BEST efforts in #DeliveringOptimumService in the province, to the various stakeholders whose commitment to TESD development is incomparable and to the Regional Office for its guidance and leadership. He also assured everyone that TESDA Cagayan will continue to strive for excellence and sustain a public service anchored on TESDAs’ “AbotLahat” principle.

Also, same recognition is awarded to the Regional Training Center (RTC) for TTI Category complimenting TESDA Cagayans’ commitment of Quality TVET in the province.

Certificates of TVET Program Registration were also awarded to Gewills Training and Assessment Center to offer Landscape Installation (Softscape) NC II, CSU-Sanchez Mira for Agricultural Crops Production NC II and Green Earth Telecoms for Lineman and Telephone Technician under the Enterprise-Based Training Program.

TESDA DOS has just established the ‘FRIENDS’ or Facilitators of Reports for Internal Efficiency and Navigation of Documents for Submission to ensure that all targets for the year are accomplished.

FRIENDS is composed of permanent and job order personnel of TESDA DOS who shall serve as the shadow staff of the five Provincial Offices and six TESDA Technology Institutions as well as the Regional Training Center in the Regional Office. They shall monitor the physical and financial accomplishments of each operating units, ensure timely submission of reports, and help track documents submitted by the operating units to the Regional Office, and report every development and situation related to physical and financial activities of each unit to the FASD and ROD Chief and to the Regional Director .

An Orientation on the Evaluation of Online Programs was conducted at the TESDA Regional Office Lobby on February 28, 2020 in consonance with the efforts of TESDA to promote eLearning Programs.

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Acting Regional Director Demetrio P. Anduyan, Jr. formally turns over the profile of influenced barangays to the Department of Labor and Employment Sec. Silvestre H. Bello III, Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) for Region II during the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF ELCAC) -1st Quarter CORDS Meeting held at the Isabela School of Arts and Trades, City of Ilagan, Isabela.

The said document shall be used by the 12 Clusters in crafting their respective Implementation Plans to address armed conflicts.