{"id":271506,"date":"2020-10-11T04:47:03","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T08:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=271506"},"modified":"2020-10-11T04:47:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-11T08:47:03","slug":"repatriated-ofws-urged-to-avail-of-free-tech-voc-schooling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/10\/11\/repatriated-ofws-urged-to-avail-of-free-tech-voc-schooling\/","title":{"rendered":"Repatriated OFWs urged to avail of free tech-voc schooling"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_237753\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-237753\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img0294.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-237753\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img0294.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img0294.jpg 415w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img0294-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-237753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TVET program graduates can use their newly acquired proficiencies to establish small tax-exempt, home-based shops under the Barangay Micro Business Enterprises Law, Bertiz said. (PNA file photo by Cristina Arayata)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who wish to acquire new practical skills have been encouraged to avail of government\u2019s tuition-free technical vocational education and training (TVET) programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey may freely enroll in state-run or accredited private TVET schools without having to pay for any tuition or miscellaneous fees,\u201d said Aniceto Bertiz III, deputy director-general for partnerships and linkages of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).<\/p>\n<p>TVET program graduates can use their newly acquired proficiencies to establish small tax-exempt, home-based shops under the Barangay Micro Business Enterprises Law, Bertiz said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey may also use their new competencies to obtain new jobs here at home or abroad,\u201d Bertiz said.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 204,481 OFWs &#8212; 69,477 sea-based workers and 135,004 land-based workers &#8212; have come home since the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic began, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would urge those aspiring to study for free in TVET schools to visit the TESDA website, where they can search for a new skill that they want to learn, and also find the nearest school that offers the desired program for free,\u201d Bertiz said.<\/p>\n<p>Zero tuition in TVET schools forms part of President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education (UAQTE), according to Bertiz, a former member of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActually, tuition and other fees are free not just in state universities and colleges, but also in government-run TVET institutions and even TESDA-registered private schools,\u201d Bertiz said. \u201cIn fact, TESDA is getting another PHP2.9 billion next year to pay for all the tuition and miscellaneous fees of students in TVET schools.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TVET programs provide new knowledge and capabilities for gainful employment or self-employment via a combination of formal, non-formal and informal learning, Bertiz said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Bertiz said that under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, Congress appropriated PHP1 billion in emergency funding for TESDA\u2019s Training for Work Scholarship Program and Special Training for Employment Program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorkers displaced by the Covid-19 crisis, including repatriated OFWs, may avail of the programs to either acquire new skills or further upgrade their expertise,\u201d Bertiz said.\u00a0<em><strong>(TESDA PR)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0\u2013 Repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who wish to acquire new practical skills have been encouraged to avail of government\u2019s &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":237753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-271506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-tesda","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271506"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":271507,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271506\/revisions\/271507"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}