TESDA Training Giving Right to Trainees Helping Themselves

Trainees of TESDA have given the right to help themselves in their recent Joint Completion Program held at the covered stage of La Carlota Elementary South Elementary School I, Division of La Carlota City.

Right of Helping Themselves

La Carlota Mayor Luis J. Jalandoni III said in a statement as read by Ismael Salvacion, city executive assistant before the 238 successful completers of TESDA series of training on Wellness Massage, Housekeeping, Beauty Care Services (Nail Care), and Food and Beverage Services:

"To empower people through skills development is to give them the right to help themselves.

"This occasion is one of the wonderful achievements earned through the partnership by the city government, the local DepEd - Alternative Learning System program and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority. Today more than 200 trainees completed the TESDA National Certificate training courses in Food and Beverage Services, Housekeeping, Wellness & Massage (Hilot) and Beauty Care Services.

2016: A School Opening Like No Other

2016: A School Opening Like No Other (Day 32)

by Rey Laguda

(This is the  32nd day of 50-day journey of DepEd Undersecretary Rey Laguda as being serialized here with his permission, culled from his Facebook account - Blogger/owner)

News headlines can often dictate national discourse and consequently, perception. If we look carefully, there are seasonal topics that come out year on year. One such example is school opening. School Opening is always associated with problems - lack of classrooms, congested classrooms, lack of furniture, etc. Even if these do not represent the entire roster of 47,000 public schools, it doesn't matter to the undiscerning reader who allows himself/herself to be influenced by anecdotal experience and news angles.

Reaching out to learners in the peripheries (Day 8)

(This is the DepEd USec Rey Laguda's Day 8 of 50-day journey being serialized here with his permission, culled from his Facebook account. - Blogger/owner)

Here is a blog prepared by Angel Santos, one of our core staff in the communications team of DepEd. She is a 2nd generation public servant. She is a millennial who has great aspirations for our people and our country. She talks about how the Department intensified its efforts to reach out to the unserved and underserved areas by taking the extra mile. Caring for our learners require partnering with other stakeholders who share the same vision of building the nation. - Rey Laguda

One of the missions of the Department of Education (DepEd) is to look out for and reach out to Filipino learners who have a hard time accessing formal education. For the past six years, DepEd has put in place several interventions and programs that aim to reach those in the peripheries--because real education is about making sure that everyone is part of the education system and ensuring that education responds to each learner’s needs. But of course, education is not just DepEd’s responsibility alone. Education is everyone’s responsibility.