Mindanaotoday.com | TESDA-LDN holds Provincial Skills Competition
By: Lou Ellen Antonio
ILIGAN CITY – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Lanao del Norte held the Provincial Skills Competition at the Regional Training Center in this city on June 30.
The competition served as a venue to recognize the skills excellence of young industry-skilled workers and graduates of technical-vocational schools and training centers at the provincial level.
Forty-one young industry-skilled workers and graduates of technical-vocational schools and training centers in Iligan City and Lanao del Norte participated in the said competition.
Ten identified skills areas were opened for the competitors such as bakery, cookery, electrical installation, welding, and feeds formulation, among others.
TESDA 10 Regional Director Ashary Banto said that the competition is held annually to showcase the capabilities of TVET graduates.
“The Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Lanao del Norte is very vibrant. This [Provincial Skills Competition] is one of the platforms that showcase how effective and how good TVET programs really are,” he said.
The competition is pursuant to the Republic Act 7796 or the TESDA Act of 1994 which states that annual skills Olympics should be conducted by TESDA to promote quality skills development in the country. (LELA | PIA-10-Lanao del Norte)
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