Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Fate of the TESDANS

A group of beneficiaries of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) who graduated vocational courses from the TESDA programs said that Filipinos have a lot to thank the former administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Most of the 2009 Tesdans (program beneficiary) who completed vocational courses from Mahardika Institute of Technology, Tawi-Tawi Regional Agricultural College and other TESDA sponsored centers in Tawi-Tawi have gone abroad reaping the end result of the training obtained from TESDA programs, according to Salha Abdullah.

Salha, a Tesdan who belonged to the 2009 group said that most of her classmates are now working in Malaysia, and are getting good salaries because of the skills training they acquired from the TESDA programs.

On her part, Salha said that she was not lucky to use her skill saying that while on the process of applying abroad she met a guy who caught her heart and got married.

But said she was thankful for having gained a skill in housekeeping, one of the vocational courses offered by TESDA. “At least, I have a reserve skill which I could make use anytime and I thank TESDA for this,” she stressed.

She also said that President Arroyo’s TESDA programs were proven effective to answer the call of time in our country and has helped thousands of Filipinos, especially, the youth sector.

Meanwhile, Tesdans of this academic year in Tawi-Tawi are dubious in the stability of the programs fearing that the new administration might rip the funds to sustain the Arroyo legacy created under Republic Act 7796, and cripple its operations.

They hope that President Noynoy Aquino will consider sustaining the program in consideration of the fate of thousands of Tesdans in the country, dependable and wishing to secure bright future through the means of TESDA programs

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