TESDA, SoKor continue partnership to boost skills dev’t

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) on Wednesday said it is continuing its partnership with South Korea to boost the capacity of Filipinos in joining skills competitions.

TESDA Deputy Director General Aniceto "John" Bertiz III represented the country in the recently-concluded K-STAR (Korea Skills Transfer for Aspiring Regions) program in Seoul.

This was an initiative of the Human Resource Development Service of Korea (HRDKorea) through their agency Global Institute for Transferring Skills, inviting partner countries like Costa Rica, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Lao PDR and the Philippines to strengthen cooperation.

"(During the program slated from Aug. 26 to Sept. 2) I discussed capacity building and training of our experts and competitors for the 2023 Asean Skills Competition in Singapore. Skill areas and duration of training are to be discussed in the near future," Bertiz told the Philippine News Agency in an interview.

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