NEWS: TESDA rolls out new guidelines for enterprise-based training
TAGUIG CITY — A new set of regulations has been released for technical-vocational education and training (TVET) providers offering enterprise-based training (EBT), in response to the disruptions and hazards brought about by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This after Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Secretary Isidro LapeƱa signed TESDA Circular No. 80 series of 2020, or the “Enterprise-Based Training (EBT) Guidelines Under the New Normal Environment” which imposes the observation of necessary measures and protocols to keep the safety of learners and trainers. The circular covers the Dual Training System (DTS)/Dualized Training Program (DTP), Supervised Industry Learning (SIL), Apprenticeship, Learnership, Program on Accelerating Farm School Establishment (PAFSE), and In-Company or on-site training arrangements, including other industry-based training programs. The new circular stipulates that TESDA Circular No. 66-A s. 2020 on “Amended/Suppleme