TVET Micro-Credentialing empowers Filipino workforce with future-ready skills

CEBU CITY – The Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA)- Qualifications and Standards Office began conducting the Zonal Deployment for Visayas on TVET Micro-Credentialing in January 2025 to prepare and empower the Filipino workforce through skilling, reskilling and upskilling for them to meet the evolving industry demands.

“This is just the beginning. We put so much emphasis on the crucial role of the industry associations and partners in the implementation of the Micro-credentialing for TESDA to quickly respond to their emerging needs,” TESDA Director General Jose Francisco Benitez said in his message that was delivered virtually at the opening of the program.

Rosanna Urdaneta, TESDA Deputy Director General for Policies and Planning highlighted the essential roles of industry, academe and government in reinforcing the nation's workforce. Micro-Credentialing has a transformative potential for the workforce.  “Micro-credentials are more than just training—they are a strategic investment in the future of our people and our nation,” she remarked.

El Cid Castillo, Executive Director of the Qualifications and Standards Office led the deployment efforts, ensuring a seamless rollout of the micro-credentialing program. Micro-Credentialing is an important pace toward equipping Filipino learners with the precise skills and credentials required to excel in today’s dynamic job market, he said.

Castillo added that TVET Micro-Credentials offer a flexible, modular, and stackable framework that allows individuals to acquire specialized competencies in direct response to the current skills and certification needs of the industry.

This approach not only enhances career prospects but also supports the continuous development and lifelong learning of a future-ready workforce. Participants gained valuable insights into the micro-credential packaging rules and the registration process—critical steps in ensuring the program’s success, Castillo bared.

The event drew together TESDA officials both from the national, regional and provincial focal persons and high officials to discuss various needs, skills, insights, roles rules and regulations on Tech-Vocational education sector vis-à-vis industry needs and
demands. 

It also expanded its reach with the participation of Industry TVET Boards, TVI associations, Regional and Provincial TESDC members and other key industry stakeholders, including the various chambers of commerce and industry in Cebu, the Regional Development Council (RDC) in the region, DTI-7, Cebu Contractors Association and other TEC-Voc/TVET industry organizations.

                                 

The TVET-Micro-Credentialing in Cebu will also be done in other regions in the country this year, meeting with all industry stakeholders to introduce and promote the micro-credentialing initiative. (Photos: TESDA7)