Northwestern University

VEDASTO J. SAMONTE SCHOOL of GRADUATE STUDIES

Laoag City

EDUCATIONAL LEGISLATION

JULIUS U. BALDIVINO Dr. ARACELI PASTOR

Master of Arts in Education Professor
Educational Management

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7796

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) was

established through the enactment of Republic Act No. 7796 otherwise known as the "Technical
Education and Skills Development Act of 1994", which was signed into law by President Fidel
V. Ramos on August 25, 1994. This Act aims to encourage the full participation of and mobilize
the industry, labor, local government units and technical-vocational institutions in the skills
development of the country's human resources.

The merging of the National Manpower and Youth Council (NMYC) of the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The Bureau of Technical and Vocational
Education (BTVE) of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS), and The
Apprenticeship Program of the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) of the DOLE gave birth to
TESDA.

A major thrust of TESDA is the formulation of a comprehensive development

plan for middle-level manpower based on the National Technical Education and Skills
Development Plan. This plan shall provide for a reformed industry-based training program that
includes apprenticeship, dual training system and other similar schemes.

Amended Rules and Regulations for the Effective Implementation of the Republic Act 7686
(Dual Training System Act of 1994)

Pursuant to the Section 17 of the RA 7686, this is to alleviate poverty by

strengthening manpower education and training to ensure a continuous supply of educated and
skilled workforce.

The TESDA should increase partnership, levels of investments in the TESDA by

both public and private sectors, enhance employability and productivity by improving on
problem solving skills and bounded to the working ethics, strengthen the agriculture, industries
and business firms through training programs

The DTS is institutionalized to immediately cater the needs present today and also
provides scholarship programs.

The competencies are to be the guiding points by both public and private sectors.

Implementing rules and regulation of the Ladderized Education Act of 2014

Pursuant t Section 12 f the RA 10647, this said act is grounded to the framework
of qualifications as this is an adoption to the national standards and level of outcomes of
education. Thus the creation of a national policy which is the Philippine Qualification
Framework, this describes levels of educational qualification and set the standards for
qualification outcomes. Pursuant to this is the Philippine Qualification Framework National
Coordinating Council to make detailed description of each qualifications, developing pathways
and equivalencies system, and also to ensure that the qualifications are internationally aligned

In developing this Act, the DepEd, CHED and TESDA are closely coordinating
and establish a unified PQF. They shall harmonize guidelines, and equivalency competencies to
enhance the delivery of high quality technical vocational and higher education courses. They are
to identify programs and priority disciplines for ladderization.

This Act also opens for other Government Agencies for support; DOST, DOLE,
DA, DTI, NEDA and DBM.

Scholarship grants and loans are also accessible.

The Act shall also provide academic freedom since they are coordinating with the
Higher Education Institutions.