Philippines: The National Technical Education and Skills Development Plan 2011-2016
Themed
“Investing in the
21st
Century
Skilled
Filipino
Workforce”, the
Plan outlines
innovative
strategies
to guide the major
TVET
actors
on
the
courses
of
action
that
need
to
be
carried
out
to
address the
economy’s future
skills
requirements.
Anchored
on
the
Philippine
Development
Plan
2011-2016
and
the
Labor
and
Employment
Plan
2011-2016,
the
NTESDP
2011-2016
seeks
to
contribute
to
achieving
the
vision
of
inclusive
growth
through
the
improved
provision
of
TVET.
As
a
means
by
which
workers’
productivity
and
employability
are
enhanced,
TVET
is
seen
as
a
primary
enabler
that
allows
the
active
and
meaningful
participation
of
workers
in
the
development
process.The
NTESDP serves
the following
purposes:
• It outlines
the
major
directions,
including
specific
strategies,
policies
and
programs
for
technical
vocational
education
and
training;
• It
serves
as
a
guide
for
the
multifarious
TVET
players
so
that
coherence
and
alignments
in
its
implementation
are
advanced.
The
NTESDP
is
mainly
directional
and
its
operational
translation
takes
place
in
the
Regional
and
Provincial
Technical
Education
and Skills
Development
Plans
(R/PTESDPs).
The R/PTESDPs,
to
be
determined
and
implemented
at
the
regional
and
provincial
levels,
shall
provide
the
area
and
sector-specific
skills
development
requirements
and
program
interventions.