25 August, 1994
TODAY IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY:
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) was established through Republic Act No. 7796. TESDA aims to encourage the full participation and mobilization of the industry, labor, local government units and technical-vocational institutions in the skills development of the country’s human resources.
Among its major mandates is to conduct appropriate training programs to provide job seekers with skills and competencies that are directly connected to existing jobs, aside from empowering private education and training institutions to offer relevant training programs that meet job requirements.
(Ref: Philippine News Agency; Photo from tesda.gov.ph)