TESDA keeps weaving tradition alive with new training program

With a training program on weaving, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Department of Science and Technology through its Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) are breathing new life into a local tradition and at the same time providing a source of income to families.

TESDA Director General Irene Isaac announced that the agency together with PTRI will start developing the curriculum for a training program for the handloom weaving industry. She said the PTRI approached TESDA and proposed for a collaborative undertaking to develop competency standards for the handloom weaving industry.