Tesda to expand programs for poor

THE newly appointed director general of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) has committed to expansion of skills training programs of the government as he unveiled on Wednesday the agency’s long-term plans for curbing poverty by increasing the marginalized sector’s access to technical vocational education and training (TVET).

“We will seek out those who have been neglected and have experienced little or no attention from the government, introduce them to skills training and help them realize their potential to be productive members of society,” Guiling Mamondiong.