How to Uplift the State of Tech-Voc in the Philippines
How to uplift the state of tech-voc in the Philippines. Citations: pag tech-voc graduate here in the Philippines, you have no prestige, no professional status, no job security, and no recognition (mababa tingin ng tao sa iyo). I do not have a college diploma and have experienced being downgraded. I took a vocational course from TESDA 8 years ago, got my certificate, and gained skills. I am proud to say that some of people I know who are Tech-voc graduates have already significant contribution toward the growth of Philippine economy in the country and even overseas. However, there are a lot of vocational graduates who have the ability to potentially excel in their respective fields but were limited to opportunities because of the common misconceptions about tech-voc graduates. To potentially improve the Tech-voc education here in the Philippines, we must reinvent our notion of the necessary programs to succeed in the future which go beyond instructions and trainings. 1. TESDA should g