TIM eMagazine Vol.3 Issue 12
A tie-up
between DTI
and TESDA
is now in
the works –
signed and
sealed!
T
he Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), which
is responsible for realizing the country’s goal of
globally competitive and innovative industry and
services sector that contribute to inclusive growth and
employment generation, through the Construction
Industry and Authority of the Philippines (CIAP) and
Construction Manpower Development Foundation
(DTI-CMDF) has recently entered into an agreement
with the Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA), the government agency tasked to
manage and supervise technical education skills development policies,
plans, and programs, to cooperate in the implementation of human
resource development programs in the construction industry.
The said agreement aims to develop and implement programs in
a smooth and effective manner on the basis of equality, reciprocity,
and mutual benefit to accelerate the delivery of the Build! Build!
Build! Program by providing competent construction manpower.
The agreement revives the relationship between TESDA and CMDF
through its internal and external trainings for capacity building. It
also utilizes the use of the Construction Manpower Development
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Center in Dasmariñas, Cavite as venue for training and construction
assessment programs.
Aside from these, the training materials provided by CMDF to the
trainings conducted by TESDA will be synchronized and anchored to
the Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF) set for the programs.
There will be a tie-up between the two agencies derived from this
agreement and they will cooperate to strengthen capacity building
programs of the construction industry.
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Training and Certification Program for
Construction Managers to be aligned
with the New Provisions of the CPD Law
of 2016
he Republic Act 10912, otherwise known as the
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Law of 2016, is an act which requires CPD,
the learning activities professionals engage
in to develop and enhance their abilities, as
a mandatory requirement in the renewal of
professional license and accreditation system
for the practice of professions.
The law which took effect on August 16,
2016, was recently amended on March 1, 2019.
In line with this, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
recently issued Resolution No. 2019-1146, which outlines the new
Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the CPD Law. Under
this IRR, the original requirement of 45 units has now been lowered
to 15 CPD units which the concerned professional is required to
fulfill every three years.
As one of the training providers, the Construction Manpower
Development Foundation (CMDF), the manpower development
arm of the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP),
started to align their project, Enhanced Construction Managers’
Training and Certification Program (ECOMTCP), in accordance with
the pathways and equivalencies of the Philippines Qualification
Framework, a national policy describing the levels of educational
qualifications and sets the standards for qualification outcomes.
Engineering professional, one of the main targets of the program,
will acquire more benefits from the will-be aligned ECOMTCP
through different trainings and learning. Undergoing various
seminars which are accredited by the CPD Council will help them
obtain more CPD units. This in turn will give them the opportunity to
be recognized internationally and be at par with their international
counterparts.
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