TESDA keen on offering more foreign language courses
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is pushing for additional foreign language training courses to help advance the competitive edge of the Filipino workforce.
TESDA Officer-in-Charge Deputy Director General Rosanna Urdaneta said that they are planning to add more language programs under their National Skills Language Center (NLSC) to respond to the demands for Filipino workers locally and abroad.
Urdaneta explained that aside from teaching the language, TESDA also educates its students about foreign cultures to help Filipinos quickly adapt to another country’s language and culture.
At present, the NLSC offers English Proficiency for Customer Service Workers, Japanese Language and Culture, Japanese Language and Culture Level II, and Spanish Language for Different Vocations.
TESDA Deputy Director-General for Operations Aniceto “John” Bertiz III said that they are looking to open additional courses in Arabic, Mandarin, Korean, Italian, and French.
In 2021, the NLSC produced 1,148 graduates. Among them were uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) employees, and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).
