German Foreign Minister lauds Skills Development partnership between GPCCI and TESDA

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The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (GPCCI) affirmed their partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish and strengthen cooperation in the area of Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and to implement long-term cooperation and implementation of Enterprise-Based Training (EBT) programs in the Philippines. 

The Federal Foreign Minister witnessed this momentous event to the Federal Republic of Germany, Her Excellency Annalena Baerbock during her state visit to the Philippines on January 11, 2024. 

The MOU served as the next step in the partnership between TESDA and various German entities in developing TVET Programs aimed at making the Philippines as a globally competitive labor force and Germany as an accessible market for foreign workers.  

TESDA also signed various memoranda of agreement to bolster the agency’s cooperation with other German entities in the Philippines such as Siemens Inc. and Festo Inc. The ceremony also took part in affirming their cooperation both countries towards skilled labor, migration, and development through a signing of Joint Declaration of Intent by Her Excellency Annalena Baerbock and Hon. Hans Leo J. Cacdac, Officer-in-Charge of the Department of Migrant Workers.  

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