The document is a TESDA Circular for 2023 that provides guidelines and announcements on various topics related to technical education and skills development. It outlines TESDA's mandates which include integrating, coordinating and monitoring skills development programs. It also lists expectations for TESDA such as devolving training functions to local governments and involving industry/employers in skills training. The circular then provides over 20 announcements on new or amended guidelines, competency standards, fees and other directives for technical and vocational education and training in the Philippines.

1. TESDA
Circular 2023

2. Technical Education and
Skills Development Authority
TESDA is mandated to:
• Integrate, coordinate and monitor skills
development programs;
• Restructure efforts to promote and
develop middle-level manpower;
• Approve skills standards and tests;
• Develop an accreditation system for
institutions involved in middle-level
manpower development;
• Fund programs and projects for
technical education and skills
development; and
• Assist trainers training programs.
At the same time, TESDA is expected to:
• Devolve training functions to local
governments;
• Reform the apprenticeship
program;
• Involve industry/employers in skills
training;
• Formulate a skills development
plan;
• Develop and administer training
incentives;
• Organize skills competitions; and
Manage skills development funds.

3. What is
TESDA
Circular?
public document
form of communication that is
often sent out to multiple people
or groups
general announcement
design is tailored to that specific
purpose
distribute important information
and updates from an organization

4. Benefits of a Circular
It is an efficient method to ensure that everyone
receives the same message and can be used to issue
notices quickly and easily. Circulars are therefore a
great tool for conveying information and staying
organized in an efficient manner.

5. Implementing Guidelines on the Deployment of
Competency Standards for Collaborative Robot (Cobot)
Programming Level III
034-2023
Implementing Guidelines on the Deployment of
Competency Standards for Industrial Refrigeration
Operation and Maintenance Level III
033-2023
Implementing Guidelines on the Deployment of
Competency Standards for Data Processing and
Management (Competency Assessment & Certification)
Level II
032-2023
TESDA CIRCULAR 2023

6. Implementing Guidelines on the Deployment of
Competency Standards for Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition (SCADA) Integration Level III
031-2023
Implementing Guidelines on the Deployment of
Competency Standards for Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition (SCADA) Operation Level II
030-2023
Implementing Guidelines on the Deployment of
Competency Standards for Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition (SCADA) Programming Level III
029-2023
TESDA CIRCULAR 2023

7. Implementing Guidelines on the Deployment of
Competency Standards for Data Processing and
Management (Program Registration & Training) Level II
028-2023
New Signatory in Assessment and Certification Related
Certificates
027-2023
Implementing Guidelines on the Institutionalization of
Issuance of E-Certificate in all Regions and Certification
Office
026-2023
TESDA CIRCULAR 2023

8. Amended Operating Procedure on the Conduct of Portfolio
Assessment
025-2023
Guidelines in the Pilot Implementation of the Operating
Procedure in Program Registration (Revision 01) in NCR and
Region IVA
024-2023
Operationalization and Implementation of TVET Programs
of the Specialized Training Centers under the Office of the
Deputy Director General for Special Concerns
023-2023
TESDA CIRCULAR 2023

9. Guidelines on the Implementation of International Faculty
Exchange Program (IFEP) under the SEA-TVET Consortium
022-2023
General Guidelines on the Minimum Requirements and
Provision of Academic Policies for Institutions/ Schools
Offering PQF Level 5 (Diploma) Programs
021-2023
Amendments to Section VIII of the TESDA Circular No. 048,
series of 2020 on the Revised Technical Education and Skills
Development Committee (TESDC) Implementing Rules and
Regulations
020-2023
TESDA CIRCULAR 2023

10. Implementing Guidelines on the Deployment of
Competency Standards (CS) for Motorcycle Driving Level II
018-2023
Delegation of Authority on Administrative and Financial
Matters of the Supporting Innovation in the Philippine
Technical and Vocational Education and Training System
(SIPTVETS)
017-2023
Addendum to the TESDA Circular No. 072, Series of 2021 on
Increased Assessment Fees for Various Qualifications
Considering Inflation Rate and Adoption of Enhanced Formula
in its Computation
016-2023
TESDA CIRCULAR 2023

11. GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AGRO-
STUDIES PROGRAM IN TESDA THROUGH EXCHANGE AND
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
015-2023
Implementing Guidelines on the Deployment of
Competency Standards (CS) for Salesmanship Level II
014-2023
The New Implementing Guidelines on the Registration and
Implementation of Mobile Training Programs (MTPs)
013-2023
TESDA CIRCULAR 2023

12. Implementing Guidelines in the Conduct of the Philippine
National Skills Competition
012-2023
FY 2023 Administrative and Financial Guidelines 011-2023
Promulgated Assessment Fees During the 140th TESDA
Board Meeting
010-2023
TESDA CIRCULAR 2023

13. Amendments to TESDA Circular No. 009 s. 2023 on the 2023
Omnibus Guidelines for the Implementation of TESDA
Scholarship Programs
009-A-2023
2023 Omnibus Guidelines for the Implementation of TESDA
Scholarship Programs
009-2023
Amendments to Sections IV and XX of TESDA Circular No.
107 s. 2021 or the Omnibus Guidelines on TVET Program
Registration
008-2023
TESDA CIRCULAR 2023

14. Schedule of Cost for the Implementation of Universal
Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTEA) PQF
Level V Diploma Program
007-2023
ADDENDUM TO TESDA CIRCULAR NO. 006, SERIES OF 2023 006-A-2023
AMENDMENT TO TESDA CIRCULAR NO. 015, SERIES OF
2022: IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES ON THE PAYMENT OF
HONORARIA FOR THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW PANEL (IRP)
MEMBERS
006-2023
TESDA CIRCULAR 2023

15. Addendum to TESDA Circular Nos. 054 and 054-A, Series of
2022, on the Delegation of Authority on Administrative and
Financial Matters
005-2023
Addendum to TESDA Circular No. 004, series of 2023 on the
Schedule of Cost of TESDA Scholarship Programs
004-A-2023
Schedule of Costs of TESDA Scholarship Programs 004-2023
TESDA CIRCULAR 2023

16. AMENDMENTS TO TESDA CIRCULAR NO. 015, SERIES OF 2019, FURTHER UPDATING THE
TESDA ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE PARTNERSHIPS AND
LINKAGES OFFICE (PLO), BY RENAMING THE PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKING DIVISION
(PND) TO PARTNERSHIP, NETWORKING AND ASSISTANCE DIVISION (PNAD) AND THE
PARTNERSHIP INCENTIVE ASSISTANCE DIVISION (PIAD) TO PARTNERSHIP
APPRENTICESHIP AND INCENTIVES DIVISION (PAID) EXPANDING THE FUNCTIONS OF
BOTH OFFICES CONSISTENT WITH TESDA'S MANDATE ON PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT IN
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNICAL- VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TVET)
PROGRAMS UNDER RA NO. 7796 (TESDA ACT OF 1994)
003-2023
Implementing Guidelines for the 2022 GAD Awards sa TVET
002-2023
TESDA CIRCULAR 2023

17. Implementing Guidelines on the Prioritization in the
Development and Review of Training Regulations/
Competency Standards
001-2023
TESDA CIRCULAR 2023

18. https://www.tesda.gov.ph
/About/TESDA/27883
Reference

19. ADDENDUM TO TESDA CIRCULAR NO. 006,
SERIES OF 2023
Existing
The funding requirement shall be
charged against the budget of
the Institutional. Events subject
to the usual government
accounting and auditing rules
and regulations.
Amendment
The funding requirement shall be
charged against the budget of the
Planning Office subject to the usual
government accounting and
auditing rules and regulations.

20. New Signatory in Assessment and Certification
Related Certificates
1. E-National Certificate (e-NC) (applicable for NCR
and Certification Office):
2. E-Certificate of Competency (e-CoC) (applicable
for NCR and Certification
Office):
3. National Certificate (NC):
4. Certificate of Competency (CoC):
5. Trainer’s Methodology Certificate (TMC):
6. Certificate of Competency under Trainer's
Methodology:
7. National TVET Trainers Certificate (NTTC): and
8. Provisional National TVET Trainers Certificate
(Provisional NTTC)
In the interest of the service and in view of
the transition in the leadership of
the agency, the following Assessment and
Certification related Certificates shall
bear the signature (electronic specimen
signature provided) of the undersigned as
the Director General of the Technical
Education and Skills Development
Authority
(TESDA) effective 13 June 2023;

21. Amended Operating Procedure on the
Conduct of Portfolio Assessment
Assessment as one of the methods
implemented in the country
validates the competence of a
student/candidate. This method
is based on the evidences that
prove a person’s competence
through demonstration of
competence, written tests,
question and answer and
portfolio / documentation of
evidence of outputs produced in
previous jobs, or education and
training certificates obtained.

22. Thank you!