How to be TESDA caregiving NC II certified

DUBAI: Over the weekend, 167 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), mostly office workers, received their Caregiving NC II certification from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) at the Philippine Consulate. The event was described as “really momentous” considering it took the recipients months of hard work to get a piece of document that would open doors to new opportunities elsewhere around the world.

“For a lot of Filipinos, going to one country is a springboard for another country in the hope of getting better economic opportunities, higher paying employment so that in turn pwede naman nilang ibigay sa mga families back home in the Philippines or to their families who are with them,” said Consul General Paul Raymund Cortes.

For her part, Labor Attaché Fely Bay said the certification “is a feather in their cap.”

“It is self-improvement. Magandang bagay na nadevelop mo ang iyong potential na ikaw ay pumasa sa competency assessment. Ang isa magandang bagay rin dyan ay sila ay nangangarap na makapunta sa ibang trabaho at yung iba ay seeking greener pastures.

“Maramin dyan ang nagsabi sa amin na, ‘ma’ am kailangan ko po ng certification para sa aking application sa Canada,’ or ‘sa aking ongoing submission of documents for New Zealand or Australia.’ So, malaking bagay na may certification from the Philippine government,” Bay said.

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Steps

The recipients enrolled at accredited training institutions then underwent a 6-7 hour-long grueling assessment by TESDA representatives, in this case, held last November 16, 17 and 18.

Gabriel John Remando, president and founder of Filipino Institute, one of the companies providing the training, said they offer 24 Friday sessions running three hours each for Dh900, which also covers certification by the UAE Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) that also makes then internationally recognized as certified caregivers. The tuition also includes hand outs and a uniform.

Filipino Institute also provides free reviews for the TESDA assessment.

Jeanilyn Villasante of Philippine Caregiver and Administrators Training said they 20 of the 164 TESDA NC II recipients were their students of which, she said, most have relatives waiting for them in Canada or other countries

“May mga pending application na sila. Meron kaming student, auntie nya mismo may home care sa Canada,” Villasante said.