Skills training and retraining to be institutionalized

Rep. Angelina Helen DL. Tan, M.D. (4

th
District, Quezon) has ile! a "ill see#ing
to pro$i!e a!e%uate an! rele$ant s#ills training an! retraining progra&s to up!ate the
stan!ar! s#ills an! intro!uce ne' crats to prepare 'or#ers or their i&&e!iate
e&plo(&ent.
)ne&plo(&ent has stea!il( risen an! the nu&"er o *o"less +ilipinos is
continuousl( s'eeping societ(, thus causing 'i!esprea! po$ert( an! har!ship, especiall(
a&ong the &arginalize! sectors, sai! Tan, author o House ,ill 4-./.
0iting the stu!ies o the 1hilippine 2tatistics Authorit(, Tan sai! the 3anuar( 45.4
une&plo(&ent rate o /.67 'as up &arginall( "( onl( 5.4 percent ro& last (ear.
The igure is not statisticall( !ierent ro& the rate recor!e! in 3anuar( 45.8 at
/..7, 'hich in a"solute ter&s, the total nu&"er o une&plo(e! persons stoo! at 4.9:9
&illion ; uppe! "( .98,555 ro& last (ear, Tan sai!.
The &agnitu!e o une&plo(e! persons has re&aine! stagnant at less than three
&illion since 455:, Tan a!!e!.
)n!er the &easure, The Technical <!ucation an! 2#ills De$elop&ent Authorit(
(T<2DA) in coor!ination 'ith the Depart&ent o Tra!e an! =n!ustr( (DT=) shall &aintain
an up!ate! list o nee!e! s#ills categorize! accor!ing to the in!ustr(.
The list shall "e pu"licl( a$aila"le e$er( &onth at the T<2DA, DT= an! Depart&ent
o La"or an! <&plo(&ent (D>L<) an! in their respecti$e regional oices to ensure the
la"or group o inor&ation.
2#ills upgra!ing opportunities shall "e i&&e!iatel( e?ten!e! "( T<2DA to 'or#ers
'ho 'ere !is&isse! !ue to an ine$ita"le shut!o'n o their co&pan( or "usiness
esta"lish&ent.
T<2DA shall or&ulate training progra&s that 'ill e%uip out@o@school (ouths
(>2As) the necessar( s#ills to prepare the& or e&plo(&ent.
A co&pan( or "usiness esta"lish&ent shall recognize the certiicate a'ar!e! to the
hire! >2A gra!uate an! shall o"ser$e the e&plo(&ent con!itions agree!.
The T<2DA shall pro$i!e a !iscount o at least .57 on training ees as incenti$e to
'o&en 'ho are 'illing to un!ergo training in non@tra!itional tra!es or 'o&en@applicants
shall pa( the sai! training ees upon e&plo(&ent.
NR # 3592B
SEPT. 17, 2014
The D>L< through its *o" place&ent centers or pu"lic e&plo(&ent an! ser$ice
oices shall gi$e priorit( in pro$i!ing assistance to 'o&en 'ho are gra!uates o non@
tra!itional tra!es to in! *o"s.
=n a *oint eort, the Depart&ent o 2cience an! Technolog( (D>2T) an! the
Depart&ent o Agriculture (DA) shall pro$i!e the latest an! ne' technologies in$ol$e! in
agro@processing acti$ities an! ar&@relate! acti$ities.
The a&ount 1:6 &illion use! or the un!ing o s#ills training or e?port oriente!
s&all an! &e!iu& scale enterprise or a span o three (ears shall appropriate! or the
ollo'ing (ear upon appro$al o the propose! act.
The a&ount o 1455 &illion use! or the un!ing o s#ills training or rural non@
ar& an! agricultural pro!ucti$it( or a span o our (ears shall also "e appropriate!.
The a&ount o 1.55 &illion use! or the un!ing o the res#illing o !isplace!
'or#ers or a span o three (ears shall "e appropriate! "eginning the (ear ollo'ing the
appro$al o the propose! act.
The "ill i&poses a ine o 1.5,555 or i&prison&ent o not &ore than our (ears or
"oth such ine an! i&prison&ent to $iolators. (85) jc