TESDA-CAR opens selection for best competitors, experts

With the beating of the Gong, Regional Director (RD) Efren F. Piñol of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority-Cordillera Administrative Region (TESDA-CAR) formally opened the Pre-Qualification Selection Process for Cooking and Restaurant Services on May 7, 2018 at the Baguio City School of Arts and Trades (BCSAT).

SYMBOLIC START. TESDA-CAR Regional Director Efren F. Piñol beat the Gong to formally declare the start of the 2018 Pre-Qualification Selection Process. The activity will run from May 7-11, 2018 at the BCSAT Compound, Baguio City. With him are (L-R) Atty. George Fortea, Secretary to the Mayor, Baguio City; Adrian B. Ampong, National Technical Committee member for Mindanao; Provincial Director Manuel B. Wong, TESDA Baguio/Benguet; and Arlene L. Cadalig, OIC-Administrator of BCSAT. //BBLee

According to Engr. Adrian B. Ampong, member of the National Technical Committee (NTC) for Mindanao, the activity is not a competition but “an audition” process to determine the best competitor and expert qualifiers who shall eventually represent the country in the upcoming ASEAN Skills Competition come September 2018. The competing regions include Region CAR, III, IV-A, IX and XI.

“Think of this as an audition for the best and let us ingrain the Worldskills culture and standards as we gear toward the Philippine hosting of the ASEAN Skills Competition in 2022,” said Ampong.

He added that winners of the Pre-Qualification Selection Process will undergo the Goldcamp 1.0, which shall evaluate the behaviour of the competitors. Those who qualify will undergo the Goldcamp 2.0 as the country’s representatives for the 12th ASEAN Skills Competition by August in Thailand.

“It is an honor for CAR to host one of the most important events in the journey to the ASEAN Skills Competition,” said RD Piñol, adding that the weather may be cold but TESDA-CAR very warmly welcomes all the participants.

Atty. George Fortea of the Office of the City Mayor reiterated the support of Baguio City to Technical Vocational Educationa nad Training (TVET). He enjoined the participants to experience, enjoy and love Baguio. #

WORLSKILLS STANDARDS. The competitors in the Cooking and Restaurant Services take their oath, led by Jevo Gygni Calaustro (right), a BCSAT student and the region’s representative in Cooking. The Pre-Qualification Selection Process will run from May 7-11, 2018 at the BCSAT Compound, Baguio City. //BBLee

OATH OF IMPARTIALITY. The experts in Cooking and Restaurant Services also take their oath to abide by Worldskills values during the Opening Program for the Pre-Qualification Selection Process. They are led by Joseph Sab-it, Jr., Region CAR expert in Restaurant Services.//BBLee