Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

Beginning May 2024,PACES and In parallel with its STEM scholarship, PACES is also now supporting Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for high school graduates.

This Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) was developed by CFC ANCOP in partnership with different skills training institutes in the Philippines. Open to high school graduates, the program is aimed at up-skilling and honing the capabilities of Filipinos in the marginalized sectors of society for livelihood opportunities in building and construction projects. The initial set of training programs to be supported include Diesel/Gas Mechanic, Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Electrical Installation and Maintenance, and Domestic Refrigeration and Air conditioning. The training can be completed in three semesters at a total cost of PHP 90,000 (less than EUR 1,500 at current exchange rates) that includes the tuition and school fees as well as living expenses for the trainee. Pledges are already arriving promising support for trainees in this year.

A Dynamic Partnership

PACES is supporting TVET training through the partnership of CFC ANCOP and Don Bosco One TVET Philippines at the latter´s training center in Makati, Metro-Manila. The 15-month training courses are open to high school graduates. This initiative is in line with the pronouncement made by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. at his 2023 State of the Nation Address that the government is making available to young Filipinos their participation in formal schooling, alternative learning, non-diploma courses, or in technical-vocational education and training or TVET.

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