TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, September 26 (PIA) – The government, through the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), is giving free slots for Competency Assessment and Certification for Workers (CAC-W) in 22 qualifications.

This was announced by TESDA Bohol Supervising Technical Education and Skills Development Specialist (TESDS) Joan Sayon during the Kapihan sa PIA interview on September 20, 2023.  

Sayon said the assessment slots, which could range from P800 to P3,000 for each qualification, is given free to workers who may need the National Certification (NC) to formally show certified skills to merit a much better pay than ordinary unskilled workers.

For Bohol, the government has opened 1,300 slots for the 22 skills, which are available until December 2023.

Of the total, there are still 1,025 slots that are available for free, said TESDS Razell Pagaran.

The free CAC-W slots include 180 for Barangay Health Services NC II, 20 slots for Bartending NC II, 30 slots for Book Keeping NC III, 15 slots for Bread and Pastry Production NC II, 50 slots for Caregiving NC II, 10 slots for Carpentry NC II, 20 slots for Computer Systems Servicing NC II, 50 slots for Cookery NC II, 108 slots for Driving NC II, 54 slots for Electrical Installation and Maintenance NC II, 10 slots for Events Management Services NC II, 120 slots for Food and Beverage Services NC II,10 slots for Front Office Services NC II, 40 slots for Health Care Services NC II, 120 slots for House Keeping NC II, 20 slots for masonry NC II, 23 slots for Motorcycle/Small engine Servicing NC II, 20 slots for Organic Agriculture Production NC II, 4 slots for domestic Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Servicing, 81 slots for Shielded Metal Arc Welding NC II, 20 slots for Tourism Promotion Services NC II and 20 slots for Visual Graphic Design NC III. 

While these are for workers, graduates of these listed qualifications who may have failed in their first Competency Assessment but still were able to land jobs can now retry with these free assessments as long as they bring with them Duly Accomplished Assessment

Application (which can be obtained from the TESDA Bohol Office near the City Hall), three colored passport-sized ID picture, Certificate of Employment or if self-employed, a self Employed Certification signed by Barangay Chairman or an official of the government agency.

A self-assessment is downloadable from the TESDA website (www.tesda.gov.ph) for an early preview of the CACW. (RAHC/PIA-7/Bohol)