| TESDA CAREGIVER: Professional And Certified | | | | health care workers and caregivers to earn |
| Caregivers | | | | money and be independent. |
| Technical Education and Skills Development | | | | Manpower is most important thing for any |
| Authority abbreviated as TESDA is a government | | | | country to progress. And for any nation to |
| initiative under the Department of Labour and | | | | progress it's important that it has a well trained |
| Employment. This government body is responsible | | | | and a well maintained manpower. This is one |
| for supervising and looking after skills | | | | attempt made by the Department of Labour and |
| development and technical education in the | | | | Employment. |
| Philippines. | | | | The main aim of this initiative is to reach out to |
| The motive and aim of this body is to educate, | | | | the people and train them in vocational courses so |
| encourage and enhance technical education in the | | | | that they can live independent lives. The |
| country. TESDA also trains and educates people | | | | caregivers training programmes are set up all |
| to work in the health care centre as caregivers. | | | | over Philippines and one can join the course in |
| Caregivers play an important role in the health | | | | their respective city or towns. This course train |
| care sector. With changing lifestyles and | | | | them to work in medical setups in thee cities as |
| developing medical technology life expectancy has | | | | well as the in rural setups. These caregivers have |
| increased. This means that with increased | | | | a great demand overseas especially countries like |
| development in medical care many more medically | | | | Canada, United Kingdom and the United States of |
| trained caregivers and nurses are required. | | | | America. |
| TESDA trains people to become qualified | | | | The various courses offered range from |
| caregivers. TESDA certified caregivers are | | | | vocational courses such as plumbing, electrical |
| equipped and skilled to handle emergencies and | | | | works, sewing and even working at call centres. |
| provide relief. These caregivers have great | | | | The idea is to reach out to all the people |
| demand in medical setups. | | | | educated or uneducated so that they learn to |
| TESDA had on offer a number of courses which | | | | earn a living for themselves. These courses are |
| train people and also encourage healthcare | | | | designed with a view to cater to every class and |
| education. Education helps answer a lot of | | | | strata of the society. |
| questions and such courses pave way for these | | | | |