Tesda initiates programs to sustain biodiversity

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority has initiated programs that promote environmental protection, sustain biodiversity, and minimize, if not prevent, environmental degradation.

Tesda Director General Danilo Cruz said a green economy means we practice low carbon, efficient use of resources, and promote social inclusion and economic growth.

"Tesda has initiated efforts in implementing the greening of the technical vocational education and training sector through the inclusion of green policies and initiatives to the training regulations," he said during the Tesda Women's Center's Green TVET Forum recently.

In August 2018, the Tesda issued Circular 58 defining guidelines for Greening the TVET system in the country, resulting in the formulation and implementation of Tesda's training regulations aimed to promote green technology.

Among these training regulations are pest management, photovoltaic systems, hydroponics, vertical gardening, carbon emissions and seaweed farming.

"Tesda, through our Green Technology Center, has been very active in this undertaking," Cruz said.

"I am confident that through our efforts and commitments as well as both the public and private sectors could contribute to the government's goal of promoting a green economy that fosters social and environmental sustainability," he added.