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TESDA CIRCULAR
SUBJECT: Guidelines on the Implementation of the
No. ZO Series 2017
Regional Program on Industry Immersion of
Trainers (RPIIT)
Page 1 of 5 pages
Date Issued: Effectivity: Supersedes:
October 2, 2017 As Indicated

In view of the need to ensure that TVET trainers are abreast with the current
technologies and practices in industry and with industry immersion as one of the
modalities that will enable the trainers to achieve the industry work experience
required under TESDA Circular No. 33 s. 2017 on "Institutionalizing a Credit
Equivalency System for Industry Work Experience Required (IWER) of TVET Trainers"
for the issuance of National WET Trainer Certificate (NTTC), the following guidelines
for the implementation of Regional Program on Industry Immersion for Trainers
(RPIIT) are hereby issued:

A. Legal Basis:

As provided for in Section 12.c of the R.A. 7796, "TESDA shall develop and
implement an integrated program for continuing development of trainers, teachers,
and instructors within the technical education and skills development sector."

The Philippine WET Trainers Qualification Framework (PTTQF) is a system that

provides competency standards for WET trainers and assessors involved in the
training delivery, competency assessment, training design/development and
training supervision. The framework also defines the competencies of TVET
trainers at different roles and levels of technical training.

In support to PTTQF, Training Regulations (TRs) on Trainers Methodology Levels

I and II were promulgated thru TESDA Board Resolution No. 2010-16 on
November 25, 2010. The aforementioned TRs serve as bases for the registration
and conduct of Trainers Methodology Levels I and II programs.

TESDA Circular No. 20 series of 2014 includes industry work experience as part
of the requirements for National WET Trainers Certificate 'NTTC) issuance and
renewal. The Circular states that, to attain the appropriate NTTC Level I, the
following are required: a) NC Level of the qualification appropriate to the training
program handled but not lower than NC II; b) Trainers Methodology Certificate
(TMC) I; and c) Industry work experience as may be provided in Section 3 of the
respective TR.

B. Objectives:

This Circular aims to:

1. Guide the TESDA Regional Offices in the implementation of Regional Program

for Industry Immersion of Trainers;

2. Define the roles and responsibilities of Regional Offices, Provincial Offices,

TVIs (public and private) and Industry Partners; and
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3. Provide equivalent credits of teaching experience and industry immersion for

industry work experience.

C. Definition of Terms:

1. Industry Work Experience Required — work experience gained by TVET

trainer through different modalities as provided for under TESDA Circular No.
33 Series 2017.

2. Industry Immersion — the process of deploying TVET trainers to

industries/companies to enhance their skills, knowledge and attitudes in their
area of specialization to be applied in their training institutions for quality WET
training. (TVET Glossary of Terms, 4th Edition).

3. Industry Partner — a private company/industry that has an agreement with

TESDA and is capable and willing to provide the required training of trainers in
a unit of competency, cluster of units of competency or full qualification through
industry immersion.

4. Trainers' Record Book (TRB) — a record of all accomplishments/ tasks/

activities of the trainers required per unit of competency while undergoing
industry immersion.

D. Coverage:

1. RPIIT shall be implemented nationwide and shall cover all TVET trainers of
public and private TVIs in Qualifications with training regulations.

2. It shall be regional in nature and scope.

E. General Policies:

1. All industry immersion programs for trainers shall be conducted for a duration
of not less than one (1) week or forty (40) hours in duration.

2. An industry immersion program shall cover a unit of competency, cluster of

units of competency or full qualification.

3. The equivalent industry work experience that can be credited for the awarding
of NTTC shall be based on the accumulated credit units gained from the
number of years of teaching experience and the duration of industry immersion
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(Annex A- Equivalent Credits of Teaching Experience and Industry Immersion

for Industry Work Experience).

4. The number of years of teaching experience could be an accumulation of all the

WET teaching experiences by the trainer in different capacities and in different
institutions.

5. The duration of industry immersion could be an accumulation of all the industry

immersion attended by the trainer.

F. Mechanics of Implementation:

1. Qualifications of Participants

a. Current TVET trainers (NC II or III holder)

b. Trainers who are NTTC holders but have not met the industry work
experience required for renewal or whose NTTC was not renewed due to
lack of industry work experience required

c. Physically fit (Participants for Commercial Cooking must submit latest

medical records and doctor's certification)

d. Willing and committed to complete the program

2. Responsibilities of the Program Partners

a. Regional Office (RO)

1) Assign a focal person for Regional Trainers Development Program.

2) Conduct profiling of TVET trainers within the region.

3) Identify possible industry partners for the industry immersion.

4) Prepare an annual industry immersion program for trainers.

5) Develop industry immersion training plan in collaboration with industry

partner; (Annex B- Training Plan Template).

6) Prepare and sign Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with industry

partner; (Annex C- Pro-Forma MOA).

7) Submit the profile of the participants in a form to be provided by NITESD-

NTTA-ODDG-PP Cluster for database purposes.
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8) Provide Trainer's Record Book (TRB) to the trainer for each industry
immersion program; (Annex D- Trainer's Record Book Template).

9) Shoulder the training cost of the program including food and

accommodation of the participants.

10)The Regional Director shall sign the Industry Immersion Certificate

together with the authorized industry partner representative.

11)Evaluate the implementation of the program.

12)Provide Certificate of Recognition to Industry Partner.

b. Provincial Office (PO)

1) Nominate participants to RO.

2) Facilitate the conduct of the relevant National Competency Assessment

to the graduates of industry immersion, as necessary, especially in
higher level qualification.

c. Public and Private TV's

1) Submit nominees to PO.

2) Shoulder travelling expenses of the trainer participants.

3) Provide substitute to trainers who are on industry immersion.

d. Industry Partner

1) Assist the Regional Office in developing the Industry Immersion Program

for trainers.

2) Provide industry trainer (resource person);

3) Provide venue for industry immersion program;

4) Implement the industry immersion program;

5) Sign the Industry Immersion Certificate together with the Regional

Director; and

6) Submit a Terminal Report five (5) days after the completion of the
training program.
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Regional Program on Industry Immersion of
Trainers (RPIIT)
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3. Funding Support

a. The ROPOTI shall allocate annual funds purposely for the conduct of
industry immersion program.

b. The TESDA Development Fund (TDF) may be tapped for industry

immersion program.

c. The Sariling Sikap Program/Income Generating Project (SSP/IGP) Fund of

TT's may be utilized for industry immersion program of their trainers.

G. Monitoring and Reporting

1. The ROs shall maintain a regional database for RPIIT.

2. The ROs shall submit quarterly reports on the implementation of RPIIT to

NITESD-NTTA-ODDG-PP Cluster.

3. The NITESD-NTTA-ODDG-PP Cluster shall monitor and ensure attainment of

each regional target for RPIIT.

4. The NITESD-NTTA-ODDG-PP Cluster shall also maintain the database for

RPIIT.

H. Separability Clause

If any of the provisions of this Circular is declared invalid, the remaining parts not
affected shall continue to be valid and operational.

I. Effectivity

This Circular takes effect as indicated and supersedes any other issuance/s
inconsistent herewith.

GUILLISIG "GENE" A. AMONDIONG

Director General/ Secretary
 Annex A

Equivalent Credits of Teaching Experience and

Industry Immersion for Industry Work Experience

Principles

1. The minimum three (3) years teaching experience is based on the assumption that
a trainer has full knowledge of the industry he/she is teaching.

2. The trainers are competent in performing the units of competencies of the

qualification he/she is certified.

Table 1
Table 2
Credit Units for Teaching Experience and
Equivalent Industry Work Experience
Industry Immersion Per Total Credit Units
Teaching Equivalent Industry
Industry Immersion
Experience Total Credit Work Experience
No. of Credit No. of Weeks Credit Units
Yrs. Units (40 hrs.) Units No. of Years Conversion
to Months
3 1 1 1 2 0.5 6
4 2 2 2 3 0.75 9
5 3 3 3 4 1 12
6 4 4 4 5 1.25 15
7 5 5 5 6 1.5 18
8 6 6 6 7 1.75 21
9 7 7 7 8 2 24
10 8 8 8 9 2.25 27
11 9 9 9 10 2.5 30
12 10 10 10 11 2.75 33
13 11 11 11 12 3 36
14 12 12 12 13 3.25 39
15 13 13 13 14 3.5 42
16 14 14 14 15 3.75 45
17 15 15 15 16 4 48
18 16 16 16 17 4.25 51
19 17 17 17 18 4.5 54
20 18 18 18 19 4.75 57
21 and
19 19 19 20 5 60
above
Guidelines in Determining the Industry Work Experience

1. To gain an equivalent number of industry work experience, a trainer must have at

least one (1) credit unit in teaching experience and the equivalent credit unit in
industry immersion as shown in Table 1 and Table 2.

2. The credit unit are as follows:

• industry immersion - 1 week (40Hrs.) = I unit

• teaching experience - 1 year = 1 unit but a minimum of three (3) years to gain
credit.

3. To determine the equivalent number of industry work experience of a trainer, the

steps are as follows:

3.1 Determine the credit unit in teaching experience based on the number of
years of teaching (Table 1). Example: 3 years —1 unit, 4 years — 2 units, etc.

3.2 Determine the credit unit of industry immersion (Table 1): 1 week (40 Hrs.) —
1 unit, 2 weeks (80 Hrs.) — 2 units, etc.

3.3 Get the total credit units of the teaching experience and the industry
immersion.

3.4 Get the equivalent industry work experience of the total credit units in Table
2.

Example: Determine the equivalent industry work experience of a trainer who

has 5 years of teaching experience and 3 weeks of industry immersion.

Teaching Experience 5 years 3 units (Table 1)

Industry Immersion 3 weeks 3 units (Table 1)
Total Credit Units 6 units
Equivalent Industry Work Experience 1.5 years (Table 2)
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SAMPLE
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

This Memorandum of Agreement is made and entered into by and between:

(ESTABLISHMENT NAME), a corporation (business establishment)

duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the
Philippines, with business office/office address located at

hereinafter referred to as "THE ESTABLISHMENT", represented

herein by its (DESIGNATION), (NAME OF REPRESENTATIVE).
-and-

The TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

AUTHORITY (TESDA) is a government agency created under
Republic Act No. 7796, with principal office address at TESDA
Administration Building, TESDA Complex, East Service Road, South
Superhighway, Taguig City, herein represented in this agreement by its
Director General, SEC.
and hereinafter referred to as "TESDA".

-WITNESSETH-

WHEREAS, THE ESTABLISHMENT, in the exercise of its corporate social

responsibility, promotes and supports technical vocational education and training
(TVET) and finds WET trainers development in line with such purpose;

WHEREAS, THE TESDA, the primary government agency on TESD, through the
Trainers Development Division (TTDD) shall develop/implement/administer training
programs and schemes for continuing enhancement of TVET trainers to provide
quality and cost effective technical education and skills development program,
aligned with industry requirements;

WHEREAS, pursuant to such objective of ensuring best fit between TVET and skills
required by industry, the ESTABLISHMENT has expressed its willingness to partner
with TESDA and accept trainers from TESDA Technology Institutions (TTIs) to
undergo on-the-job training program which shall be implemented in accordance to
the attached approved Terms of Reference (TOR) on TESD Trainers Industry
Immersion Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and of the terms
hereinafter provided, the parties hereby agree to execute this Memorandum of
Agreement under the following terms and conditions:

Related to this, the parties agree on the following responsibilities

A. The ESTABLISHMENT agrees to:

1. Provide an Industry Trainer/Supervisor who shall perform the following

functions:
a. Validate the TTI Trainer's self assessment of competency;
b. Concur and approve the Training Plan initially prepared by the TTI
trainer;
c. Serve as the trainer/mentor/coach of the TTI trainers while undergoing
on-the-job training based on the approved Training Plan;
d. Using the TTDD's provided Trainer's Record Book (TRB), evaluate
the performance of the TTI trainer based on the performance criteria
prescribed in the concerned Training Regulations;
2. Provide the TTI trainer with access to the ESTABLISHMENT's facilities,
equipment, tools and materials required for training purposes; and
3. Co-sign in the training certificate.

B. The TESDA agrees to:

1. Pre-qualify TTI trainer who will undergo the trainer's on-the-job training
program;
2. Conduct the program orientation prior on-the-job training program;
3. Designate a staff who will undertake coordination, monitoring, evaluation
and documentation of on-the-job training program;
4. Provide per diem to the TTI trainer for the total duration of the on-the-job
training program,' chargeable to the TTDD's 2014 regular budget;
5. Issue the Certificate of Training, co-signed by the company
representative, to TTI Trainer upon completion of the on-the-job training
program;
6. Provide the Industry Trainer/Supervisor with the required capability
buildup program towards enhancing competency in training delivery.

C Jointly, the ESTABLISHMENT and the TESDA shall:

1. Approve the Training Plan prior to the conduct of the on-the-job training
program; and
2. Keep the confidentiality of the information (whether or not recorded in
documentary form, or stored on any magnetic or optical disc or memory)
relating to the business, product/process, affairs and finances; and trade
secrets including technical data and know how relating to the parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed these presents on this day
of , 20 at TESDA Complex, East Service Road,
South Superhighway, Taguig City

ESTABLISHMENT: TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS

DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA):

Chairman & President Director General

SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF:

Designation Designation
TESDA
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Republic of the Philippines )

Ortigas Ave. Extension, Pasig City, M.M. ) S.S.

BEFORE ME, A Notary Public for and in the above jurisdiction, personally
appeared the following:

Name Passport No. Effectivity Date / Place of Issue

SEC. EMMANUEL JOEL J. VILLANUEVA

JOSE S. SANDEJAS, JR.

Known to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument

and acknowledge is written, and is signed by the parties and their instrumental
witnesses on each and every page thereof

WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL this day of

2014 at , Philippines.

Doc. No.
Page No.
Book No.
Series of 2014
 Training on
GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING (GTAW) w/PLASMA CUTTING, MAINTENANCE
OF MOBILES AND SMART CELLPHONES, REFRIGERATION &
AIRCONDITIONING CONTROLLING SYSTEMS, and OPTICAL FIBER
INSTALLATION FOR TVTC (KSA) INSTRUCTORS
Sept 8 to 19, 2014 and Oct 13 to 24, 2014

COST

TRAINING PROGRAM

SKILLS SKILLS SKILLS SKILLS

UPGRADING IN UPGRADING UPGRADING UPGRADING
Gas Tungsten IN on on Optical
Arc Welding Maintenance of Refrigeration Fiber
(GTAW) Mobiles and & Installation
w/Plasma Smart Airconditionin
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No of
Participants 10 22 10 30
Development
/ Writing Fee 30,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00
Lecturer and
Assistant's
Fee 120,000.00 120,000.00 120,000.00 240,000.00
Training
Consumable
s/ materials 150,000.00 220,000.00 150,000.00 300,000.00
Food for
participants 50,000.00 110,000.00 50,000.00 150,000.00
Use of
Facilities
Practical
Training
Commission
TOTAL Php350,000.00 Php480,000.00 Php350,000.00 Php720,000.00

Php1,900,000.00
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