Situated in Tacloban City, Leyte, is the TESDA Region 8 Office, with its official Facebook page, “TESDA Region VIII.” This office is one of the agency’s regional offices located around the country.
TESDA Region 8 serves the people residing in the Eastern Visayas Region, which is composed of six provinces: Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Samar, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar. It offers language courses, technical and vocational training, scholarships, and many other programs.
Cities/Provinces Under TESDA Region 8
TESDA Region 8 covers the provinces of Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Samar, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar in the Eastern Visayas Region. It also includes the cities of Ormoc, Maasin, and Tacloban City — where TESDA’s regional office is located.
Furthermore, the agency operates provincial offices in these areas: Naval, Biliran; Borongan City, Eastern Samar; Tacloban City, Leyte; Catarman, Northern Samar; Catbalogan, Samar; and Maasin City, Southern Leyte.
Programs and Services
TESDA Region 8 provides Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs, which are carried out through four modalities: enterprise-based, community-based, school-based, and center-based.
Enterprise Based Programs
Enterprise-based programs are held within companies or firms, particularly through three main types: Learnership Program, Dual Training System, and Apprenticeship Program.
Covering a period of three months or less, the Learnership Program is an on-the-job training (OJT) type of program that TESDA’s trainees could apply for. The Dual Training System, on the other hand, offers technology-based training and education, conducted in two venues: the school/training center, and the company/firm.
Meanwhile, the Apprenticeship Program is a training and employment program involving a contract between an employer and his/her apprentice. It usually lasts for four to six months.
Community Based Programs
As the term implies, community-based programs are designed to train learners based in the same community, with the aim of establishing livelihood enterprises that will be operated by the trainees themselves. These programs are typically designed for the poor, marginalized, and vulnerable communities. Notably, local government units (LGUs), non-government organizations (NGOs), and other partners are also involved in these programs.
School Based Programs
TESDA’s school-based programs focus on the delivery of TVET programs, including post-secondary courses not exceeding three years. In Region 8, TESDA’s partner schools or institutions include the following:
- Arteche National Agricultural School (ANAS) in Arteche, Eastern Samar;
- Balicuatro College of Arts & Trades (BCAT) in Allen, Northern Samar;
- Balangiga National Agricultural School (BNAS) in Balangiga, Eastern Samar;
- Cabucgayan National School of Arts & Trades (CNSAT) in Cabucgayan, Biliran;
- Calubian National Vocational School (CNVS) in Calubian, Leyte;
- Las Navas Agro-Industrial School (LNAIS) in Las Navas, Northern Samar; and
- Samar National School of Arts & Trades (SNSAT) in Taft, Eastern Samar.
Center Based Programs
Center-based programs are held in TESDA’s training centers in the region. The agency’s regional and provincial training centers in Region 8 are based in these areas:
Regional Training Center
- Regional Training Center – Tacloban, Leyte
Provincial Training Centers
- Provincial Training Center – Biliran
- Provincial Training Center – Eastern Samar
- Provincial Training Center – Leyte
- Provincial Training Center – Catarman, Northern Samar
- Provincial Training Center – Samar
- Provincial Training Center – Southern Leyte
Language Skills Institutes
TESDA offers language courses, along with training on workplace communication, through its Language Skills Institutes (LSIs) located across the country. Languages such as English, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, and Japanese are taught in these institutes.
The agency’s LSIs in Region 8 can be found in these locations:
- TESDA LSI – Regional Training Center in Tacloban City; and
- TESDA LSI – Balicuatro College of Arts and Trades (BCAT) in Allen, Northern Samar.
List of TESDA Courses in Region 8
TESDA offers a wide variety of courses in different sectors, such as computer technology, agriculture, food and beverage services, construction, tourism, electronics, entrepreneurship, hospitality, and many more. In Region 8, some of the courses available in TESDA’s training centers and partners schools include:
- Automotive Servicing NC I
- Barangay Health Services NC II
- Bookkeeping NC III
- Bread and Pastry Production NC II
- Carpentry NC II
- Computer Systems Servicing NC II
- Contact Tracing Level II
- Cookery NC II
- Driving NC II
- Electrical Installation and Maintenance NC II
- Food and Beverage Services NC II
- Machining NC II
- Masonry NC II
- Massage Therapy NC II
- Organic Agriculture Production NC II
- PV System Installation NC II
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) NC II
- Trainers Methodology Level NC I
Assessment and Certification
To help make sure that TESDA learners are able to perform skills that meet industry standards, they undergo assessment and certification conducted by the agency’s competency assessors. This evaluation system is called the Philippine TVET Competency Assessment and Certification System (PTCACS).
After passing the assessment, learners achieve certification and become part of TESDA’s Registry of Certified Workers, a pool of certified workers for different types of jobs in the country.
How to Apply for Jobs in TESDA Region 8
For who are interested in working for TESDA, you can follow this step-by-step guide:
- Head to the Careers page on the TESDA website.
- On the search box, provide your preferred position, item number (if available), office location (e.g. Region 8), and tap “search.”
- The screen will show your search’s results. Choose a job vacancy from the list then click “details” to know more about it.
- The screen will show the job vacancy details: item number, position, office location, salary, job description, qualification, and required documents.
- To apply for the job, upload the required documents through the link displayed on the page.
- Wait TESDA to contact you for further instructions regarding the application process.
Video: TESDA Region 8 Success Story
Be inspired by this success story from Region 8, featuring a couple who completed Organic Agriculture Production NC II, through the partnership of TESDA and Canaan Hill Farms in Biliran:
Contact Information: TESDA Region 8
To know more about TESDA Region 8, its programs and services, you can get in touch with their office through the following contact details:
Address: TESDA Compound, Abucay, Tacloban City
Telephone: (053) 832 4474
Email: region8@tesda.gov.ph
Website: https://tesda.gov.ph/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tesdaregion8/
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Provincial Offices Under TESDA Region 8
Meanwhile, here are the contact details of the provincial offices under TESDA Region 8:
TESDA Provincial Office – Biliran
Address: 2nd Floor Ricardo R. Kho Bldg., Bernardes Village II, Barangay Atipolo, Naval, Biliran
Telephone: (053) 500 9446
Email: region8.biliran@tesda.gov.ph
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TESDA Provincial Office – Eastern Samar
Address: JTR Annex, Songco, Borongan City, Eastern Samar
Telephone: (0905) 881 4013
Email: region8.easternsamar@tesda.gov.ph
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TESDA Provincial Office – Leyte
Address: Trece Martirez St., Tacloban City
Telephone: (053) 839 5028
Email: region8.leyte@tesda.gov.ph
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TESDA Provincial Office – Northern Samar
Address: UEP Compound, Catarman, Northern Samar
Telephone: (0921) 539 5373
Email: region8.northernsamar@tesda.gov.ph
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TESDA Provincial Office – Samar
Address: Gov’t Offices Bldg., Capitol Grounds, Catbalogan, Samar
Telephone: (055) 543 9476
Email: region8.samar@tesda.gov.ph
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TESDA Provincial Office – Southern Leyte
Address: Alcantra St., Brgy. Mantahan, Maasin City, Southern Leyte
Telephone: (0935) 630 8986
Email: region8.southernleyte@tesda.gov.ph
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Meanwhile, if you are a TESDA certificate holder and you’d like to renew your certification, check out this guide on how you can renew your TESDA assessment and certification.