TESDA and some government poverty alleviation programs need a major policy rethink.
TESDA’s current policies are inadvertently costing the government millions.
We see a significant lack of efficiency–for instance, many students seem more motivated by the monetary subsidy than the skills and the training itself.
This can be proven by a number of different courses taken by some students in a given time.
It is vital that we prioritize aggressive collaboration with private sector for on- the-job training and actual job placement.
On a different note, cash incentives given to the poor foster a culture of reliance–beneficiaries to feel a sense of ” partisan loyalty ” rather than serving the aid as a basic right.
The TUPAD program is a big joke. This program seems more focused on the appearance of the workers than the actual work being done. It’s hard to justify having 10 people cutting weeds when two can easily handle the job.