(NAR) VOL. 7 NO. 2 / APRIL-JUNE 1996; 92 OG No. 29, 4437 (July 15, 1996)
WHEREAS, it is the declared policy of the state to
vigorously pursue the development of middle-level manpower required for
economic growth and global competitiveness through quality
technical-vocational education and training programs;
WHEREAS,
through a Memorandum of Understanding between the then Ministry of
Education and Culture and the Asian Development Bank, the Technical and
Vocational Education Project (TVEP) was instituted to upgrade the
quality of technical and vocational education in the country;
WHEREAS,
Executive Order No. 82, series of 1993, formally established the
National Training Center for Technical Education and Staff Development
(NTCTESD) which is located at the Marikina Institute of Science and
Technology, with the DECS as the implementing authority;
WHEREAS,
the said Executive Order stipulated that the Center's Governing Body
shall be chaired by the DECS Secretary who shall likewise provide the
Secretariat support;
WHEREAS, pursuant to RA 7796, otherwise
known as the "TESDA Act of 1994", the DECS' responsibility of
administering the technical-vocational education and training was
absorbed by TESDA, thus rendering the transfer of the administration of
the NTCTESD imperative;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS,
President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers
vested in me by law, do hereby order:
SECTION 1.
Transfer of the Administration of the National Center.
— The administration of the National Training Center for Technical
Education and Staff Development is hereby transferred from the
Department of Education, Culture and Sports to the Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority. The Center shall continue to pursue
the same objectives set forth in Executive Order No. 82 (S. of 1993).
SECTION 2.
Facilities.
— All training infrastructures, facilities and fixtures of the Center
shall be relocated from its present location at the Marikina Institute
of Science and Technology campus to the TESDA Compound at Taguig, Metro
Manila and shall be integrated with the facilities of the National
Institute for Technical Vocational Education and Training (NITVET). The
Center staff shall, in the interim, continue to perform their functions
under the guidance and direction of the Director of NITVET.
SECTION 3.
Training Center Management.
— The Center shall be managed by the Director of the NITVET which is
mandated by law to develop programs and projects intended to build up
institutional capabilities within the TVET sector.
SECTION 4.
Funding.
— The funds necessary for the implementation of this Order shall be
charged against the funds allocated for the Center under the 1996
General Appropriations Act. Thereafter, such funds as may be required
for the continued operations of the Center shall be included in the
General Appropriations Act under the TESDA budget.
SECTION 5.
Repealing Clause.
— The provisions of EO No. 82 s. of 1993 which are contrary or
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, modified or amended
accordingly.
SECTION 6.
Effectivity. — This Order takes effect immediately.
Adopted: 17 May 1996
(SGD.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(SGD.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary