Dr. Ramhari Lamichhane, CPSC’s Director General, was in Alnor Hotel and Convention Center in Cotabato City, Philippines from September 23-25, 2019. He was in the city to grace the 18th Human Resources and Skills Development Conference managed by MinTVET, an association of both public and private TVET providers in the island of Mindanao.

In attendance are the officials from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) including the Deputy Director General, Ms. Rosanna Urdaneta; In attendance as well are the key MinTVET officials led by the Chairman, Engr. Sambas I. Hussain and President, Ms. Laourdes M. Mission.

Dr. Lamichhane promoted the importance of maintaining a quality management system and discussed the functions of the Asia-Pacific Accreditation and Certification Commission (APACC). He also presented a paper with a title of “Trends, Challenges and Solutions of the Skills Workforce” in a plenary session attended by 200 participants.

Both organizations were also able to renew the partnership through a MoU signing. The conference also presented an opportunity for the participants to update themselves on labor market trends and TVET issues, as well as to discuss the possible solutions to tackle these developments.

Dr. Lamichhane signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MinTVET Officials

Dr. Lamichhane presents his lecture on Trends, Challenges and Solutions of the Skills Workforce