Technical Education and Skills Development Authority of the Philippines

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Philippine government agency education authority government agency

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority of the Philippines (TESDA) is a government agency responsible for managing and supervising technical-vocational education and skills development programs nationwide to enhance the country’s workforce competitiveness.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority	2
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority of the Philippines canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7134618 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Technical Education and Skills Development Authority of the Philippines
Context triple: [Committee on Education, Arts and Culture of the Senate of the Philippines, oversightSubject, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority of the Philippines]

A. Department of Education of the Philippines
The Department of Education of the Philippines is the national executive department responsible for formulating, implementing, and coordinating policies, programs, and projects in formal and non-formal basic education across the country.
B. Technological University of the Philippines
The Technological University of the Philippines is a state university in Manila known for its engineering, industrial technology, and technical-vocational education programs.
C. National Economic and Development Authority of the Philippines
The National Economic and Development Authority of the Philippines is the government’s primary socioeconomic planning body, responsible for formulating development plans and policies to guide the country’s economic growth.
D. Bicol State College of Applied Sciences and Technology
Bicol State College of Applied Sciences and Technology is a public higher education institution in Naga City, Philippines, specializing in applied sciences, technology, and related professional fields.
E. Department of Science and Technology (Philippines)
The Department of Science and Technology (Philippines) is the national government agency responsible for directing scientific and technological efforts, research, and innovation to support the country’s development and competitiveness.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Technical Education and Skills Development Authority of the Philippines
Target entity description: The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority of the Philippines (TESDA) is a government agency responsible for managing and supervising technical-vocational education and skills development programs nationwide to enhance the country’s workforce competitiveness.

A. Department of Education of the Philippines
The Department of Education of the Philippines is the national executive department responsible for formulating, implementing, and coordinating policies, programs, and projects in formal and non-formal basic education across the country.
B. Technological University of the Philippines
The Technological University of the Philippines is a state university in Manila known for its engineering, industrial technology, and technical-vocational education programs.
C. National Economic and Development Authority of the Philippines
The National Economic and Development Authority of the Philippines is the government’s primary socioeconomic planning body, responsible for formulating development plans and policies to guide the country’s economic growth.
D. Bicol State College of Applied Sciences and Technology
Bicol State College of Applied Sciences and Technology is a public higher education institution in Naga City, Philippines, specializing in applied sciences, technology, and related professional fields.
E. Department of Science and Technology (Philippines)
The Department of Science and Technology (Philippines) is the national government agency responsible for directing scientific and technological efforts, research, and innovation to support the country’s development and competitiveness.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Philippine government agency ⓘ education authority ⓘ government agency ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of Education of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of Labor and Employment of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
dateFormed	1994 ⓘ
focusArea	TVET for out-of-school youth ⓘ TVET for workers and job seekers ⓘ community-based training ⓘ enterprise-based training ⓘ school-based training ⓘ
governmentBranch	executive branch of the Philippines ⓘ
headquarters	Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
implements	Philippine TVET Competency Assessment and Certification System NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ Filipino ⓘ
legalBasis	Republic Act No. 7796 NERFINISHED ⓘ Technical Education and Skills Development Act of 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeName	Technical Education and Skills Development Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage	English ⓘ
offers	Certificate of Competency (COC) ⓘ National Certificate (NC) competency certifications ⓘ
officialName	Technical Education and Skills Development Authority of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentAgency	Office of the President of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor	Apprenticeship Program of the Department of Labor and Employment NERFINISHED ⓘ Bureau of Technical and Vocational Education NERFINISHED ⓘ National Manpower and Youth Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
programType	technical-vocational education and training programs ⓘ
purpose	enhance workforce competitiveness in the Philippines ⓘ manage technical-vocational education and training in the Philippines ⓘ supervise skills development programs nationwide ⓘ
regionServed	Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibility	accreditation of technical-vocational programs ⓘ assessment and certification of competencies ⓘ coordination of public and private TVET providers ⓘ development of competency standards ⓘ implementation of national technical education and skills development plans ⓘ regulation of technical-vocational institutions ⓘ scholarship and training assistance for TVET learners ⓘ
sector	skills development ⓘ technical-vocational education ⓘ workforce development ⓘ
shortName	TESDA NERFINISHED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Committee on Education, Arts and Culture of the Senate of the Philippines → oversightSubject → Technical Education and Skills Development Authority of the Philippines ⓘ

Department of Education of the Philippines → coordinatesWith → Technical Education and Skills Development Authority of the Philippines ⓘ

subject surface form: Department of Education (Philippines)

this entity surface form: Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

Secretary of Labor and Employment → oversees → Technical Education and Skills Development Authority of the Philippines ⓘ