Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Director-General Jose Francisco Benitez (left) briefs officials and guests on the country's investments for technical and vocational education while inspecting the new facilities of TESDA-accredited Santo Tomas Technological International School in Santo Tomas, Isabela on September 21. Benitez aired the statement after he inspected the new facilities for the national certificate training-accredited center of Santo Tomas Technological International School in Poblacion in this town on September 21. The TESDA head said up-to-date training is provided to ensure that TESDA graduates are ready for work in in-demand industries in the country while development through technical and vocational skills, not degrees, will be further promoted, he said. “The technical-vocational investments is a part of the ecosystem that will bring more opportunities for employment,” he added. He urged legislators to allocate more fund for technical-vocational courses “so that many skills investments will be achieved.” He said the agency’s goal is also anchored in the Philippine Qualifications Framework for entry into the country’s education and training system.