GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 20 Dec) – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has revoked the registration of a technical-vocational (tech-voc) school here and ordered its perpetual disqualification from the government’s scholarship programs due to alleged cases of “ghost trainings and trainees.”
Rafael Abrogar II, TESDA-Region 12 director, said they received an order from their central office directing the immediate implementation of multiple sanctions against the school in connection with the uncovered irregularities.
He said the order was issued by TESDA Director General Isidro Lapeña, as recommended by their national inspectorate for scholarship programs.
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Abrogar declined to name the erring tech-voc school and the other specific details of the case, noting that the agency has yet to formally inform those concerned about the order.
“This is final and executory.
We will communicate with the [TESDA] provincial director then start with the proceedings,” he said in a press conference in Koronadal City on Thursday.
The official explained that the uncovered cases of “ghost trainees” involved the reporting to the agency of non-existent trainees and scholars, and even issuing them with training certificates.
He said another case is the reporting of trainees as graduates even though they only enrolled and were not able to complete the training.[]
