Rodriguez secures support from TESDA for conversion of COBSAT into Cagayan de Oro Polytechnic Institute
September 17, 2021 at 2:06 pm,
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By Alwen Saliring
HOUSE Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro 2nd Dist. Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday secured a commitment from Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) Secretary Isidro Lapeña to support the operationalization of Cagayan de Oro Polytechnic Institute (COPI).
The conversion of Cagayan de Oro (Bugo) School of Arts and Trades (COBSAT) into a vocational school to be named COPI is contained in House Bill No. 9337 authored by Rodriguez.
The bill has been approved by the House of Representatives last May.
“There are many students in the technical and vocational courses and we need to upgrade all the facilities and courses under a new and expanded polytechnic institute,” Rodriguez told Lapeña.
The kagay-anon lawmaker also asked TESDA to provide financial and technical support to the Technical Vocational Training Centers in Barangays Lapasan and Camaman-an.
Rodriguez said Lapeña committed to provide funds for the construction of the buildings and operational expenses of the TESDA Training Centers.
Rodriguez also noted that there is a need for these training centers to accommodate more students in the urban barangays.
He also proposed to augment P5.2 Billion budget of TESDA for 2022 to continue the implementation of the 3-year UniFAST program and the funds needed to purchase the toolkits for TESDA scholars.
Since 2007, Rodriguez has provided funds for more than 25,000 TESDA scholars in Cagayan de Oro City.
Every year, Rodriguez has pushed for the increase of budget of TESDA to provide more technical and vocational training for the youth. (With PR)
