Household service workers (HSW) bound for abroad could now avail of in-person assessments from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) in areas under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).
This after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) issued Resolution 115, Series of 2021.
Under the new resolution, in-person assessments shall be held only in Tesda Training Institutions and in-person assessments remain prohibited in private assessment centers.
“In-persons assessments shall only be limited for HSWs ready for deployment, meaning, they must have contracts and visas,” Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said in a statement.
“Applicants must further abide by Tesda guidelines relative to the conduct of in-person assessments,” he added.
Meanwhile, IATF resolution 115 also allowed the resumption of Career Executive Service Written Examinations and Assessment Centers by the Career Executive Service Board subject to health and safety protocols and the strict observance of the minimum public health standards.