The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Bicol has confirmed the first 25 passers in Agricultural Machinery Servicing NCIII, the first in the country.l
In an interview with Joel Navarro, Regional Operations Division Chief, TESDA Bicol, the 25 passers are from the various regions of the country.
One (1) representative each from Regions 1, 2, 4b, 8, 10, and CARAGA, and two (2) are from the Bicol region, and are agricultural engineers or have a background in automotive courses.
According to Navarro, they chose nine (9) of the 25 passers to be the Regional Lead Assessors, as they had the potential to lead and monitor and will be the next ones to train those who will take the course.
The newly graduated technicians are expected to help the farmers in terms of repairing damaged tractors and other machinery used by them.
(Source: Albay PIO)