Community Training and Employment Coordinators (CTECs) are devolved frontline facilitators who serve as the primary link between TESDA’s training and employment programs and the communities they are meant to serve. Deployed at the local government unit level, CTECs assist in identifying training needs, mobilizing beneficiaries for scholarship and training programs, facilitating community-based training activities, and coordinating with barangay officials, employers, and other stakeholders to ensure that TVET services reach those who need them most — particularly in areas far from urban training centers and TESDA provincial offices.
Beyond training coordination, CTECs also support broader labor and employment services at the community level, helping link TVET completers and job seekers to employment opportunities, livelihood programs, and other government assistance available through DOLE and its attached agencies. As grassroots agents of workforce development, CTECs play an indispensable role in making TESDA’s mandate tangible and accessible at the barangay level — translating national policy into community action and ensuring that no Filipino is overlooked in the country’s pursuit of inclusive and equitable skills development.