In keeping with its commitment to help educators become effective facilitators of online learning, TESDA, Lahug Cebu through National TVET Trainers Academy – TESDA conducted a multiplier session in Facilitating eLearning for TVET Instructors on June 22-26, 2020. Participants from different tech-voc institutions underwent a five-day online training which aimed at enhancing their teaching capability […]

Novena to St. Josemaria Escriva | 2020 June 17 – 25, 2020 As we pray for the intercession of St. Josemaria, our novena this year guides us to reflect on and follow his lifelong example “to hide and disappear…for Jesus alone to shine”. Each day of the novena includes excerpts for reflection from Scripture and […]

When public schools in Cagayan de Oro were hit by the brunt of tropical storm Sendong in 2012, schools resorted to a teaching methodology that responded to the call of times. No homework. Minimal face-to-face/in-person classes. Activity-based seatwork. Yet, the new learning method churned out high-scoring students instead of high school dropouts. Photo taken from […]

Gospel (Mt 28:16-20) Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of […]

As COVID takes a toll in Cebu City, local government units are constantly tipping the balance between preventing the contagion of the disease and ensuring access to food for children and affected families. CITE responds to the challenge by funneling cash and in-kind donations from friends to daily feeding programs called Project Soup Kitchen to […]

To: All Staff and Students From: Academic Council Re: ACADEMIC CONTINUITY PLAN 2020-1 Date: 23 April 2020 Dear All: In light of the extension of enhanced community quarantine until May 15, 2020 as proclaimed by Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella, the Academic Council upon MS approval would like to inform everyone of the following adjustments. […]

Lumen Christi! The light of Christ! These are the words that the Church makes resound in our ears at the start of the Easter Vigil, which begins in the darkness of the night. Lumen Christi! This is repeated three times, while the candles of those participating in the liturgical celebration are being lit. The light […]

Further to the issued CITE memo dated March 19, please be clarified that the duration of the suspension of ALL classes, summer training orientations for incoming students, and work will be until APRIL 28, 2020, subject to extension or revocation if warranted by proclamations from the offices of Cebu Provincial Government and Cebu City Government. […]

Gospel at the Procession with Palms (Lk 19:28-40) And when he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the village opposite, where on entering you will find a colt […]

We sympathize with TESDA over the loss of Deputy Director General Gladys Fua Rosales whose grace and courage under the most difficult of circumstances have always been a source of comfort and inspiration to her TESDA family and friends. DDG Rosales had more than two decades’ worth of experience as a public servant, starting her […]

A lot of productive activities can still be done while you are on quarantine and it even includes helping out in household chores or starting a new hobby. For Jommel Salogaol, who has been trapped since the stay-at-home orders somewhere on Mango Avenue, he makes use of his time to assemble 200 do-it-yourself face shields […]

Out of an abundance of caution and preventive measures in line with the growing concerns on COVID-19 and in keeping with the declaration of State of the Public Health Emergency issued by the Office of the President and the executive order from our local government unit on the said matter, the following adjustments will be […]

CITE garners 2 STAR level rating in Mechatronics, EPAS, and Computer Systems Servicing and 1 STAR level rating in Machining during the onsite validation on Feb. 12, 2020 against CITE’s quality team’s self-assessment of its registered programs. The STAR (System for TVET Accreditation and Recognition) Program is a system of recognizing TVI programs that have […]

About 9,700 college students in Cebu City will soon enjoy scholarships that include tuition and academic and school supply assistance as Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella inks a memorandum agreement with 19 colleges and universities on February 7, 2020. The scholarship grant would provide a P10,000 educational subsidy to the students in the senior high […]

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Board Member Isidro Antonio Asper visited CITE on November 18, 2019 to discuss the provisions of the diploma program and exchange pleasantries with CITE management. Mr. Asper is also Senior Vice President for External Affairs, Federation of Free Workers (FFW) and currently the chairperson for Direction Setting Committee. […]

Executive Director Ruben Laraya is now the president of Visayas AOTS Alumni Society, Inc. (VAAS). VAAS is a non-profit private organizations voluntarily founded by EX-AOTS (Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships) or HIDA training participants, who share the common experience of training in Japan. VAAS is one of 72 alumni societies which are […]

CITE joins more than 1,000 participants from 70 countries and all continents and regions during the World Congress of Family Enrichment on October 18-20, 2019 at Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London, UK. Organized by the International Federation for Family Development (IFFD), the said gathering aimed at strengthening and invigorating the family through hosting series of […]