Recognitions and Certifications


  • Recognition as an Outstanding Institution by the Cebu City during the 89th Charter Day Anniversary in February 2026.
  • Granted status as Donee Institution by the Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC) for five years in 2025.
  • Granted status as Donee Institution by the Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC) in 2021.
  • Certified to ISO 9001:2008 for Quality Management System by Anglo-Japanese American (AJA) Registrars in 2013.
  • Certified to ISO 9001:2008 for Quality Management System by Technischer Überwachungsverein (TUV-SUD).
  • Received the National Kabalikat Award from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in 2008.
  • Received Best DTS Partnership Award from TESDA in recognition of effective implementation of the DTS and strong partnership with the industry in 2007.
  • Recognized as a Child-Friendly Company by the Employers Confederation of the Philippines and the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour of the International Labour Organization (IPEC-ILO) in cooperation with the Cebu Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
  • Chosen by the Cebu City Government as Outstanding Institution during the 2007 Charter Day Celebration.
  • Certified to ISO 9001:2000 for Quality Management System by Technischer Überwachungsverein (TUV-SUD).
  • Received certification as a training institute for education and information technology programs from the Civil Service Commission.
  • Received Best DTS Practice Award from TESDA in 2003.
  • Received special citation from Cebu Chamber of Commerce Inc. for promotion of education for entrepreneurship in 2003.
  • Received certification as a Science Foundation from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in 2003.
  • Picked as one of the five finalists for the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. Triennial Award for Outstanding Institution in 2003.
  • Granted status as Donee Institution by the Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC) in 2002.
  • Chosen as one of the three benchmark technical schools of TESDA.
  • Recognized as one of the Centers of Excellence (COEs) by the ASEAN HRD Working Group beginning in 2000.
  • Recognized as a Cisco Local Networking Academy beginning in 2000, and as Regional Academy beginning in 2001.
  • Recognized as a Youth Serving Institution by the National Youth Commission in 1999.
  • Selected by TESDA as Kabalikat Awardee for 1998.
  • Chosen by the Cebu City Government as Outstanding Institution at the 1997 Charter Day Celebration.
  • Selected by the Association for Non-Traditional Education in the Philippines (ANTEP) as a lead institution to be developed as a Center of Excellence in the Job Readiness and Entrepreneur Development (JRED) Program in 1996.
  • Chosen by the Department of Science and Technology-Region 7 as Outstanding Technical Institution in 1996.
  • Received Quality and Productivity Excellence Award for PQPM-Cebu in the NGO category in 1994.