31+ Tesda In-Demand Trainings that can Help You Find Work Overseas

These 31 plus in-demand vocational trainings in TESDA will be your advantage to find a work bound for overseas. High School graduates, college undergrads, and those who are presently unemployed should consider learning any of these skill sets to get a job abroad.

Countries like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Dubai, Qatar, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and many others are in need of highly skilled individuals in certain fields of specialization. Fortunately, TESDA here in the Philippines offers technical-vocational classes that if completed, can allow each individual to be qualified to apply for in-demand jobs overseas.

According to a news article from Interaksyon.com, Director General Joel Villanueva told that Qatar, Canada, and the United States need pipefitters. Malaysia, on the other hand, needs welders.

Filipino barbers and hairstylists are in demand in the USA, the Middle East, and Brunei. Jewelry making, electrical power distribution line construction, and land surveying also have job openings abroad.

Dubai has opportunities for graduates in electrical installation and maintenance, plumbing, refrigeration, and air conditioning.

Barista/bartenders and commercial cooking NC graduates are needed in hotels and restaurants in different countries. Japan needs agricultural crop production, sewers/tailors, carpenters, caregivers, and factory workers.

Hong Kong needs housekeepers while Taiwan wants electronics technicians that can work in Semicon factories.

Below are the complete lists of vocational training that are in demand abroad that can give you a high salary. Aspiring TVET learners just need to choose which among the list they would want to take.

31+ TESDA In-Demand Vocational Trainings for Jobs Abroad List

1. Agricultural Crops Production NC I, NCII and NC III
2. Automotive Servicing NC I, NC II, NC III, and NC IV
3. Barbering NC II
4. Bartending NC II, and Barista NC II
5. Beauty Care NC II, and NC III
6. Bread and pastry Production NC II
7. Caregiving NC II
8. Carpentry NC II and NC III
9. CNC Lathe Machine Operation NC II and NC III
10. Construction Lift Passenger Material Elevator Operation NC II
11. Food and beverage services NC II, NC III, and NC IV
12. Food processing NC I, NC II, NC III, NC IV
13. Gas Metal Arc Welding NC I, NC II, and NC III
14. Gas Tungsten Arc Welding NC II, and NC IV
15. Gas Welding NC I, and NC II
16. Hairdressing NC II, and NC III
17. Health Care Services NC II
18. Housekeeping NC II, NC III, and NC IV
19. Jewelry Making (Fine Jewelry) NC II, and NC III
20. Machining NC I, NC II, and NC III
21. Pattern Making NC II
22. Pipe Fitting NC II
23. Plant Maintenance NC I
24. Plastic Machine Operation NC II, and NC III
25. Plumbing NC I, NC II, and NC III
26. Press Machine Operation NC I
27. Process Inspection NC II, and NC III
28. PV System Design NC III, Servicing NC III, Installation NC II
29. Slaughtering Operations NC II
30. Refrigeration and Airconditioning Servicing NC
31. Tower Crane NC II

(Note: There are lots of training programs for abroad that are not listed in this post)

Learners that are able to complete a specific training should take the assessment exam given by TESDA. Assessment centers are available nationwide. If they passed, they can have the National Certificate (NC) which represents the seal of excellence from the said educational agency. Aside from acquiring the certificate, tesda will also included the passer’s name on its database to allow employers to see them.

For more information, you can watch the news report from GMA News Youtube channel

Tesda graduates that have National Certificate ( NC ) can now apply to local companies to gain work experience.

If they already have numerous work experiences they can also give it a try to apply directly to POEA accredited manpower agencies that deploy skilled workers abroad. Graduates who successfully land a job abroad can earn US dollars ranging from $650 to $750 or even as much as Php 100,000 per month depending on the job they are hired for.