Executive Order 402 issued on January 24, 2005 transferred the administration of scholarship and training programs sourced from Official Development Assistance from the National Economic Development Authority to the following:

Department of Education (DepEd) for short term non-degree teacher training courses for elementary and programs aimed at enhancing the teaching and professional competencies of teachers, educational managers, and non-teaching personnel:

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority(TESDA) for short term non-degree courses which refer to programs other "basic education and degree courses" designed to supplement / fulfill specific competency requirements of employees and

Commission on Higher Education(CHED) for baccalaureate and post baccalaureate programs, and related certificate / diploma courses.

The Foreign Scholarship and Training Program at TESDA

With the issuance of EO 402, TESDA has since 2007 been coordinating the requirements for short term, non-degree courses offered by donor countries and organizations, Related to this, it established the Foreign Scholarship and Training Program Unit (FSTP U) and created the National Screening Committee(NSC).

The FSTPU:

Coordinates the requirements of donor / sponsoring countries and agencies with relevant government departments / agencies and institutions and non-governmental organizations.

Administers and facilitates the processing of nominee requirements from program dissemination and invitation, document evaluation to nominee endorsement.

Provides Secretariat function to the NSC.

Recommends policies and guidelines relative to the FSTP implementation.

The NSC:

Reviews and deliberates on the nominations made.

Conducts interviews of the nominees.

Recommends the nominees to be endorsed to donor countries and agencies.

Sponsoring / Donor Countries / Agencies

Australia

Belgium

Federal Republic of Germany

India (Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation)

Indonesia (Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries)

Israel

Italy

Japan (Japan International Cooperation Agency)

Malaysia (Malaysia Technical Cooperation Program)

New Zealand

Pakistan

Royal Kingdom of The Netherlands (Netherlands Fellowship Program)

Singapore (Singapore Cooperation Program Awards)

Spain (Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation)

Sweden (Sweden International Development Assistance)

Switzerland

Thailand (Thailand Intrernational Cooperation Agency)

Special Programs

United Nations (United Nations Development Program)

Colombo Plan

World Trade Organization

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