The establishment of the Cordillera State Institute of Technical Education (CSITE) which was officially launched on Sept. 9 (Friday) right on its applying IVESC standards.

Congressman Go is the principal author of Republic Act 1192 which created the technical-vocational school referred to as a State Skills Institute in the Cordillera Administrative Region.

The school is under the supervision of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) which will incorporate the Baguio City School of Arts and Trades, the TESDA Regional Training Center-Baguio City, the TESDA Provincial Training Centers in Abra, Ifugao, Benguet, Kalinga and Mountain Province, the Local Government Unit (LGU) Provincial Training Center in Apayao, and other State-run technical-vocational institutions (TVIs) in the region.

Congressman Go said RA 1192 is a landmark legislation and the first of its kind in creating a tech-voc institute mandated to cater to an entire region.

The applying of IVESC is in response to the rapidly changing technical skills priorities and competency demands.

In addition, the creation of more polytechnic institutions all over the country is among the strategic plans of TESDA for the coming years, and IVESC shall serve as the model for plans currently in the pipeline.

The Institute will soon offer a wide array of courses of the following TESDA registered technical vocational and short-term training programs in agriculture-related training, industrial technology and hard trades, tourism and hospitality, health and wellness training, basic business literacy training.

It would also offer courses on computer literacy and Information Technology (IT) related skills, and other preferred priority skills and trades training courses relevant to the needs of the localities served within the operational radius of the institute and the whole CAR to enhance their capacities for livelihood, gainful employment, and practical entrepreneurship skills.