The focused training intervention allows the PMO to immediately organize skills training programs ( e.g. Construction trades, tourism trades) to respond to the requests of local and overseas recruitment agencies and companies particularly those that

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The Next Phase ALIVE with TVET 2
ALIVE with ALIVE 2 is a continuation of Phase One
but with one additional key element i.e. the
provision for focused training intervention.
Unlike the regular training programs which
provide minimum skills requirements, Focused
Training are programs that are specifically
requested by companies or industries. The
difference from Phase One is that the signal for
the skills training program will not be the
preference of the Muslim youths but the
requirements of employers or the recruitment
agencies.
Department of Education and Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority
ARABIC LANGUAGE AND ISLAMIC VALUES EDUCATION
WITH TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND
TRAINING (ALIVE with TVET 2)
For instance, as requested that the group of
recruitment agencies, the Project will conduct a
series of training programs on construction
trades such as plumbing, building wiring
installation and masonry with tile setting.
The focused training intervention allows the PMO
to immediately organize skills training programs
( e.g. Construction trades, tourism trades) to
respond to the requests of local and overseas
recruitment agencies and companies particularly
those that require only Muslim applicants.
ALIVE with TVET 2 also aims to establish closer
partnerships with industry associations and other
such groups to maximize synergy and build on the
strengths of public private partnerships. In
addition, ALIVE 2 covers more communities in
Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao targeting a total of
2,000 Muslim youth.
Contact Us
A PRIMER JANUARY 2010
Office of the Undersecretary for Muslim
Affairs Department of Education DEPED Compound,
Pasig City Contact No. 633-7207
Office of the Deputy Director General for Field
Operations Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority 6th floor, TESDA Complex,
South Superhighway, Taguig City Contact Nos.
817-5030, 0908-891-4517 tvetwithalive2_at_yahoo.com
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What we have done Alive with TVET Phase One
ALIVE with TVET Joining Hands for Muslim
Filipinos
Phase One of Project ALIVE with TVET was
undertaken from December 2007 to December 2008.
It began with the development of the ALIVE
curriculum, including learning materials and
assessment tools. Rather than put up new schools
of Madrasah, the Project brought ALIVE courses to
the communities with Muslim youths. TVET with
ALIVE Phase 1 trained a total of 1,000 Muslim
youth from Quezon City, Manila, Parañaque,
Taguig , Pasay, Makati, Angeles City and
Dasmariñas, Cavite. To facilitate the delivery
of the ALIVE course, TESDA trained and certified
a total of 26 Asatidz or Muslim Teachers,
handpicked by DEPED. These Asatidz underwent
intensive training on competency-based training,
Trainers Methodology, and Assessment
Methodology. All Asatidz underwent assessment
and are now certified at Trainers Qualification
Level 1 (TQ1) and Assessors Qualification Level
1 (AQ1) Certificates. For the skills training
part, TESDA brought the Muslim youth to its
various training centers and partner technical
vocational institutions to ensure that the
training that the youth receive are within the
TESDA standards i.e. quality training. The
Muslims graduated from various skills training in
courses such as automotive servicing, call center
agents, caregiver, cell phone repair technician,
dressmaking, food and beverage services, PC
operations, slaughtering, welding and other
technical courses.
ALIVE with TVET 2 is a joint project between the
Department of Education (DEPED) and the Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA). ALIVE means Arabic Language and Islamic
Values Education while TVET stands for Technical
Vocational Education and Training . The objective
of TVET with ALIVE is to shepherd Filipino Muslim
OSYs living in urban areas towards socially and
economically productive activities.
The Project provides the target clients with a
month-long training on Arabic language and
Islamic values education. Only graduates of the
ALIVE Course are eligible to undergo skills
training programs to enhance their
employability. The Project aims to train a total
of 25,000 Muslim youths all over the country and
not just in Mindanao.
The First Jobs Fair For Muslims
The ALIVE Course and Skills Training
In September 2008, the FIRST ever Jobs Fair for
Muslims, attended by President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo was held on September 3, 2008 at
the Philippine Trade and Training Center (PTTC),
Roxas Boulevard. More than 30 recruitment
agencies for local and overseas employment were
on hand to match the job seekers with existing
job requirements in the market.
The ALIVE Course is a competencybased training
that re-orients the Filipino Muslim youth,
particularly those who have not attended Madrasah
school, to the basic teachings of Islam. It also
introduces them to basic Arabic language so that
they are able to read some original texts from
the Quran. After the course, the trainees
undergo institutional competency assessment
patterned after national assessment implemented
by TESDA. Only TESDA-accredited Asatidz (Muslim
teachers) are allowed to conduct the training on
ALIVE Course.
During the Jobs Fair, seven automotive graduates
were hired for employment as Tire Changers in
Mecca, KSA while five graduates of call centers
training were hired by a local company. Other
applicants who were immediately hired for
overseas employment included welders and
caregivers.
Graduates of the ALIVE Course proceed to TVET or
skills training programs to acquire skills that
would enable them to get employed either as wage
earners or as self-employed individuals.
Graduates of skills training undergo the national
competency assessment and certification of TESDA
and those who pass are given certificates of
competencies or National Certificates Level II
(NCII).