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TESDA Skills Passport — AI-Assisted, Blockchain-Verified Credentials for Filipino TVET Graduates

Philippines · San Juan City · See the Philippines profile

Launched by President Marcos in February 2026, TESDA's Skills Passport app stores blockchain-verified National Certificates, an AI chatbot ('Prof K') for guidance, and Bossjob's AI job-matching engine, targeting over a million Filipino TVET workers and students.

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Promoter
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) & Bossjob
Period
2026–ongoing
Keywords
technical-vocational education, AI job matching, blockchain credentialing, workforce administration

Description

Launched on 5 February 2026 in San Juan City by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Skills Passport is TESDA's all-in-one mobile app for storing technical-vocational credentials and accessing scholarships, training pathways and job opportunities.
Blockchain secures National Certificates against fraud; an AI chatbot named Prof K answers user queries; and Bossjob's AI recruitment engine matches certified graduates to real-time job openings across eight priority sectors, while supplying TESDA with aggregated labour-market information.
The programme targets over a million of the roughly 1.6–1.8 million Filipinos who pass through the TVET system each year; as a February 2026 launch, no post-launch data on completion, employment conversion or fraud reduction has yet been published.

Read the full analysis: https://pia.gov.ph/news/marcos-jr-launches-tesda-skills-passport-app-with-blockchain-verification-ai-assistant/

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