On April 25th, the Seminar on Philippine National Competency Standards and TVET Curriculum Development was successfully held at Zhejiang Institute of Economics and Trade. The event was co - organized by the Philippine Technical and Vocational Education and Training Federation (TVEF) and the China - Philippines Silk Road College Foundation, and co - undertaken by Zhejiang Institute of Economics and Trade and the National New - Generation Computer Application Industry - Education Integration Community.
The Vice President of Zhejiang Institute of Economics and Trade, Lin Feng, the Chairman of the Philippine Technical and Vocational Education and Training Federation, Fr. Onofre G. Inocencio Jr., and the Chairman of the China - Philippines Silk Road College Foundation, Zhang Hongyang, attended the meeting and delivered speeches. Experts from the Philippine Technical and Vocational Education and Training Federation, members of the units of the National New - Generation Computer Application Industry - Education Integration Community, and teachers from the Business Intelligence College and the International Exchange and Cooperation Center of Zhejiang Institute of Economics and Trade participated in the seminar. The meeting was chaired by Hu Jian, the Dean of the Business Intelligence College.
Lin Feng extended a warm welcome to the delegation from the Philippine Technical and Vocational Education and Training Federation on behalf of the school. He introduced the basic situation, development achievements, and significant accomplishments in international cooperation of the school in detail. He emphasized that as neighbors separated only by the sea, China and the Philippines have broad prospects for cooperation in the field of vocational education. He looked forward to both sides working together to promote the high - quality development of vocational education between China and the Philippines and contributing to the mutual learning of civilizations and the connection of hearts and minds between the two countries.
In his speech, Onofre expressed his honor in jointly promoting the development of technical and vocational education and training with the Chinese side. He said that this visit was a milestone in China - Philippines cooperation. On the solid foundation of previous cooperation, he expected both sides to initiate cooperation projects in the field of cybersecurity, such as joint - building of resources and academic linkage, and to work together to cultivate cybersecurity vocational skills talents and establish a more lasting and productive partnership.
Zhang Hongyang looked forward to the future of vocational education cooperation between China and the Philippines in the fields of information and communication technology and cybersecurity. She said that both sides would carry out in - depth cooperation around three core contents: jointly building a standardized professional system, sharing high - quality teaching resources, and jointly cultivating international - level skilled talents. They would jointly cultivate cybersecurity talents to meet the needs of the digital age.
During the sharing session, Zhao Ruifen, the person in charge of the Computer Network Technology major at the Business Intelligence College, introduced the talent training program for the Information Security Technology Application major in detail. Meng Changhan, a full - time teacher at the Business Intelligence College, shared the course standard for Penetration Testing. Antonio M. Del Carmen, the Dean of STI College San Rosa (Laguna Province), introduced the skill gaps in the Philippine cybersecurity industry and the shortcomings of existing cybersecurity courses. He said that the Philippines has an urgent need for academic courses and looks forward to more in - depth cooperation with China in the field of cybersecurity education.
At the seminar, both sides had preliminary discussions on curriculum development, cooperation intentions, and cooperation mechanisms and reached several consensuses. In the future, China and the Philippines will carry out closer cooperation in the field of cybersecurity education and jointly promote the high - quality development of vocational education in both countries.
The successful hosting of this meeting marks a new stage of development in the China - Philippines vocational education cooperation of the school. It not only lays a solid foundation for the cooperation in the field of cybersecurity vocational education between the two countries but also opens up broad prospects for the capacity - building cooperation between the two countries.
