The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) declared Joseph Sab-it Jr. of Baguio City School of Arts and Trades (BCSAT), the Cordillera office of TESDA (TESDA-CAR) as the 3rd place winner out of 15 regional contenders nationwide during the TESDA 2020 National Tagsanay Award in celebration of the National & World Teachers Day 2020 on October 05, 2020.
Joel John A. Dela Merced of NCR bagged the 1st place and Donnel B. Pasalo of Region 1 was 1st runner-up.
Sab-it, an associate professor of BCSAT is a Doctor of Philosophy in Administration and Supervision, is a trainer for trainers nationwide in Commercial Cooking NC III, a coach and expert in cookery during provincial, regional and national skills competitions, part of Philippine contingent for the 12th ASEAN Skills Competition in Bangkok, Thailand, and the upcoming 13th ASEAN Skills Competition in Singapore as an expert in Cookery.
“For me, teaching is a bliss. It the source of my joy and happiness. Teaching is my passion because I wanted to impart the knowledge and skills and all the experiences that I have learned in my life to my students and to mold them to become better persona and to improve their lives to become a model in the society,” he said
The Tagsanay Award is one of TESDA’s institutional awards that gives recognition and incentives to trainers from private and public technical vocational institutions and TESDA technology institutions who have exceeded the requirements for TVET trainers and have demonstrated competencies beyond expectations.
Nominees of the Tagsanay underwent a stringent selection and elimination process starting from the provincial up to the regional level. Their portfolios were carefully scrutinized as their entry to the 8 finals culminating in a week-long national selection program with a series of online activities and interviews.
