In my past topic, we have talked about on how to develop a facility maintenance program, one of the portfolio requirements of the Trainers Methodology Level 1 (TM-1) core competency Maintain… Read More

One of the core competencies of the Trainers Methodology Level 1 focuses on the importance of maintaining our training facilities that will ensure the conduct of training with less interrupt… Read More

As per Trainers Methodology Level 1 (TM-1) Training Regulations, the Core Competency Maintain Training Facilities (MTF) is described as a,"... unit [that] covers the skills and attitude in m… Read More

 In the first part of this tutorial, I had discussed the different areas of a Competency Based Training (CBT) workshop.  For this second part, I will guide you in designing a… Read More

 In the past tutorial I had covered the development of needed inventory of tools, equipment and materials, its importance and its purpose.  For this tutorial I will now cover the d… Read More

In the past tutorials, I had tackled the different materials that a Certified Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Trainer needs to have and to prepare in order to conduct a Co… Read More

In our past tutorial for the development of an institutional assessment package, I had covered the development of Evidence Plan, written test and the performance test, for this tutorial, we… Read More

In my past blog, we have covered the importance of developing/designing an Evidence Plan. For this blog, we will now cover the topic on Table of Specifications (ToS) and Writing your Written… Read More

 Institutional Assessment ToolIn the past tutorials under the Trainers Methodology Level 1 core competency, Plan Training Session (PTS), we have already discussed the development of Com… Read More

 In my past blog I have tackled the actual development of the Institutional Assessment Tool (IAT) - Table of Specifications (ToS). For this topic, I will be walking you through to… Read More

In my previous blogs, I have discussed the different methods of presenting your methods of training delivery through an Information sheet.  For this blog, I will now walk you through… Read More

As per the TM1 Training Regulations, the Core Competency Plan Training Session is described as a "...unit [that] covers the knowledge, skills and attitudes in planning a training session… Read More

Installing the LTSP on Ubuntu MATE This is the second part of my article on LTSP and Ubuntu MATE. You can click here to read the first part.The installation process was straightforward… Read More

A few years back, I have installed an Edubuntu Server in our school that allowed me to put up a thin client computer laboratory, with this deployment it gave our institution an effective way… Read More

Energy storage is an important component of every solar powered system, and one of the most commonly used storage for this purpose is an energy cell.  Eventually, for most people… Read More

Hello!  As I have promised in my previous blog, I will be explaining how my automatic solar charged emergency lighting system works. This system is very simple that it only re… Read More

fig 1. shown is the original upgraded DIY solar setup. It was seven years ago when I wrote an article and posted about my DIY Solar panel project, years have gone by, and lots… Read More

Fig1. A Good example of a Technical Drawing that complements each other.Source: in United States. Dept. of the Air Force, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsIn Technical work, we utili… Read More

In my past blog, I wrote about soldering tools, for this blog, I'll be writing about multi meters. Fig 1. Analog multimeterSource: : KZang, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wi… Read More

fig. 1. Typical soldering iron. source Александр Александров… Read More

 Basic Electronic Hand Tools The next tool that I will be writing today is the good old pliers.  fig.1 Side cutting (Diagonal) pliersin public domainVery  much simil… Read More

Basic Electronic Hand Toolsfig 1. Standard, Flat or Negative Screwdriver Jiří Sedláček, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsBefore starting with electronics… Read More

Electronics was the very first course that I took, and also the very first subject I thought.For the blog that I will posting starting today, I will be talking about basic electronics, more… Read More

It has been a long time since I've actually posted on this blog of mine, mainly due to my busy schedules and changes in priority in the past few years.  Thus, I was no longer able to ma… Read More

In the first part of this tutorial, we have covered the importance of developing/designing an Evidence Plan. For this second part of this four-part tutorial, we will now cover the topic on T… Read More

"What is intrinsically evil is evil no matter what generation you belong." Read More

In the past tutorials under the core competency, Plan Training Session (PTS), we have already discussed the development of Competency Based Learning Materials (CBLM), its purpose, developmen… Read More

"Do not focus more on the tree and totally forget about the forest." Read More

In my previous blogs, I have discussed the different methods of presenting your methods of training delivery through an Information sheet.  For this blog, I will now walk you through… Read More

Writing an Information Sheet when what you intend to do is ask your Trainee to read a book. Many methods can be utilized in order to write your information sheet depending on how you inten… Read More

Writing your Instructions Sheets. The PTS-CBLM defines Instruction sheets as a document "designed to guide the trainee on the different things to be done to learn a unit of competency, dif… Read More

"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet." Aristotle Read More

The TM-1 PTS-CBLM under information sheet 1.3-2 defines the components of a Competency Based Learning Material (CBLM). On page 138, it enumerated the parts of the CBLM, grouped in two, thes… Read More

It has been my observation since I became a TM-1 Facilitator of the kind of difficulty that a TM-1 Trainee tends to encounter when developing their respective Session Plan. For this blog… Read More

"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today." Abraham Lincoln Read More

The PTS-CBLM on page 101, states that the "Session Plan is a simply stated, clearly written and flexible trainer aid for conducting a session or module." That is "based on the curriculum… Read More

For this job sheet, you as a TM trainee is required to develop and prepare Training Needs Analysis (TNA) Forms following a suggested format. The PTS-CBLM on page 56 states the importance… Read More

"Not because our senses could not comprehend, will it necessarily means we will never be able to understand and know what lies behind. In fact, there are times that we are called upon… Read More

The first task under the PTS requires a candidate to develop  a data gathering tool to determine the Trainees Characteristics. The CBLM Developed for PTS describes the importance of… Read More

" My past to Your Mercy, my present to Your Providence, my future to Your Love..." - St, Padre Pio Read More

As per the TM1 Training Regulations, the Core Competency Plan Training Session is described as a "...unit [that] covers the knowledge, skills and attitudes in planning a training session… Read More

"We need to work in order to live, not the other way around." Read More

According to the TM-1 Training Regulations (TR), the prospective TM-1 Trainee must meet the following requirements: Graduate of baccalaureate degree or equivalent in training/experience a… Read More

Last summer aside from enrolling my son to a swimming lesson, our Parish Priest had decided to contact a friend of his that can conduct summer productivity classes. My Son upon learning it… Read More

The Trainer's Methodology in Brief As per Section 1 of the Trainers' Methodology Level 1 (TM-1) Training Regulations (TR), TM-1 is described as a TVET Qualification that "... consists of… Read More

“I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.”  ― Abraham Lincoln Read More

For this summer my wife and I have decided to enroll our son for a Basic swimming lesson since classes for this Academic Year is to end soon. His schedule was every Saturday, two hours a… Read More

For the first time in our Parish, the Easter Sunday Dawn "Salubong" was held in front of our Parish Church, St. Nicholas de Tolentino Parish, Castillejos, Zambales. In the past years, the… Read More

Passing a TESDA TVET Trainers Methodology Level 1 (TM-1) is one of the requirements that a prospective TVET Trainer needs to undergo to become a certified TVET Trainer. This requirement how… Read More

It's rainy season and in my past experience it is easier to weed out a garden when the soil is still wet.  So I have decided last week to start the clean up and started to remove weeds… Read More

Tokwa't Baboy (Pork and Tofu) Ingredients Half Kilo pork Two Pieces Tofu One Onion bulb, sliced  Five pieces Kalamansi (Calamondin) One cup Soy Sauce   Tokwa't Baboy Ingredie… Read More

Adobong Pusit Ingredients: One Half Kilo Squid Three Cloves Garlic, (Minced). One Onion, (sliced) Ginger, sliced One cup Vinegar One cup Soy sauce Salt and Pepper Cooking oil of your cho… Read More

As I was checking on the status of my potted fruit and vegetable plants I was surprised when I saw my Chinese Radish, I sow these seeds on the 22nd of this month and two days after, it has s… Read More

This is a common recipe in our country which I believe originated from Spain and was then localized in a sense that there came lots of variations in regards to this recipe. Anyway, what I wi… Read More

As I was checking the vegetable seeds that I was able to buy and collect months ago, it came into my attention a package that I bought in a local gardening shop in our place, this one packag… Read More

Since I started gardening last year, one of the things that I really would like to have is my own compost bin, buying one however can cost more that could exceed my monthly  budget for… Read More

I never knew that doing household chores have health benefits attached to it, did you?  Well, I never did until this article "7 Household Chores with Unexpected Health Benefits" caught… Read More

According to wikipedia Image From Wikipedia Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or simply ginger, is widely used as a spice or a folk medicine… Read More

According to wikipedia: Chayote (Sechium edule) is an edible plant belonging to the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, along with melons, cucumbers and squash. Globally it is known by many names… Read More

Guava Tree One of the common question that I normally encounter whenever I search for the word "guava" in the World Wide Web is "how do you determine if a guava fruit is ripe enough for pic… Read More

Pork Picadillo The Philippine, picadillo according to an article in wikipedia "is a soupy dish traditionally made with ground beef and either potatoes or chayote. There are also drier versi… Read More

Fig 1. The Solar Panel It's been years since I have been fascinated by the use of solar panels as a source of electrical power, however, it was only about two years ago when the cost of sol… Read More

As I had mentioned in my previous post, I've decided doing household chores after we transferred to a new house. Well I'm not really a good cook, this however is one of those things that my… Read More

Fish Sarciado Recipe  This dish is one of my foster Mother's favorite that can be prepared using any type of leftover or newly fried fish ...     Ingredients I… Read More

It never was like this when I got married, 7 years ago.  But when my eldest is about to turn five, after entering preschool, he had asked me to look for seeds that he could plant. … Read More

After transferring to our new home, I'm now closer to the garden that I used to tend a year back, since that garden is located right in our backyard. Thus, my inclination on backyard farming… Read More

In my recent post, I mentioned about the two plants that have survived the rainy season last year, here they are now. Fig 1. "Kalamansi" Tree First is the Calamondin (Kalamansi) tree (Fi… Read More

Bosie and Chicklet Last year, my son was fascinated by food colored chicks being sold at the local wet market during market days.  Peddlers for these colored chicks are common in our c… Read More