FIRST BATCH. Scholars of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority become the first batch of graduates conferred with 12 national certifications for 12 trade skills upon completion of at least three years of education and training at the Baguio School of Arts and Trades. The 53 are the beneficiaries of the pilot implementation of the Philippine Qualification Framework (PQF) Level V diploma program of TESDA in the Cordillera. (PNA photo by BCSAT) BAGUIO CITY - The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in the Cordillera has conferred the completion of a three-year diploma course to 53 young people who initially availed of the free tertiary education from the agency. Vilma Tolarba, designate information of the Baguio City School of Arts and Trades (BCSAT), in an interview on Wednesday said that of the 53 scholars, 23 were graduates of the two-year Diploma in Culinary Arts; 10 were graduates of the three-year Diploma in Culinary Arts, and 20 were gradu