The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) was established in 1994 through a law aimed at encouraging skills development in the Philippines. It was created by merging three offices across two government departments. TESDA aims to integrate, coordinate and monitor skills development programs, and to restructure efforts to promote middle-level manpower. It formulates skills plans, sets standards, coordinates policies, and provides guidelines for technical-vocational education and training. TESDA supports TVET provision through school-based, center-based, enterprise-based and community-based training modalities.