Due to the amendments on the Japanese Immigration Control and Refugee Act and the Philippine Migrant Worker Act as amended, the TESDA-JITCO STTP will be under the supervision of POEA starting July 1, 2010. New guidelines is still pending for approval of both DOLE, POEA, JITCO and TESDA.
Trainees on the pipeline will still be under the old system. TESDA already issued an LOR to these trainees however the exit clearance will be issued by POEA.
Further updates regarding this transition will be posted.