Section 7Sec./Art. 7

Composition of the TESDA Board.- The TESDA Board shall be composed of the following:

The Secretary of Labor and Employment

Chairperson

Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports

Co-Chairperson

Secretary of Trade and Industry

Co-Chairperson

Secretary of Agriculture

Member

Secretary of Interior and Local Government

Member Director-General of the TESDA

Secretariat

Member

In addition, the President of the Philippines shall appoint the following members from the private sector: two (2) representatives, from the employer/industry organization, one of whom shall be a woman; three (3) representatives, from the labor sector, one of whom shall be a woman, and two (2) representatives of the national associations of private technical-vocational education and training institutions, one of whom shall be a woman. As soon as all the members of the private sector are appointed, they shall so organize themselves that the term of office of one-third (1/3) of their number shall expire every year. The member from the private sector appointed thereafter to fill vacancies caused by expiration of terms shall hold office for three (3) years.

The President of the Philippines may, however, revise the membership of the TESDA Board, whenever the President deems it necessary for the effective performance of the Board's functions through an administrative order.

The TESDA Board shall meet at least twice a year, or as frequently as may deemed necessary by its Chairperson. In the absence of the Chairperson, a Co-Chairperson shall preside. In case any member of the Board representing the Government cannot attend the meeting, he or she shall be regularly represented by an undersecretary or deputy-director general, as the case may be, to be designated by such member for the purpose.

The benefits, privileges and emoluments of the Board shall be consistent with existing laws and rules.