TESDA-Registered Program

AI Workplace Operations

Learn how to use AI responsibly in real workplace tasks.

TESDA-Registered Enterprise-Based Education and Training Program

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  • 61Hours
  • 5Units of Competency
  • HumanAssessed

Scholarship slots are TESDA-funded. They are allocated by TESDA and subject to availability, so a slot cannot be guaranteed.

Why it works

What makes the program practical

  • 61-hour structured program

    A focused program designed around five workplace AI competencies — drafting, research, analysis and verifying what the machine gives you.

  • Lesson text in 11 languages

    English plus ten Philippine reading languages, so a difficult idea can be met in the language you think in. Nationwide accessibility, one program.

  • Entrepreneurship module

    Practical, real-world business integration and self-reliance skills, included in the registered 61 hours — so the work can also be turned toward something of your own.

  • Practical capstone

    Every learner completes an integrated capstone: you apply AI workflows to a real academic, workplace or organizational use case and defend it in an oral questioning session.

Three ways in

Choose your path

Learners

Apply as a Learner

Check your eligibility for a TESDA-funded scholarship slot. It takes a few minutes, and you can stop and come back to it.

Apply for Scholarship Eligibility

Slots subject to TESDA availability.

Partners & Schools

Deploy for Your Organization

Run a cohort for your students, staff or members. We send a proposal with the schedule, delivery format and what each learner completes.

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Trainers

Become an iStart AI Trainer

Deliver the program with us. Trainers who complete onboarding receive an iStart trainer certificate and a contract.

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Units of competency

The five units below are reproduced word for word, in certificate order, from the Certificate of TVET Program Registration.

  1. Select and Operate AI workplace tools for routine work tasks
  2. Produce workplace documents and communications using generative-AI assistance
  3. Process and summarize workplace information using generative-AI assistance
  4. Verify AI-generated content before use or release
  5. Comply with data-privacy, security and responsible AI requirements

The 61-hour registered program includes an Entrepreneurship module, so the work you learn to do with AI can also be turned toward something of your own.

How you are assessed

Three methods, and a person behind every one of them. AI helps prepare the evidence notes your assessor reads; it never decides whether you passed. The standard is AI-assisted, human-approved.

  • Written knowledge test

    Checks that you understand the tools, the rules and the risks before you touch live work.

  • Oral questioning

    An assessor asks you to explain your reasoning in your own words, so the knowledge is genuinely yours.

  • Practical demonstration

    You do the task — draft, summarise, verify — and the work itself is what gets judged.

Every learner completes an integrated capstone: you apply AI workflows to a real academic, workplace or organizational use case and defend it in an oral questioning session.

Reading languages

The official content of the program is English; the other ten sit alongside it as reading aids.

  • English
  • Filipino
  • Bisaya
  • Ilocano
  • Ilonggo
  • Waray-Waray
  • Bikol
  • Kapampangan
  • Pangasinan
  • Tausug
  • Chavacano
Verify Our TESDA Registration

The Certificate of TVET Program Registration (CTPR) was granted to iStart International Inc., Dolho, Bato, Leyte, on 30 July 2026. It is a program registration — not a school accreditation — and it covers this program only.

Program
AI Workplace Operations
RTP No.
EBET-GenEBET-2026-08-37-ICT000000-083
Serial
SN RTP-EBET 0521
Duration
61 hours
Issued
30 July 2026
Valid until
31 July 2031
Issuing office
TESDA Region VIII
Signed by
Dan M. Navarro, DPA

What you receive

Finish and you receive iStart's certificate of completion for a TESDA-registered program. Your enrolment and completion are reported to TESDA through T2MIS, as the registration requires. TESDA has not yet issued a Training Regulation for AI workplace skills, so completion is certified by iStart under the registered program rather than through a National Certificate assessment — we say this plainly so nobody assumes otherwise.

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Questions

Before you apply

Is this program registered with TESDA?

Yes. AI Workplace Operations is registered with TESDA Region VIII under RTP No. EBET-GenEBET-2026-08-37-ICT000000-083, issued 30 July 2026 and valid until 31 July 2031. It is a program registration under the EBET framework — not a school accreditation, and it covers this program only.

What does “scholarship” mean here?

Scholarship slots are TESDA-funded. They are allocated by TESDA and subject to availability, so a slot cannot be guaranteed. The eligibility check confirms your details first; if a funded slot is available for your cohort, we tell you before enrolment.

How long is the program?

61 hours, across the five registered units of competency. Those 61 hours also include an Entrepreneurship module and the capstone.

Who can apply?

EBET learners — working people and learners entering enterprise-based training. The eligibility check takes a few minutes and you can stop and come back to it.

What do I get at the end?

Finish and you receive iStart's certificate of completion for a TESDA-registered program. Your enrolment and completion are reported to TESDA through T2MIS, as the registration requires. TESDA has not yet issued a Training Regulation for AI workplace skills, so completion is certified by iStart under the registered program rather than through a National Certificate assessment — we say this plainly so nobody assumes otherwise.

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