What happened

On 8 October 2026, TESDA’s public downloads page listed competency standards under the Competency Standards section.

Three of those titles are Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Creative Design and Content Development Level III, Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Systems Development Level IV, and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Game Development Level IV.

The same page also lists AI Assisted Mobile Application Development Level III, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Prompting for Automation Level III, and Data Collection and Annotation (Data Science/Artificial Intelligence) Level II.

It also lists Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning Model Development Level III, Machine Learning Model Validation and Testing Level III, and Facilitate Learning Sessions on Artificial Intelligence Level III.

The creative, systems, and game files downloaded that day are titled competency standards and carry a 2026 TESDA copyright line. The pages checked do not print a circular number.

Why it matters in the Philippines

This section is Pinoy AI Works analysis. AI skills are showing up in the formal skills documents, including creative work and games, not only software jobs.

That helps a worker or a school see the name TESDA uses. It does not, by itself, open a class.

A competency standard is not a National Certificate. Passing an assessment, where one exists, is a separate step.

A competency standard is not a scholarship. Fee support, when it exists, comes from a named training program and a named place.

A file on the catalog is not proof that every TESDA center offers the course.

What to do or watch next

  • Open the TESDA downloads page and find the competency-standards title you want.
  • Read the file if you want the skill units. A download is not an enrollment.
  • Ask a TESDA office or a training center whether that title is registered near you.
  • Treat any scholarship as its own announcement. Do not assume a catalog file is a free seat.

How this was checked

This section is Pinoy AI Works analysis. On 8 October 2026 the public downloads page was opened and the three main files were downloaded.

The titles above are the titles on that page. This article does not add enrollment dates, fees, scholarship slots, or a nationwide start date, because those pages do not state them.

This check did not reopen TESDA’s circular index. The public files are the source for the titles.

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Put this into practice

A catalog page is a claim you can check. If you are new to AI, start with a short first conversation after you have read the source.

Sources & further reading

Source note. The linked sources support the news in this article. The explanations and suggested next steps are from Pinoy AI Works.