Team Central Luzon: Winner in the 2017 Luzon Zonal Skills Competition
The Team of TESDA Central Luzon once again reigned in the recently concluded 2017 Luzon Zonal Skills Competition held last November 25 to December 4, 2017. With six (6) Gold Medals, three (3) Silver Medals, one (1) Bronze Medal and a Medallion of Excellence, the region 3 delegation showed that they are still a team to beat. The team have been the champion, in the 2012, 2014 and 2016 Philippine National Skills Competition which made them a Grand Slam Winner. With this year’s feat, the delegation garnered the most number of Gold Medals among other regions.
Unlike the previous years, a Zonal Skills Competition would be held in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. This is part of the strategy in the preparation for the 12th ASEAN Skills Competition (ASC) 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand on October, 2018. It aimed to develop a pool of highly competent experts and competitors through skills competitions.
Herewith are the List of Winners and their Experts:
| Awards Received | Trade Area | Province | TVI | Winners | Experts | ||||
| Last Name | First Name | M.I | Last Name | First Name | M.I | ||||
| Gold | Beauty Therapy | Aurora | PEACE Training Center | Mulos | Fitz | M | Sindac | Marilou | Z |
| Gold | Graphic Design Technology | Pampanga | St. Nicolas College of Business and Technology | Bautista | Ramon Bong | V | Ramirez | Ramir Paolo | Q |
| Gold | Hairdressing | Bulacan | Mel Blancia Learning Institute | Frades | Christvelle | I | Blancia | Imelda | I |
| Gold | IT Network System Administration | Pampanga | St. Nicolas College of Business and Technology | Madla | Marvin | V | Dimla | Rameses | S |
| Gold | Mechanical Engr. CAD | Pampanga | St. Nicolas College of Business and Technology | Nucum | Jaykhelyn | O | David | Ronel | Q |
| Gold | Welding | Zambales | PTC – Iba | Villanueva | Jeff | E | Alvior | Jonathan | A |
| Silver | Cookery | Tarlac | Primadeli Culinary Institute, Inc | Besañez | Felix Gaius | L | Gabertan | King Pual | B |
| Silver | IT Software Solution | Pampanga | St. Nicolas College of Business and Technology | Cabigayan | Anthony | N | Laxamana | Calvin | D |
| Silver | RAC Servicing | Tarlac | PTC – Tarlac | Felices | Rico Jay | S | Cabalu | Andres | F |
| Bronze | Electrical Installation | Bulacan | PTC – Calumpit | Ocampo | John Patrick | V | Sebastian | Marvin | O |
| Medallion of Excellence | Mobile Robotics | Bataan | Eastwood Professional College of Science and Technology | Trajano | Aira | R | Cordova Jr | Adelino | B |
| De Guzman | Erald | T | |||||||
