President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, together with His Highness Sheik Tamim Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, witnessed the signing of agreement between the Republic of the Philippines and the State of Qatar on April 16, 2017 at the Amiri Diwan Royal Palace in Qatar. TESDA Secretary Guiling A. Mamondiong and Mohammad bin Abdul Wahed Al-Hammadi of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education officially sealed the deal through the Memorandum of Understanding on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Cooperation.

The pact aims to enhance hosting joint conferences, symposia, workshops and exhibitions for trainees, employees, trainers and technology institute administrators; recommend conducting joint research and technical studies which promote TVET; promote joint training programs for employees, trainers and technology institute administrators; exchange of professionals in technical areas to allow conducting training programs and studies; exchange of experts in the area of managing technology institutes; exchange and publish research, studies and relevant materials; exchange of technology programs among private sector organizations and technology institutes; and, exchange of information on mutual recognition of skills and qualifications awarded in disciplines to be identified and given priority by both participants.