Mandate and Functions
What we're tasked to do, and how we do it for Filipino businesses. Ensuring sustainable business growth through comprehensive capacity building and innovation.
Our Mandate
PTTC-GMEA was created under Executive Order No. 133 in 1987 to provide trade-related training for Filipino businesses. Today, as the training arm of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), our job is simple to say and hard to do well: help MSMEs become productive, competitive, resilient, and sustainable enterprises.
Executive Order No. 133, Series of 1987 — Reorganizing the Department of Trade and Industry, its meritorious offices, and establishing the Philippine Trade Training Center.
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Comprehensive developmental workshops on marketing, finance, productivity, human capital, and export expansion.
Targeted pathways for businesses from startup levels up to international export expansion through programs like ASCEND.
Access to technical prototyping centers including DigiFab and the Food Connect system for food safety certification.
E-learning frameworks designed for remote upskilling, matching schedules of micro entrepreneurs.
Collaborative institutional projects alongside BDTP, CITEM, and the Regional Operations Group.
Upskilling certified trade mentors to extend outreach and deliver training courses across the regions.
Who we serve
Most of our participants run small businesses: food processors, craft makers, service providers, and first-time exporters. We also train professionals who support them, like business counselors, trade officers, and fellow mentors across the country.