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This article appears in Chapter 1 - Transforming, which deals with various concepts of leadership in the context of technician education and training (TET). Vergara begins by briefly looking at trade training in the Philippines over the past century, describing the American technological knowhow which formed the basis of the trade school curriculum. He describes the changes in policy following World War II, including the introduction of women into the programs and the experience of independence and foreign investment increasing the manufacture of goods. He then examines technology and the workforce, the skills now required as technology becomes more complex and the international competitiveness of today's industry. He evaluates educational reform in training, the Dual Training System (DTS), apprenticeships, and on-the-job training (OJT) and presents some ideas for the provision of high quality technological education through the national polytechnic system and community colleges.