This paper presents an overview of the needs of and training programs for vocational education teachers in the Philippines. Following a discussion of the need and rationale for and objectives of teacher training programs, the paper is organized in three sections. The first section describes the preservice technical teacher education system, examining the structure of the formal educational system, the teacher education program, and the crediting system. Inservice education programs are examined in the second section of the paper. Information is provided on the method of selecting and recruiting teaching staff, upgrading programs, and the Technical Vocational Education Project. The current status and targets for the future are discussed. In the last section, some problems perceived in technical teacher education are outlined. (KC)