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  July 14, 2013: TESDA Addresses Job-Skills Mismatch

The problem of job-skills mismatch is being properly addressed, according to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
TESDA Director General, Secretary Joel J. Villanueva said the problem has reached President Benigno S. Aquino III, who in May 2012 ordered TESDA, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to find ways to resolve the Philippines’ employment concerns.
The problem is how to more effectively ensure Filipino students can land jobs after their graduation from college.
The TESDA recently held a forum in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, precisely to address the job-skills mismatch.
Villanueva voiced TESDA’s commitment in bridging the “gap between education and the jobs that are available.”
TESDA “intends to plug” the gap, he said.
He rallied TESDA officials, industry partners, and other stakeholders at the event aptly called “TVET-Industry Forum: Bridging the Gap between Training and Employment.”
TVET stands for technical vocational education and training (TVET), the agency’s mainstay thrust.
“We gathered these key sectors to hear their concerns and solicit recommendations how TESDA can address them through policies and programs. We are serious in solving the job-skills mismatch,” Villanueva said.
He said TESDA is committed to fast-tracking the Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF); developing new training regulations on new skills; encouraging business enterprises via the “Productivity Incentives Act;” and strengthening the Dual Training System (DTS).
Villanueva cited “positive things” that can help the youth get employment.
“Unfortunately, these developments have not borne out 100 percent optimism to many. Despite the proliferation of our programs aimed at young people, many still face serious difficulties in getting jobs,” Villanueva said.
He cited that during TESDA’s jobs fair in the National Capital Region (NCR), they discovered “the large discrepancy between those who were qualified for the jobs versus that were hired-on-the-spot.
Villanueva said the country’s unemployment rate is still “high” even with huge numbers of jobs available as shown in the websites of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and others.
Saying the TESDA does not pretend to know all the answers to the job-skills mismatch, nonetheless they are giving their best shot.
“We are convinced that more is needed to bridge the gap between existing skills and what the employers demand. So, we innovate, enter into partnerships, market TVET, and develop new training regulations on emerging skills because we want our youth to enter the world of work with confidence,” he said.
On the other hand, there many good things with TVET, he said.

Source: Manila Bulletin - July 14, 2013

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