- Engages the stakeholders in a labor

market signaling activity

- Updates the labor market information of

NMS (2013) and NHRC (2013) in aid of

effective employment facilitation

- Surfaces the labor market issues, and

the corresponding recommendations to

address the challenge of

unemployment and talent mismatch

PROJECT JOBSFIT

1. Identify the key employment drivers for the next ten years (2011-2020)

2. Assess the availability of the present and projected in-demand skills

3. Identify gaps and recommend strategies to address the gaps

OBJECTIVES

Industry Prospects Growth of Philippine economy will be driven by:

1. High-value, FDI-led agribusiness

2. Infrastructure (roads and highways, logistics, physical infrastructure projects)

3. Tourism (diving edge)

4. Medical Tourism

5. Retirement Estates (Subic, NCR, and cities of Tagaytay, Cebu , and Dumaguete)

Industry Prospects

6. BPOs (35% annual growth, $13 billion in revenues by end of 2010)

7. Investment in ICT

8. Real estate (BPOs investing in office space, growth in domestic and international tourism);

9. Shipbuilding (exports of ships to the US, Mexico, and Norway); and

10.Long term demand for OFWs

12 KEGs that have potential for absorbing the

most number of the Philippine workforce

Key Employment Generators

1. Agribusiness

2. Cyberservices

3. Health and Wellness

4. Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism

5. Mining

6. Construction

Key Employment Generators

7. Banking and Finance

8. Manufacturing

9. Ownership Dwellings and Real Estate

10.Transport and Logistics

11.Wholesale and Retail Trade

12.Overseas Employment

Emerging Industries

• Renewable Energy

• Power and Utilities

• Diversified Farming and Fishing

• Creative Industries

Hard-to-fill and In-demand Occupations

• There were about 108 identified hard-to-fill and in-demand occupations in the KEGs

• The data were cross-checked with the following reports: – results of the DOLE-led survey on

Occupational Shortages and Surpluses (BLES)

– Output of the Presidential Task Force on Education

Major Industry Sector

With Training

Regulation (with

TVET Providers)

With Training

Regulations

(but no TVET

Providers)

No Training

Regulation Total

1. Agri Sector

1.1. Banana Industry 614 614

1.2. Pineapple Industry 10 30 40

1.3. Bamboo Industry 23,600 23,600

1.4. Animal Seeds Production 2 2

1.5. Palm Oil Industry 40 40

1.6. Rubber Industry 4 14 18

1.7. Sugar Industry 187 138 325

SUB-TOTAL 203 30 24,406 24,639

2. Fishing Sector

2.1. Manufacturing 41 929 970

2.2. Aquaculture 55 30 85

2.3. Commercial Deep Sea Fishing 150 280 430

SUB-TOTAL 246 1,239 1,485

SUMMARY ON INDUSTRY REQUIREMENTS BY MAJOR INDUSTRY SECTOR

Major Industry Sector

With Training

Regulation (with

TVET Providers)

With Training

Regulations

(but no TVET

Providers)

No Training

Regulation Total

3. Service Sector

3.1. Wellness 104 374 478

3.2. Hotel/Restaurant/Tourism 326 31 357

3.3. Wholesale & Retail 212 2,042 2,254

3.4. Industrial 93 31 124

3.5. Security 4,255 4,255

3.6. Manpower Services 13,705 225 13,930

3.7. Mining Sector (Large & Small) 3,303 11 3,314

3.8. Construction Sector 90 28 118

SUB-TOTAL 22,088 2,742 24,830

4. Utilities Sector

4.1. Power & Utility Industry 56 36 92

SUB-TOTAL 56 36 92

5. Academe Sector 12 205 217

SUB-TOTAL 12 205 217

G R A N D T O T A L 22,605 30 28,628 51,263

Excerpt from the main report…

Hard-to-Fill Occupation

Occupational Title Competency Standard

Aqua-culturist

Aquaculture Farm Caretaker Aquaculture Farm Aide Fish Nursery Worker Prawn Farm Cultivator

Aquaculture NCII

Agribusiness

• Manpower stock shows that the 4 most popular degree programs are Nursing, Information Technology, Teacher Education, and Hotel and Restaurant Management

• On TVET, around 693,143 certified workers out of the total certified 885,647 workers from 2006-2008 are into skills under the identified priority sectors

Availability of Skills

• Lack of experienced and highly skilled workers

• School curriculum not responsive to industry needs

• Poor dissemination of Labor Market Information (LMI)

Issues/Gaps

Recommendations • Make OJT relevant to student’s field of

work. (Review of apprenticeship and learnership policy)

• Strengthen industry-academe linkage to improve the employability of workers

• Establish government agency that is mandated to handle HRD concerns

Recommendations

• Refocus agricultural courses and review their standards

• Intensify career guidance and dissemination of labor market information on in-demand occupations, especially for high school students

• Improve language/English competency

Recommendations

• Establish/convene industry councils for regular labor market signaling activity

• Build a national qualification system that is aligned with the international standards

• Make the best talents stay in the country

Recommendations

• Create employment opportunities for nurses to address oversupply

• Develop and strengthen emerging industries and harness OFW remittances for investments that create employment

• Re-assess and review the Labor Code, as well as existing work-related laws and policies

End of Presentation

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