The British Embassy Manila recently conducted a two (2) day consultative workshop to acknowledge the role of skills development in poverty reduction and the promotion of national prosperity. Through the British Government’s UK Prosperity Fund, the Embassy is looking to support the education and training system in the Philippines in order to make it more proactive to the changing needs of both the local and global economies. The consultative workshop sought to determine possible avenues for intervention where the Prosperity Fund project can provide financial and technical support.
Some of the issues raised during the workshop include the (1) divergence of priorities in the Philippine trifocal educational system, (2) industry-academe gap, (3) weak labor market information, and (4) low regard for technical vocational education and training (TVET). The anticipated impact of the 4th industrial revolution to skills demand and supply, as well as the difficulty of enterprises in adapting new technologies was also extensively discussed.
The workshop was facilitated by Ms. Afshan Baksh, an education and skills development expert from the UK, and was participated by key stakeholders from the academe and industry. Ms. Daniella Reyes of the Research and Advocacy Department represented ECOP in the event.
The British Embassy Manila recently conducted a two (2) day consultative workshop to acknowledge the role of skills development in poverty reduction and the promotion of national prosperity. Through the British Government’s UK Prosperity Fund, the Embassy is looking to support the education and training system in the Philippines in order to make it more proactive to the changing needs of both the local and global economies. The consultative workshop sought to determine possible avenues for intervention where the Prosperity Fund project can provide financial and technical support.
Some of the issues raised during the workshop include the (1) divergence of priorities in the Philippine trifocal educational system, (2) industry-academe gap, (3) weak labor market information, and (4) low regard for technical vocational education and training (TVET). The anticipated impact of the 4th industrial revolution to skills demand and supply, as well as the difficulty of enterprises in adapting new technologies was also extensively discussed.
The workshop was facilitated by Ms. Afshan Baksh, an education and skills development expert from the UK, and was participated by key stakeholders from the academe and industry. Ms. Daniella Reyes of the Research and Advocacy Department represented ECOP in the event.
