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2017/SOM1/HRDWG/WKSP/012

Skills Certification As Enabler in Labour Mobility

Submitted by: Philippines

Workshop on the Development of an APEC Labour

Mobility Framework Nha Trang, Viet Nam 18-19 February 2017

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“the AUTHORITY in TVET in the Philippines”

TESDAThe Technical Education and Skills Development

Authority (TESDA ) is the government agency tasked to manage and supervise technical

education and skills development (TESD) in the country. It was created under RA No, 7796,

otherwise known as the “TechnicalEducation and Skills Development Act

of 1994

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The Filipino workers are global workers:

36. Continue to share information on the existing qualifications referencing frameworks to further explore mutually beneficial qualifications referencing arrangements for APEC economies to support increased labor mobility within the region.

30. Adopt the conduct of identifying, assessing and certifying the skills and competencies in demand for the local labour markets and regional skills shortages as a key strategic approach to mitigate job-skills mismatch.

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�The “Earn, Learn, Return” model which promotes efficient labour mobility management and a development-friendly mobility programs to boost growth in developing economies through remittance transfers and reinvestment of skills.

�The development of an APEC-wide qualification recognition and quality assurance framework

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LEVEL TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT HIGHER EDUCATION

BACCALAUREATE

BASIC EDUCATION

L1

L2

L3

L4

L5

L6

L7

L8

NC I

NC II

NC IV

NC III

NC IV

DIPLOMA

BACCALAUREATE

POST BACCALAUREATE

GRADE 12

DOCTORAL AND POST DOCTORAL

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MRA “INFRASTRUCTURE”

REGIONAL LEVELASEAN Tourism Professional Monitoring Committee (ATPMC)

NATIONAL LEVELTourism Professional

Certification Board (TPCB) -TESDA

NATIONAL LEVELNational Tourism

Professional Board (NTPB) –Tourism Industry Board Foundation Inc

NATIONAL LEVELNational Tourism Organization (NTO) –

Dept of Tourism

MRA “Digital Platform” : ASEAN Tourism Professional Registry System

Schematic outline of a mechanism to support an MRA

Legend:• ATPMC – ASEAN Tourism Professional Monitoring Committee • ATPRS – ASEAN Tourism Professional Registration System• NTPB – National Tourism Professional Board (National level)• TPCB – Tourism Professional Certification Board (National level)

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FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICES

(NAME)

Unit Code Unit Title BASIC COMPETENCIES 500311105 Participate in workplace

communication 500311106 Work in a team environment 500311107 Practice career professionalism 500311108 Practice occupational health and

safety procedures

Unit Code Unit TitleCOMMON COMPETENCIES TRS311201 Develop and update industry knowledge

TRS311202 Observe workplace hygiene proceduresTRS311203 Perform computer operations TRS311204 Perform workplace and safety practicesTRS311205 Provide effective customer service

Unit Code Unit TitleCORE COMPETENCIESTRS512387 Prepare the dining room/restaurant area

for serviceTRS512388 Welcome guests and take food and

beverage ordersTRS512389 Promote food and beverage productsTRS512390 Provide food and beverage services to

guests TRS512391 Provide room serviceTRS512392 Receive and handle guests concerns

( in compliance with the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Tourism Professionals )

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Food and Beverage

Housekeeping

Front Office

Benefits For the Tourism Industry

ASEAN MRA on Tourism Professionals Awareness Seminar

Facilitates mobility of tourism professionals based on the tourism competency qualification/certificate;

Enhances conformity of competency based training/ education;

Recognizes skills of tourism professionals

Improves the quality of tourism human resources (graduates ready to work in the industry); and

Enhances the quality of tourism services

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Challenges

“Brain drain” of trained tourism professionals

Trained TPs may choose to work overseas due to better employment opportunities

Attrition/ loss of trained workers

Affect the service quality in the Philippines

Need to protect national interests especially to ensure local employment is not affected

Readiness of member states in terms of establishment of MRA –TP system

Support of concerned government agencies on education & training, and domestic labor policies

MRA (Agreement among member

States

Infrastructure (ASEAN

Coordinating Secretariat)

Harmonization of Competency Standards /

Toolbox

ASEAN TP Registry System (Job

Matching Platform)

Recognition of Qualifications /

Certification

2009

2016

•Continuing Development of Toolboxes•Continuing Training of Master Trainers, Assessors•Advocacy and Promotion•Guiding Principles in Assessment and Certificaiton

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Onsite Assessment and Certification

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•A BS Industrial Eng'g Graduate•Certificate of Competency (CoC) from TESDA for digital printing at packaging • Started as customer service staff with salary of AED 2,500 … now Operations Manager earning AED10,000

“Naging stepping stone po sya dahil napansin lang naman po ako ngmakita nila marunong ako sa graphic design…dahill po alam ko kung anona ichecheck sa design at anu ano mga software na ginagamit” ( The TESDA Certificate was my stepping stone because they noticed that I can do graphic design…because I am able to check the designs and the software to be used)

Close Coordination among Stakeholders• POLO/OWWA and TESDA• POLO/OWWA and Filipino Communities

Training and Experience of Candidates• Alignment with TESDA standards• TESDA Online Program

Leadership• Alignment of Vision of the SecLab and Secretary of TESDA• POLO Leadership

Availability of Resources• Facilities in POLO• Online Facilities / Resources

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Onsite Assessment and Certification in countries where the OFWs are:

Asia – Hongkong, Singapore, MalaysiaMiddle East – KSA, UAEEurope – Italy, Rome

Regional fora such as ASEAN, Abu Dhabi Dialogue and now, APEC are effective mechanisms in pushing for common strategic goals of improving skills of our human resources, with benefits for receiving and sending economies

Regional Qualifications Framework facilitates mutual recognition of skills – will facilitate labour mobility

With the acceptance that training and certification is an enabler in labour mobility, Quality Assurance of Recognition and Certification Systems is key

Earn, Learn, Return as a promising model

Sector-specific approach

Technology provides an efficient platform to make this happen

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Thank Youand

Mabuhay !