GATEWAY to SUCCESS

ARCHITECTUREUP Diliman

USTSLU

2008, 2009, 2010, CHED

School Engineering Course

Ave CHEM ENG CE ECE EE ME

UP-Los Banos 74.95 93.67 NCO 97.83 NCO 88.82

UPD 80.40 96.00 68.27 NCO 97.49 85.54

Central Mindanao Univ NCO 65.71 NCO 69.67 100.00 78.46

ENGINEERING

[COE] Centers of Excellence for Information Technology Course in the Philippines

University of the Philippines-DilimanUniversity of the Philippines-Los BañosUniversity of the Philippines-Visayas, CebuAteneo de Manila University-Quezon CityDe La Salle University-ManilaAsia Pacific College-MakatiAngeles University Foundation-AngelesCebu Institute of Technology-CebuUniversity of the Cordilleras-Gov. Pack Road, Baguio

October 2010.

ACCOUNTANCY1. DLSU2. UP Diliman3. UST

2008, 2009, 2010, CHED

DENTISTRY

UP ManilaCebu Doctors’ University

UB2008, 2009, 2010, CHED

PHARMACYUP Manila

SLUSan Pedro College-

Davao City

2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, CHED

The Current Most Popular College Courses

in the Philippines [2011-2020]

Source: Project JobsFit of DOLE

Medical Courses:The aging population of developed countries, medical tourism and

the expansion plans of developing ones have given rise to the increase in demand of health care workers. According to the

Department of Labor and Employment, the manpower request for graduates of health related courses has been steadily increasing by

2.3% yearly.

Nursing: while there seems to be a temporary surplus of nurses in the country, it is expected that the demand for graduates of this course will continue to increase within the next 10 years.

The current top overseas destination of graduate nurses are Saudi Arabia, UAE, Singapore, Kuwait, United Kingdom, US, Qatar, Taiwan, Ireland and Trinidad and Tobago.

Education:The growing lack of skilled educators in developed countries has also sparked the rush towards education courses. Specially needed are elementary, secondary, science, math, physical education and childcare teachers, professors and lecturers in KSA, Libya, Seychellles, Macau, US and South Korea.

Culinary Arts and Hotel & Restaurant Management:

Top destination countries of graduates of these courses are Libya, Kuwait, UAE, CNMI, Oman, KSA,

UAE, Korea, Macau, Singapore and Romania.

Banking and Finance Courses:Of special mention in this category are Accounting Clerks, Bookkeepers, Auditors, Cashiers, Credit Card Analysts, Finance Analyst/Specialists, Accountants (Account Officer, Analyst), and Risk Management Officers. These workers are in demand in developing countries and financial centers such as Libya, Kuwait, Singapore and Switzerland.

Engineering Courses:Projects regarding megacities construction in the middle east, plans to increase manufacturing capacity, and the rise of renewable energy have all resulted to the shortage of skilled engineers worldwide.

Cyberservices:A particularly interesting development in the most popular college courses based on global demand is in relation to cyberservices. Demand for skilled workers in this industry has been increasing rapidly at about 6.4% yearly which is more than twice the other courses.

by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.

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