More Filipino college graduates are now taking up technical vocational education training (TVET) courses including those offered by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to apply for employment opportunities overseas.
According to JP Soriano’s report on “24 Oras” on Friday, a study on the Philippine Education Situationer: Challenges and Ways Forward showed the number of college graduates enrolling in TVET in 2018 was higher than college undergraduates, and those who graduated from high school and elementary.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said it would depend on the job vacancy if the applicant should take another course. It also advised students to look up in-demand opportunities before choosing their field of study for their tertiary education.
“In-demand courses na lumalabas is ‘yung sa digital economy,” DOLE Employment and Human Resource Development cluster Undersecretary Carmela Torres said.
(The in-demand courses nowadays are those related to the digital economy.)
Due to the increasing demand for TESDA graduates, the labor agency said it included in the TESDA curriculum the teaching of “soft skills” or the skills needed for managerial positions such as the proper way of handling and communicating with employees.—Sundy Locus/LDF, GMA Integrated News
