Description:
This book investigates trends in skills
demand and supply over the past two decades for insights
into ways to build (and use) the critical skills needed to
sustain competitiveness of the Philippine economy. Part one
of the book investigates trends in demand for skills in the
country overall and by sectors, explores its possible
determinants, and attempts to identify emerging skills gaps.
Part two turns to the analysis of the supply of skills in
the country with a focus on the ability of education and
training to provide highly skilled labor, keeping
workers' skills updated, and providing skills
development opportunities for the unskilled. It explores
employers' perceptions on the quality of institutions
and provides detailed analysis of the main characteristics,
outcomes, and challenges in four key (or growing) subsectors
of the provision of skills in the country: higher education,
postsecondary technical-vocational education, non-formal
secondary education, and postemployment training. It
concludes with a summary of policy recommendations.