Employment and Skills Strategies in the Philippines
Skills represent a key driver of development and growth in the Philippines. Educational
attainment of the Filipino population has steadily increased in recent decades, but
while the country is regionally successful within Southeast Asia, it has yet to reach
the standards of more developed countries. This OECD report looks at the implementation
of employment and skills development programmes in a sample of cities in the Philippines:
Taguig City, Cebu City, and Davao City. Local governments in the Philippines have
an active role in the management of employment and skills programmes through Public
Employment Service Offices (PESOs). These offices are responsible for the implementation
of a number of nationally regulated policies and programmes. All three cities are
making a number of investments to better link people to jobs, develop a skilled workforce
and attract new investment.
Published on May 12, 2017
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