1.
Session II: Engaging employers in skills development
and utilisation at the local level
8th Annual Expert Meeting of the
ESSSA and 4th Regional Policy
Dialogue on TVET
Kelly Bird, Director, Southeast Asia Department
11 October 2016, Cebu

2.
How long does it take for a young Filipino to find a job
since leaving school/college in the Philippines?
(Based on an ADB survey of 500 households in Cebu and Metro Manila)
2 years for a
college
graduate
4 years for a
high school
graduate

3.
What is the share of youth
employed since leaving school
in the Philippines?
High school graduates
• Only 20% of high school graduates
employed one year since leaving
school
• 60% of high school graduates
employed eight years since leaving
school
College graduates
• 75% of college graduates
employed one year since
leaving college

4.
What is the share of Filipino
youth not in employment,
education or Training (NEET)?
One in four youths are in
not employment, education
or training
Risk Factors

5.
1 in 3 young women in NEET

6.
1 in 2 young women with low
education in NEET

7.
Youth from low income households at
higher risk of NEET (National Capital Region)
Young Women Young Men
High NEET for
young women
from low-income
families
Share of youth
population in
NEET
High NEET for
young men
from low-income
families
Share of youth
population in
NEET

8.
Wage Differentials by Education
(ADB study on earnings show)
College
Graduates
High School
Graduates

9.
Wage Differentials by Gender
(ADB study on earnings show)
Male Female

10.
THE EMPLOYMENT
FACILITATION FULL CYCLE
1. Registration and Client Assessment 2. Life Skills Training
(plus one-on-one career guidance)
3. Job-Matching
4. Referral for interviews with
JobStart Employers
5b. Technical Training
(up to 3 months)
6. Work Experience
(up to 3 months)
Pre-
qualifications
Internship
Offers
Training
Plans
Signing of
partnership
agreements
5a. Wage Employment
YESNO
Job Ready?
5c. Other DOLE youth
employment/training programs
5d. Further CG and job
matching
7. Referral for Job
Placement (PESO
available vacancies)

11.
JobStart Philippines Rollout
4 Pilots
completed
(2013-
2015)
1,600 youths
Employment
rate of 70%
Average cost
per JobStarter
$800
RA 10869
JobStart
Act
Enacted
in June
2016
Nationwide
rollout
(2015-2020)
2016 – 14 LGUs
(Luzon, Visayas,
Mindanao)
Additional 10
LGUs each year
Targets
50 LGUs by 2020
At least 50,000
OSY entered JSP
by 2020
After 2020, at
least 30,000 OSY
placed in JSP
annually

12.
“There is a unique program for
every JobStarter because they
have different capabilities.”
JobStart Program
Testimonials
− Employer
“I grow in more ways than just
my career.” − JobStarter

13.
Skills Grants
Scheme
Employer
Outreach
Employers
form training
networks
Grants
Awarded
Employees
trained
Tourism Skills
Training Grants Program
Regional DOT
DOT HQ
• Forums
• Local chambers
• Ads/Flyers
• Industry
experts
• Private
providers
• TESDA/TVET
Institutions

14.
 4 Pilots completed (2013-2015)
 Locations: Davao, Cebu, Palawan, Bohol
 48 Grantees (single enterprises and networks), total
of US 1.2 million awarded
 DOT Nationwide rollout (2017)
 Proposal: ISGS to be scaled-up across different
sectors or priority industries.
Key Results of the
Tourism Skills Grants Scheme
Average cost per trainee
US$131
Total participants trained
7,550

15.
Calamianes Association of Tourism
Establishments, Inc.
The Calamianes Association of Tourism Establishments (CATE) is an
association of 126 establishments engaged in tourism services in the
Calamianes Islands based in Coron, Palawan. CATE has in excess of
1,300 employees engaged in tourism services.
• 120 employees were trained in Supervisory Skills
Notable Achievements:
• 5-10% reduction in operating costs (will vary from company to
company)
• 10% decrease in complaints and negative comments
• Increase to 10% in guest satisfaction for CATE system, and at least a
one star increase in the rating for those listed in TripAdvisor
• 10% increase in the satisfaction rating from mystery guests

16.
Coron Restaurant Consortium
The Coron Restaurant Consortium is an association of restaurants in Coron,
Palawan, led by Santinos Grill and Restaurant. Collectively, it currently
employs 80 people. 72 employees were trained in:
• Technical Kitchen Skills and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
(HACCP)
• Food and Beverages Services
Notable Achievements:
• 21 participants were certified in Hazard Analysis and Critical Control
Points (HACCP)
• Staff retention is indicated as 100% in 10 of the 12 participating
restaurants
• Staff retention is indicated as 50% in 2 of the 12 participating restaurants
• Average increase in food sales of approximately 8%
• Approximately 50% reduction in guest complaints
• 58% of participants reported a 5% reduction in operational costs

17.
Lessons
• A network of public employment services offices (PESO) at the
local government level, and well funded.
• Strong coordination between Labor/employment department and
the local government, with national government responsible for
policy development and a supportive role through program
coordination and capacity development
• Governments should have a menu of interventions targeted at
different groups – public-private funded, employer led with simple
designs.
– Full cycle employment facilitation program to help OSY (career
guidance, life skills, technical training, internships, placements)
– Industry skills grant schemes that provides a subsidy to employers to
upgrade staff skills to raise productivity and competitiveness.
• Invest in establishing a good governance structure

18.
www.adb.org