The JobStart Philippines program is one of the outputs of the EFIG project designed to enhance the employability of at-risk youth to improve their integration into productive employment. It aims to assist young Filipinos with career development pathways by creating opportunities to improve their technical skills and develop the life skills.

Four pilot institutionalized PESOs were identified: NCR (Quezon City and Taguig), Region IV-A (General Trias City), and Region III (San Fernando City).

The National Human Resource Summit was conducted on 17 December 2013 at the Century Park Hotel, Manila through the support from Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). Click the following links to download Conference Proceedings. The inter-agency Career Guidance Advocacy Plan for 2013 - 2016 has been developed to ensure that students, parents, industries, and training institutions are provided with appropriate and timely labor market for more informed career dicisions.

Project JobsFit is the latest labor market study of the Department of Labor and Employment that highlights the in-demand and hard-to-fill occupations of the key industries that are projected to be the main source of employment growth in the country for the next seven years. The study is a product of extensive environmental scanning and consultation with key stakeholders nationwide. Please click the following advocacy materials, to download:

• 2013 JobsFit Pamphlet - A Briefer
• 2013 - 2020 JobsFit Labor Market Information Report
• 2013 - 2020 In-demand and Hard-to-fill Occupations
• 2010 Project JobsFit - Final Report
• 2010 List of In-demand and Hard-to-fill Occupations

Phil-JobNet is an automated job and applicant matching system that facilitates jobseekers' search for jobs and employers' search for manpower... more info.

Career Guide is a series of occupational briefs that provides information on hard to fill and highly-in-demand occupations identified during the 2006 National Manpower Summit and the 2007 National Human Resource Conference. The Career Guides contain such information as the nature of the job, its education and competency requirements, earnings, employment and job outlook ... more info.

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