Implications of
ASEAN 2015 to
TechVoc
MARIA SUSAN P. DELA RAMA, Executive Director, Planning Office TESDA
Philippine Education Congress 2013 SMX Convention Center December 2-3, 2013
Outline
• TVET System in the Philippines
• ASEAN Priorities Relevant to Skills Development
1. ASCC
2. AEC
• ASEAN MRA on Tourism and Construction
• Implications on TechVoc
GLOBALIZATION ECONOMIC COOPERATION
• Trade Liberalization
• Investment Inflows
• Movement of Human Capital
• Wider Employment
Opportunities
• Demand for Quality,
Competitive and
Flexible Workers
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Domestic Labor Market
Supply / Demand
Labor
Supply
Right Quantity
Right Quality
Real Time Delivery
BRIDGING THE
LABOR DEMAND AND SUPPLY GAP HRD INITIATIVES
HRD INITIATIVES
GLOBAL FILIPINO CITIZEN WORKER
Labor
Demand
The NATIONAL TECHNICAL EDUCATION
AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PLAN
2011-2016
Investing in the 21st Century Skilled Filipino Workforce -Technically competent -Innovative and creative - Knowledge-based with higher order thinking skills - With foundational life skills - In pursuit of lifelong learning opportunities - Possessing desirable work attitudes and behavior
NATIONAL TESD PLAN 2011-2016
TESDA positions itself internationally through linkages and networking through international fora and conferences such as BIMP-EAGA, APEC, ASEAN, ASEM, JPEPA, UNESCO, ILO, Regional Trade Agreements/Free Trade Agreements (RTAs/FTAs) such as ASEAN-China, ASEAN-Korea, ASEAN-Japan, ASEAN-India, ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand, ASEAN-EU, among others. It shall work for mutually beneficial arrangements with other countries where bilateral arrangements on technical cooperation are available to allow for comparability, harmonization and benchmarking of the country’s standards against the standards of other countries
THE PHL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK
LEVEL
GRADE 10
GRADE 12
TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
HIGHER EDUCATION
DOCTORAL AND
POST DOCTORAL
BACCALAUREATE
BASIC EDUCATION
L1
L2
L3
L4
L5
L6
L7
L8
NC I
NC II
NC IV
NC III
NC IV
DIPLOMA
BACCALAUREATE
POST BACCALAUREATE
RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING
LIFELONG LEARNING
EQUIVALENCY
ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION
WAGE EMPLOYMENT/ENTREPRENEURSHIP/SELF-EMPLOYMENT
ASEAN Community 3 fundamental pillars
Technical Education
MID TERM REVIEW OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASCC BLUEPRINT
PHILIPPINES
2009-2013
A. Human Development
A.2 Investing in Human Resource Development
Strategic Objective: Enhance and improve the capacity of ASEAN human resources through strategic programmes and develop qualified, competent and well-prepared ASEAN labour force that would benefit from as well as cope with the challenges of regional integration
MID TERM REVIEW OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASCC BLUEPRINT
PHILIPPINES
2009-2013
A.2 Investing in Human Resource Development
ASCC Blueprint ACTION LINE PROGRAM/S AND ACTIVITIES
• Undertake a survey by 2009 and work
to strengthen the existing centers of
excellence in the field of human
resource development in the ASEAN
regions
• Promote the use of English as an
international business language at the
workplace
• English Programs at the Language
Skills Institute (LSI)
• One of the basic competencies
• Undertake assessment to identify gaps
in training needs in ASEAN,
particularly in the CLMV in order to
develop joint technical programmes for
the workplace
• Enhance the IT skills of the workplace
in ASEAN through joint training
programs and courses
MID TERM REVIEW OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASCC BLUEPRINT
PHILIPPINES
2009-2013
A.2 Investing in Human Resource Development
ASCC Blueprint ACTION LINE PROGRAM/S AND ACTIVITIES
• Develop gender-sensitive skills
training programmes for trainers in
ASEAN member States in particular the
CLMV by 2010
• Gender and Sensitivity Training
integrated in the TechVoc CBC
• Design and implement training
programmes to address the
needs of high value-added
industries that enhance ASEAN
global competitiveness
• Ongoing consultations with industries
• Conducted Study and Conference on
“Comparability of Competencies and
Qualifications Frameworks in the APEC
Regions (focusing on
Construction/Welding), a joint project of
the Philippines and the Peoples’
Republic of China –
MID TERM REVIEW OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASCC BLUEPRINT
PHILIPPINES
2009-2013
A.2 Investing in Human Resource Development
ASCC Blueprint ACTION LINE PROGRAM/S AND ACTIVITIES
Design and implement training
programmes to address the
needs of high value-added
industries that enhance ASEAN
global competitiveness
Institutionalized the Philippine Qualifications
Framework (PQF) through Executive Order No.83
signed October 2012.
Construction Standard Trade Skills Training (CSTST)
program which aims to promote harmonization of
skills standards, training regulations, and certification
across ASEAN countries to increase productivity and
value creation of their respective workforce. – on-
going
Participated in the following AANZFTA
programs/activities:
AANZFTA Economic Cooperation Work Program
Forum on ASEAN Regional Qualification
Framework
Conducted the East Asia Summit on Vocational
Education and Technical-Quality Assurance
Framework sponsored by Australia
MID TERM REVIEW OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASCC BLUEPRINT
PHILIPPINES
2009-2013
A.2 Investing in Human Resource Development
ASCC Blueprint ACTION
LINE
PROGRAM/S AND
ACTIVITIES
Design and implement
training programmes to
address the needs of high
value-added industries that
enhance ASEAN global
competitiveness
Ongoing ASEAN MRA on Tourism:
Toolbox Development on Tourism
Qualifications
ASEAN Master Trainers and
Assessors for Tourism
ASEAN Australia Development
Cooperation Framework-Phase II-
Training of master Trainers and
Master Assessors for
Housekeeping Division
Review of Training Regulations
(TRs) to align with the ASEAN MRA
– on-going
MID TERM REVIEW OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASCC BLUEPRINT
PHILIPPINES
2009-2013
A.2 Investing in Human Resource Development
ASCC Blueprint ACTION LINE PROGRAM/S AND ACTIVITIES
•Conduct ASEAN Skills Competition
regularly to support ASEAN
workplace development,
particularly its efforts to achieve
regional standard competency
Regional and Provincial Skills
Competitions
Participated in the 9th ASEAN
Skills Competition, Jakarta,
Indonesia
MID TERM REVIEW OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASCC BLUEPRINT
PHILIPPINES
2009-2013
A. Human Development
A.1 Advancing and Prioritizing Education
A.3 Promoting Decent Works
A.4 Promoting Information and Communication and Technology (ICT)
A.5 Facilitating access to applied Science and Technology
A.6 Strengthening entrepreneurship skills for women, youth, elderly and persons with disabilities
A.7 Building civil service capability
MID TERM REVIEW OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASCC BLUEPRINT
PHILIPPINES
2009-2013
A.4 Promoting Information and Communications Technology
ASCC Blueprint ACTION LINE PROGRAM/S AND ACTIVITIES
• Implement capacity building
programmes to increase ICT
literacy in ASEAN including
women, children, the elderly and
people with disabilities
• Enhance the use of ICT to promote
e-learning
• Digital Literacy Program
• TESDA Online Programs
• e-TESDA Centers
• mEducation
• Develop a workforce and manpower
with high levels of ICT proficiency
and expertise
• Development of new / Updating of
existing Training Regulations (TRs)
for the IT-BPO industry
Free Flow of Goods
Free Flow of Services
Free Flow of
Investment
Free Flow of Capital
Free Flow of Skilled
Labor
Priority Integration
Sectors Food,
Agriculture & Forestry
ASEAN 2015
Single Market and Production Base
S k i l l e d W o r k e r s
Priority Integration Sectors:
PIS Goods Sectors
1. Agro-based goods
2. Automotive products
3. Electronics and electrical
goods
4. Fisheries
5. Rubber-based goods
6. Textiles and clothing
7. Wood-based products
PIS Services Sectors
1. Air transport
2. E-ASEAN
3. Health care services
4. Logistics services
5. Tourism
Each PIS has a roadmap, which combines specific initiatives of the
sector and the broad initiatives that cut across all sectors
WHAT AEC MEANS BY
“FREE FLOW OF SERVICES”
Recognition of professional qualifications by
recognizing mutual recognition arrangements
(MRAs)
Negotiation of some specific services sectors
Provides for greater mobility of ASEAN professionals to provide their services in the region
Seven MRAs concluded (c/o PRC):
1.Engineering Services
2.Nursing Services
3.Architectural Services
4.Framework Arrangement for the Mutual
Recognition of Surveying Qualifications
5.Medical Practitioners
6.Dental Practitioners
7.Framework on Accountancy Services
Free Flow of Services
ASEAN Tourism Agreement signed by the region’s
Head of States at the Eight ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh on 4 November 2002
• promoting ASEAN as a single tourism destination with world-class standards, facilities and attractions;
enhancing mutual assistance in human resource development and training in the tourism sector
The ASEAN MRA for Tourism Professionals was signed by the member-states of the ASEAN on January 6, 2009 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Mutual Recognition Arrangements are arrangements between two or more parties to mutually recognise or accept some or all aspects of one another’s conformity with assessment results.
(in our case tourism certificates and qualifications).
1) To facilitate mobility of Tourism Professionals/Workers;
2) To exchange information on best practices in competency-based education and training for Tourism Professionals; and
3) To provide opportunities for cooperation and capacity building across ASEAN member countries
Free flow of trade
Market access
Competition and innovation
Reduced compliance costs
Good practice and cooperation
Discipline in standards
He/she may be eligible to work in a host country provided that he/she possesses a valid tourism competency certificate in a specific tourism job title as specified in the ACCSTP issued by TPCB in an ASEAN member countries
ASEAN Common Competency Standards for Tourism Professionals (ACCSTP)
Are arranged as sets of competencies required by qualified professionals who seek to work in various divisions of labour that are common across various sectors of tourism in ASEAN member countries.
Globalization through the ASEAN
Constructors Federation
Established on May 30, 1985
ACF is an alliance of the constructors associations of the ASEAN nations with current membership:
1. Indonesian Contractors Association (ICA)
2. Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM)
3. Philippine Constructors Association (PCA)
4. Singapore Contractors Association, Ltd. (SCAL)
5. Thai Contractors Association (TCA) and
6. Vietnam Association of Construction Contractors (VACC).
Overall Objective: To promote harmonization of construction
skills standards across ASEAN countries to
increase productivity and value creation of
their respective workforce
ACF Construction Standards Trade Skills Training (ACSTST) Program
Competency standards – refers to the list of skills/competencies available to the individual for his education and training
Training standards – set to provide the instructors with the information and other important requirements to consider when designing training programs for a specific competency standard
Assessment/certification arrangements – created to verify and validate the competencies of the trainees through a hands- on and written assessment; demonstrating the competencies they have learned in the Training Standards
ACF Construction Standards Trade Skills Training (ACSTST) Program
Source: ACSTST Technical Working Group Study on Harmonization of Trades Skills Systems Formworks and Steel Reinforcement, Oct 2011
What will be harmonized ?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Steel Reinforcement Work
Systems Formwork (combined
Plastering
Tile Setting
Brick Laying
Concrete Block Laying
Structural Steel Work
Welding
Lifting Equipment
Metal and Timber Formwork)
Heavy Equipment / Earthwork Equipment
The ACSTST Committee has agreed that there will be ten (10) priority trade skills across ACF member countries to be harmonized:
Where does technical education and training fit
in?
Scenarios
Greater mobility of people: ‘semi-skilled’ type
Key to mobility: proof of qualification
Implications:
Influence the MRAs to sectors (eg tourism professionals)
Perform key role in regional standard setting
Advocacy: with chambers, sectors where Philippine ‘labor’
has advantage
Imperatives on TESDA
Influence agenda setting – regional standards for ‘skills’
Partner with chambers to advocate for MRA:
construction, tourism
International Benchmarking on standards
Demand for labor from investments, short term
Mobility of ‘semi-skilled’ ; longer term
National Qualification Framework Levels
COUNTRY NUMBER OF LEVELS
PHILIPPINES
8
THAILAND
9
MALAYSIA
8
INDONESIA
9
BRUNEI
8
CAMBODIA
8
AUSTRALIA
10
NEW ZEALAND
10
Implications of
ASEAN 2015 to
TechVoc
MARIA SUSAN P. DELA RAMA, Executive Director, Planning Office TESDA
Philippine Education Congress 2013 SMX Convention Center December 2-3, 2013
Thank you!