Filipino Workers:
Moving the World Today

WE HAVE FILIPINO MANAGERS AND PROFESSIONALS in various fields equipped with extensive educational training and a natural ability to adapt to different work cultures.  They are ideally suited in any multi-racial working environment given a facility of the English language.  Their professional competence has earned for them the respect of their Asian, Western and Eastern counterparts, making them much sought after in today’s dynamic business.

The Philippines as major education center in Asia boasts of a comprehensive program in higher education.  There are some 810 institutions for higher education which are also home to foreign students from all over the world.  A number of the country’s best schools are staffed by distinguished faculties, implementing curriculum and teaching standards patterned after the world’s best school.

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

Filipino information technologists are experts in programming, data analysis, design, training, documentation and consultancy.  As an indicator of quality, the credibility and expertise of local  IT  professionals are recognized worldwide as proven by their satisfied customers in the fields of advertising, banking, communication, defense, education, finance, science and research, shipping, stocks and training.

Filipino computer specialists offer a whole range of services.  They can work on data design, computer networking and e-commerce.  They can set up company intranets and extranets, operate communications facilities and manage information technology projects, among others. The Philippines is recognized as a major outsourcing center for companies in the United States, Japan and Europe.

 

BUSINESS Filipino business and management experts are graduates of Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.  Majority are holders of master and doctoral degrees from reputable graduate schools in the Philippines and educational institutions in Europe and the United States.

 

Filipino have become notable bankers, partners of accounting and auditing firms, corporate consultants of major businesses, business executives of local and foreign multi-national companies, as well as managers of government institutions and non-government organizations (NGOs).

 

ENGINEERS AND PLANNERS

 

Filipino engineers specialize either in civil, electronic, electrical, chemical, industrial, geodetic, computer and mechanical operations.

Filipino engineers and architects are also adept in computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), the most advanced computer program in designing.

TEACHING PERSONNEL   The ability of Filipino teachers to communicate effectively has made them conveyors of organized knowledge and efficient facilitators of learning.  Their competence has been the result of a systematic study of educational theories, balanced with appropriate laboratory experience.

Filipino teachers possess a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education.  Some take up master and doctorate degrees from the country’s best colleges and universities and educational institutions abroad.  Backed by such high standards of instruction, they conduct lectures, supervise academic affairs, organize educational training programs, lead highly advanced research studies and administer learning centers with sound educational management and processes.

THE REMARKABLE BRAND OF  SERVICE and hospitality of our Filipino hotel workers is distinctly recognized in many a hotel’s operations and on board luxury liners and cruise ships.  Their talent and adaptability have made them a class of their own and ranked among the world’s best.

 

COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING

 

The charm and cheerful efficiently of Filipino workers bespeak of their education and training.  Bred in an education-conscious culture,  Filipino hotel workers benefit from the special facilities available in more than 60 reputable schools and learning centers. specializing in the hotel and tourism industry.  Foremost of these institutions is the Asian Institute of Tourism (AIT) of the University of the Philippines, which offers a four-year management course that focuses on quality food production and the latest method of hotel administration.

In-house and outreached training activities are also conducted by hotels for service employers of food service and tourism establishments as well as educational institutions that offer courses on food service or hotel and restaurant management.

 

A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE

Backed by years  of hotel training apprenticeship and actual work experience, Filipino hotel workers can be found serving in the world’s most prestigious internationally-famous chains of hotels.

 

FILIPINOS ARE AMONG THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER

 

Seafarers in the world today. Since 1987, the Philippines has been the leading supplier of seafarers in the international market, making it the manning capital of the world.  Today, almost 20 percent of the total 1.23 million seafarers worldwide are Filipinos.

 

The deployment of seafarers has been in an up trend for the past 15 years.  This attests to the Filipino seafarer’s world –class stature, which has earned them a place in ocean-going tankers, passenger vessels, reefer vessels, bulk and chemical carriers of about 116 flags of registry.  Foremost of these are Panama, Liberia, Cyprus, Bahamas, Jamaica, Greece, Malta, Singapore, Norway and the Republic of Germany.

 

 

ENHANCING THE CAPABILITY OF FILIPINO SEAFARER  The Philippines now belongs to a select group made it to the White List of countries which have given full and complete effect to the provisions of the Standard for Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW)  Convention, as amended, as required for member countries of the International Maritime Organization.

The inclusion of the Philippines in the list of complying countries assures the international maritime community that the Filipino seafarers are competent and are products of a training and certification system that is compliant with the present international regulations.

 

The Maritime Training Council (MTC) is responsible for giving full and complete effect to the 1978 STWC Convention, as amended.  All the academic courses and training programs follow the framework prescribed under the 1978 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW), as amended.

 

For its part, the Philippine government, in cooperation with the private sector,

assumes a steady role in putting in place a manpower development system that will maintain a steady supply of qualified officers and skilled ratings required by the local and international manning industry.

 

Policies and strategies are geared toward improving the quality of maritime training.  This is done through upgrading of training inputs and technology, strengthening research and development in the industry and enhancing the capability to train and develop seafarers.

 

The basic goal of these collective efforts if for the Philippines to be compliant with the STCW; thus, maintaining the country’s position as the prime source of qualified seafarers

 

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THE FILIPINO NURSES

 

The Preferred Choice

 

Philippines is widely recognizes as one of the top providers of workers of various professions and skills to labor-short economies all over the world.  This is because the Filipino worker, who is known for his competence, adaptability and dedications to his job, has become the preferred choice of many host countries across the globe.

 

Quality of Education

 

Among the ASEAN countries, the Philippines takes pride in having the highest quality of nursing education with over 190 universities and colleges accredited by the Commission on Higher Education to offer nursing courses.  These nursing institutions are considered at par with their counterpart in Canada, United States, Japan and Australia.

 

Philippine nursing schools graduate over 9,000 students every year and 80 percent eventually become full-fledged licensed nurses.  Over 340,000 registered nurses are listed in the roster of the country’s Professional Regulation Commission.

 

For the last many years, the Filipino nurses have become a much sought-after healthcare worker in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North America and Africa.  He/she has become a popular figure in major hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare institutions in the United Kingdom, United States of America, Ireland, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, united Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Singapore, Malaysia, etc.

 

Roxborough Memorial Hospital and Baptist Memorial Hospital, both in the US, King Khalid University Hospital and King Fahad National Guard Hospital both in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Ireland, Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospital University PTE. Ltd. In Singapore ….. these are just few of the prime employers of Filipino nurses.

 

The Filipino Advantage

 

The demand for healthcare and allied health professionals in the four major continents is attributed to the Philippine education system that is patterned after the U.S. curriculum.  Classroom work and laboratory technologies, clinical internship, and community immersion adequately equip the nurse with the technical and clinical expertise required by the job.

 

The facility in expressing himself/herself in English gives the Filipino nurse the extra advantage.  With a good command of the language, he/she is able to communicate effectively with his/her employer, co-workers, and most importantly, with his/her patient or ward.

 

The Filipino nurse is hard working.  A warm and caring worker, he/she is deeply committed and dedicated to his/her job.

 

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THE FILIPINO TEACHERS

 

The ability of Filipino teachers to communicate effectively has made them facilitators of organized knowledge and systematic learning.  Their competence has been the result of balanced study of education theories, coupled with appropriate laboratory experience.

 

Philippine schools graduate approximately 50,000 teachers a year, each equipped with fundamental teaching skills and experience in their chosen field of specialization. With English as the principal medium of instruction in all levels, Filipino teachers possess excellent communication skills in written and oral English. They have consistently met US educational standard and successfully hurled the US teacher licensure examinations.

 

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) of the Philippines lists over 800,000 registered teachers for 2003 in various educational levels in the country’s over 600 educational institutions.

 

The Philippines is considered a rich source for the recruitment of “highly qualified” teachers required by foreign educational institutions. It is recognized as a major source of teaching professionals not only by the United States, but also by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, China, Brunei, United Kingdom, Papua New Guinea, United Arab Emirates and neighboring countries such as Taiwan, Indonesia, and Japan. These countries choose the Filipino teacher because of his/her technical competence as demonstrated by his/her:

 

-  Academic qualifications (most teachers have master and post-graduate studies)

-  Training equivalent to US educational standard

-  Proficiency in English language

 

During the past decade, Filipino teachers continued to find employment in various countries across the globe.

 

An upward trend in deployment is seen in the coming years in the primary and secondary schools in the United States particularly in Texas, California and Florida. 

 

Filipino high school and elementary teachers specialize in Integrated Physics and Chemistry, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Science, Mathematics, English with concentration in Reading and English as a Second Language (ESL), Special Education (SPED) and Bilingual with Spanish as the other language.

 

The Filipino teacher is well-known for his/her positive work attitude. He/she is patient, flexible, industrious, adaptive and caring towards his/her students and pupils.

 

All these qualities make the Filipino teacher the preferred choice of major learning institutions worldwide.

 

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FILIPINO ICT PROFESSIONALS

 

Filipino workers are well-known fortheir industriousness,talent and love for        work.

 

The Philippines is a vast source of well trained and highly-educated ICT  professionals.

 

Eighty thousand graduates every year are technically equipped and have a natural ability to adapt to different work cultures.  Most are trained in visual basic, Windows NT, C++, SQL, Oracle or Java.

 

Most Filipino ICT professionals are involved in software development, specifically as programmers and system analysts,  They are into data design,

computer networking, e-commerce/web development and multi-media application.

  

Over 300 Philippine schools and training centers provide students with computer learning technologies, core concept, software engineering skills and relevant technologies

  

Aside from technical skills, Filipino IT professionals are proficient in strategic

planning, project management, customer service skills, interpersonal skills and

creative thinking and presentation skills.

 

The Philippine is recognized as major outsourcing center for companies in the United States, Japan and Europe.

 

For the past years, the government has documented thousand of ICT professionals for more than 20 destination worldwide, primarily in the USA, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

 

They set-up company intranets and extranets, operate communications facilities and manage information and communication technology projects.  They are into ICT management, ICT consultancy and sales/marketing services.

 

The Philippine government continues to pursue the development of its human resources in the ICT sector as it envisions to turn the Philippines into the E-Service Center in Asia.

 

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THE FILIPINO SEAFARERS

 

Starting from a few thousand seafarers in the 60s, Filipino now comprise over 28 percent of all seafarers manning 51, 000of the world’s ocean-going vessels.

 

Leading ship owners continue to invest in the training and long term hiring of Filipino officers and ratings who have proven their competence through resiliency and positive work attitude.

 

The Philippine government has an organized hiring system.  Foreign employers who desire to employ Filipino seafarers can seek the assistance of POEA licensed manning agencies for their crewing requirements.  The agencies provide a whole range of recruitment services-from manpower sourcing to actual selection and deployment of seafarers.

 

It also organizes the international shipping industry’s significance to the Philippine seafaring sector, by giving distinction to major international companies, organizations and their executives, for their contributions to the national economy through International Employers Award.

 

At present, the Philippine government continues to respond to employer’s demand for seafarers by meeting the highest global maritime standards.

 

Quality Assurance

 

To ensure the competence of Filipino seafarers, the Philippines consistently abides by international standards for the training and certification of its seafarers.  They undergo rigid pre-employment medical examination in government-accredited medical clinics and hospitals to guarantee their physical fitness.

 

Current policies and strategies are geared toward continuously improving quality of Philippine maritime education and training to make the hiring system responsive to the changing needs of the global shipping market.  This is done through research and development, review of quality standards and upgrading of training equipment.

 

One-Stop Shop

 

In May 2003, the Philippine government set up the Philippine Seafarer’s One-Stop Center or PSOC, a facility composed of government agencies engaged in the promotion of the interest and well-being of Filipino seafarers.  By integrating the various services that are essential to Filipino seafarers, the PSOC ensures a more timely and efficient processing of the seafarers’ employment documents.

 

It is envisioned to be a one-stop shop with appropriate facilities, equipment, information technology and qualified and skilled personnel to enable it to attend to the magnitude of Filipino seafarers’ concern and demands.

 

The PSOC is located at the ground floor of the POEA Building and can be contacted through telephone no. (632) 726-8962; telefax (632) 721-9493

 

 

Resilient. Adaptable. English-proficient. Loyal.

 

They are just among the reasons why Filipino seafarers are preferred by the

world’s best fleet.

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