Sunday, January 31, 2010

Philippine Skilled workers getting scarce - and old

“Philippine Star report:  The country is not generating enough qualified skilled manpower and if the situation is not reversed, we can expect a continuing decline in hiring of Filipino workers abroad,” FAME executive director Lito Soriano said.

Local recruiters are especially having difficulty filling positions for oil   production engineers and oil riggers in the Middle East.

He said government efforts to produce more welders and other skilled workers for overseas deployment, yielded low results. Because of this, Soriano said colleges and universities should offer courses that train students for overseas employment. 
 
Continue reading here   http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=545680&publicationSubCategoryId=63

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