Philippines: Supporting Innovation in the Philippine Technical and Vocational Education and Training System Project
Like other countries in the Asia Pacific region, the Philippines has been prioritizing the modernization and reform of its technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system to enhance competitiveness and boost human capital development. The Philippine Development Plan, 2017-2022 emphasizes the need to improve the quality of TVET training programs, integrate 21st century competencies, strengthen certification, encourage research and innovation, and forge stronger links between TVET institutes and industry to increase employability of Filipino youth.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Chakravarti, Shamit
Southeast Asia Department
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Philippines -
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- Education
Project Name | Supporting Innovation in the Philippine Technical and Vocational Education and Training System Project | ||||
Project Number | 54332-001 | ||||
Country / Economy | Philippines |
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Project Status | Proposed | ||||
Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Partnerships |
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Sector / Subsector | Education / Technical and vocational education and training |
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Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Gender equity | ||||
Description | Like other countries in the Asia Pacific region, the Philippines has been prioritizing the modernization and reform of its technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system to enhance competitiveness and boost human capital development. The Philippine Development Plan, 2017-2022 emphasizes the need to improve the quality of TVET training programs, integrate 21st century competencies, strengthen certification, encourage research and innovation, and forge stronger links between TVET institutes and industry to increase employability of Filipino youth. The Philippines has amongst the youngest demographic profiles in the world: around 57% of the population is less than 30 years old. Between 2012-2019, the Philippines economy grew at an annual rate of 6.5%, and unemployment fell from 7.0% to 5.1% and underemployment from 20.0% to 14.0%. The share of wage and salary workers grew from 57.2% to 65.0% during the same period. However, the mismatch between the employment rates of the agriculture and industry sectors and their contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) remains. In 2019, agriculture, industry, and services accounted for 23.5%, 18.9%, and 57.7% of total employment, while contributing 8.8%, 30.2%, and 61.0%, respectively, to GDP. Around 50% of the work force is employed in elementary occupations involving simple and routine tasks, service and sales (e.g., wholesale and retail trade, repair of vehicles, transportation and storage, accommodation, and food services), agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, where productivity is low and prospects for career advancement are limited. Women are likely to withdraw from the labor force in their childbearing age, which limits their prospects of going back to the workforce due to the care work. |
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Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Due to the adverse effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the community quarantines, the unemployment rate increased from 5.4% (2.4 million) to 10.0% (4.6 million), while underemployment increased from 13.6% (5.8 million) to 17.3% (7.1 million) between July 2019 and July 2020 (footnote 2). Labor force participation rate is lower among women at 48.5% compared to men at 75.3%. Vulnerable employment worsened from 36.1% to 39.6% among the employed over the same period. This is pushing up poverty, inequality, and informalization of the work force. To tap its demographic dividend effectively, equip its youth and workforce with the skills required for a technology and knowledge-driven globalized economy, and help the economy bounce back from COVID-19, the Philippines needs to modernize and reform its TVET system on a priority basis. The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the apex TVET agency of the Philippines, was established by the Technical Education and Skills Development Act, 1994. Based on this Act, TESDA is mandated to: (i) formulate a comprehensive skills development plan offering different types of training modalities; (ii) coordinate and monitor TVET programs; (iii) train mid-level human resources; (iv) approve skills standards and tests; (v) develop an accreditation system for TVET institutions; (vi) fund TVET programs; (vii) support training of trainers programs; (viii) reform the apprenticeship program; (ix) involve industry and employers in skills training; (x) develop and administer training incentives; (xi) organize skills competitions; (xii) manage skills development funds; and (xiii) devolve training functions to local governments (as appropriate). |
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Impact | Global competitiveness and readiness of Filipino mid-level workforce strengthened, and TVET used more effectively as an instrument for social equity for workforce inclusion and poverty reduction | ||||
Outcome | Employability of TVET graduates and equitable access to quality TVET improved | ||||
Outputs | The Philippines' skills development ecosystem modernized TVET training made more demand-driven and industry-led Selected TESDA TTIs upgraded and modernized into industry-responsive innovation centers TESDA's management capacity and resilience strengthened |
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Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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Environment | B |
Involuntary Resettlement | C |
Indigenous Peoples | B |
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Consulting Services | All consultants will be recruited according to ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2017, as amended from time to time). Quality Cost Based Selection (QCBS) with a ratio of 80:20 will be used for the recruitment of the Design and Construction Supervision Consulting Firm and the Project Management Consulting Firm with contracts above US$ 100,000. Consultant's Qualification Statement (CQS) will be employed for the consulting firm responsible for the development of competency standards and assessment instruments for 4IR Qualifications. |
Procurement | All procurement of goods, works, and consulting services will be undertaken in accordance with the Procurement Regulations for ADB Borrowers for Goods, Works and Non-consulting, and Consulting Services (2017, as amended from time to time). |
Responsible ADB Officer | Chakravarti, Shamit |
Responsible ADB Department | Southeast Asia Department |
Responsible ADB Division | Human and Social Development Division, SERD |
Executing Agencies |
Technical Education & Skills Dev. Authority(TESDA) East Service Road, South Superhighway Fort Bonifacio, Taguig |
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Concept Clearance | 26 Nov 2020 |
Fact Finding | 17 May 2021 to 21 May 2021 |
MRM | 10 Dec 2021 |
Approval | - |
Last Review Mission | - |
Last PDS Update | 27 Nov 2020 |
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Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Supporting Innovation in the Philippine Technical and Vocational Education and Training Project: Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Nov 2020 |
Safeguard Documents See also: Safeguards
Safeguard documents provided at the time of project/facility approval may also be found in the list of linked documents provided with the Report and Recommendation of the President.
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Supporting Innovation in the Philippine Technical and Vocational Education and Training System Project: Initial Environmental Examination | Initial Environmental Examination | Sep 2021 |
Supporting Innovation in the Philippine Technical and Vocational Education and Training System Project: Social Safeguards Due Diligence Report | Safeguards Due Diligence Reports | Aug 2021 |
Supporting Innovation in the Philippine Technical and Vocational Education and Training Project: Indigenous Peoples Plan | Indigenous Peoples Plans/Indigenous Peoples Development Plans | Aug 2021 |
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