Subtheme-­‐2:

   Reforming  the  Voca6onal  

Educa6on  and  Training  (TVET)  System  
for  Future  Jobs  
 
INSPIRE  session:  The  Philippine’s  
JobStart  Program  
Emma  Allen  
Country  Economist,  Indonesia  Resident  Mission    
Asian  Development  Bank  
[email protected]      
 
Monday,  July  22nd  2019,  13.15  –  14.45  
Merak  1,  Jakarta  ConvenIon  Center  (JCC)  
 What  is  JobStart?  

•  A  full  cycle  employment  facilita/on  services  by  the  

Department  of  Labor  and  Employment  (DOLE),  designed  
to  enhance  the  employability  of  at-­‐risk  youth  to  improve  
their  integraIon  into  producIve  employment.  

•  It  seeks  to  assist  young  Filipinos  in  starIng  their  careers  

and  obtaining  meaningful  paid  employment.  It  mainly  
aims  to  shorten  youth’s  school-­‐to-­‐work  transi/on.    

•  It  targets  Youth  NEET:    

•  Not  currently  working  or  enrolled  in  school  or  training  
•  With  less  than  one  year  or  no  work  experience    
•  Have  at  least  reached  high  school  
•  18  –  24  years  old  
•  Filipino  ciIzen  
 
JobStart  Program  Objec6ves  

Establish  a  modern  full-­‐cycle   Provide  a  demand–oriented  

employment  facilita6on  services  at   interven6ons  that  provide  youth  
the  PESOs  (local  government  units)   with  access  to  career  guidance,  life  
that  provides  demand-­‐oriented   skills  and  technical  training,  on-­‐the-­‐
services  to  youth   job  learning  
   
   
The  star6ng  point  is  employer  and  youth-­‐NEET  
engagement  
Employer  engagement  
  Introduce  PESO  services  to  prospecIve  employers  
  Gauge  employer  interest  in  parIcipaIng  in  various  PESO  programs,  including  JobStart  Philippines  Program  
  Understand  employer  prospects  and  trends  
  Understand  the  employment  process  from  recruitment  to  hiring  and  determine  the  company’s  training  capacity  
  IdenIfy  employment  and  business  issues  employers  are  currently  experiencing  
  IdenIfy  vacancies  available  and  obtain  pledges  suitable  to  the  JobStart  program    

Youth  NEET  engagement  

  RegistraIon:  Once  a  year  (100  beneficiaries  per  year/PESO)  
  Youth  apply  for  the  program  (selecIon  based  on  a  first  come,  first-­‐served  basis  unIl  quota  filled)  

 
JobStart  Program  Components  
LIFE  SKILLS  TRAINING  
A  ten  (10)-­‐day  training  designed  to  develop  the  behavior,  actude,  and  values  of  JobStart  trainees,  including  an  
interview  with  employers  at  the  end  of  the  program.  The  program  includes  one-­‐on-­‐one  career  coaching,  employment  
counselling  and  job  matching,  and  screening  for  placement  into  one  of  three  tracks:  1)  technical  training,  2)  
internship,  or  3)  if  they  are  “job-­‐ready”  they  may  go  straight  into  wage  employment.      
 
TECHNICAL  TRAINING  
Youth  NEET  may  access  short-­‐term  technical  training  in  areas  where  employers  have  potenIal  vacancies.  Up  to  three  
(3)  months  of  technical  training  can  be  provided  by  either  1)  TESDA  accredited  Technical  VocaIonal  InsItuIons  (TVIs)  
(both  public  and  private),  or  2)  with  the  partner  employer  if  they  have  the  capacity  to  provide  training.  Trainees  
receive  a  sIpend  from  the  government  during  this  period.    
 
INTERNSHIP  
  Maximum  6  months  work  experience  with  a  “matched”  employer.  
  Interns  receive  a  sIpend.  
  Partner  employers  receive  pro-­‐rated  administraIve  fee  per  JobStart  Trainee  per  month.  
FULL  CYCLE  EMPLOYMENT  FACILITATION  
START  
REGISTRATION  AND     LIFE  SKILLS  TRAINING    
CLIENT  ASSESSMENT     AND  CAREER  GUIDANCE    (one-­‐on-­‐one)  

JOB-­‐MATCHING  I  

REFERRAL  FOR  INTERVIEWS  WITH  PARTNER  

EMPLOYERS      
END    Job  Ready?  

WAGE  EMPLOYMENT    YES    NO   EMPLOYMENT  COACHING  AND  

CAREER  GUIDANCE  II  

INTERNSHIP   TECHNICAL  TRAINING   JOB  MATCHING  II  

REFERRAL  FOR  JOB  PLACEMENT    
(PESO  available  job  vacancies)   FURTHER  TECHNICAL  TRAINING    (E.G.  TWSP,  DTS,  APPRENTICESHIP)  
Further  career  guidance  and  
FURTHER  EDUCATION    (REFERRAL  TO  DEPED,  CHED  OR  DOST  FOR   job  matching  
SCHOLARSHIP)  
SELF-­‐EMPLOYMENT  DOLE  LIVELIHOOD  PROGRAMS  (THRU  DOLE  RO,  
BWSC)    

PUBLIC  SECTOR  (REFERRAL  TO  DOLE  GOVERNMENT  INTERNSHIP  PROGRAM,  CSC  

AND  OTHER  NGAs)  

VOLUNTEER  SERVICE  
 JobStart  Pilot  and  Rollout  Implementa6on  

2014-­‐2015:  Pilot  program  tested   2017:  Addi6onal  18  areas   2018:  Addi6onal  3  areas  
in  4  PESOs  with  ADB  TA     Baguio  City     Tacloban  City  
  MunInlupa  City   Panabo  City  
  eneral  Trias  City  
G
  Pasig  City   Agusan  del  Sur  Province  
  ity  of  San  Fernando    
C
 Quezon  City     MakaI  City  
 Taguig  City  
Parañaque  City   2019:  Addi6onal  18  areas      
  Rosales,  Pangasinan  
    Baguio  City     Tagum  City  
  Dagupan  City  
2016:  Addi6onal  10  areas       Caloocan  City   Panabo  City  
  SanIago,  Isabela     Mandaluyong  City     Davao  City  
  aloocan  City  
C Marilao,  Bulacan  
  Taguig  City     General  Santos  City  
  andaluyong  City  
M Biñan,  Laguna   Biñan  City   Agusan  Del  Sur  Province  
 Pasay  City     Legazpi,  Albay  
  Legazpi  City  
 Puerto  Princesa  City     Tuguegarao  City     Iloilo  City  
  Iloilo  City  
 Cebu  City     Dumaguete  City  
  San  Carlos  City     Province  of  Bohol    
 Dumaguete  City  
Kidapawan  City  
 Bohol  Province,  Davao  City     Cebu  City  
  Pagadian  City     Tacloban  City  
 Tagum  City     General  Santos  City  
 Cagayan  de  Oro  City     Pagadian  City  
  Manolo  ForIch     Cagayan  De  Oro  City  
 Terima kasih!!

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