This virtual event will present the PIDS study titled “Future S&T Human Resource Requirements in the Philippines: A Labor Market Analysis” authored by PIDS Senior Research Fellow Jose Ramon Albert, Pulse Asia Research Director Ana Maria Tabunda, UP Professor Carlos Primo David, PIDS Research Fellow Kris Francisco, UP Assistant Professor Charlie Labina, PIDS Research Fellow Janet Cuenca, and PIDS Research Specialist Jana Flor Vizmanos.
The study examined the prevailing supply and demand conditions, and patterns and recent trends on science and technology (S&T) human capital in the Philippines using secondary data from various data sources.
Its main objective is to develop a comprehensive report on the future of S&T job requirements in the country to help policymakers foresee which S&T fields is needed in the future, as well as identify possible issues that will need support and intervention in the long run. Specifically, the study endeavored to identify specific S&T fields that are critical to future job requirements of various sectors; determine S&T fields with high, medium, and low demand occupations; provide estimates on the number of professional with advanced education on S&T; and know the factors affecting the changing demands and supply in S&T human resources. It also provided policy interventions relative to the cultivation of S&T human capital in the country.
The results showed that while S&T human resource constitutes only a small portion of the total workforce, and that occupations across S&T do not have uniform growth potentials in terms of employment, both the government and the private sector need to support most of S&T disciplines, especially in the wake of new tasks from emerging technologies of the fourth industrial revolution.
You may read or download the full study from this link.
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The Future S&T Human Resource Requirements in the Philippines: A Labor Market Analysis presented by Dr. Jose Ramon Albert, Senior Research Fellow, PIDS
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The recording of this webinar may be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/PIDS.PH/videos/430223691592758.
