The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) will hold a public seminar focusing on labor and education on June 19, 2019 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, at the PIDS Conference Hall, 18F Three Cyberpod Centris - North Tower, EDSA corner Quezon Avenue, Quezon City.
The event will feature three PIDS studies, namely, “Senior High School and the Labor Market: Perspectives of Grade 12 Students and Human Resource Officers” by PIDS Senior Research Fellow Dr. Aniceto Orbeta, Jr., "Are We Missing Out on the Demographic Dividend? Trends and Prospects" by PIDS Research Fellow Dr. Michael Abrigo and “Out-of-School Children: Changing Landscape of School Attendance and Barriers to Completion” by PIDS Senior Research Fellow Dr. Jose Ramon Albert.
Dr. Orbeta’s study assesses the likelihood of achieving the employment and entrepreneurship objectives of the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, also known as the K to 12 Program, by examining the experiences of Grade 12 graduating students, as well as the views of firms about the labor market prospects of the senior high school graduates.
Dr. Abrigo’s study focuses on the so-called “demographic dividend”. It simulates how the interaction between public policy and population ageing may affect household welfare and fiscal balance in the foreseeable future using the new National Transfer Account time-series estimates for the Philippines. It also shows how investments in education and appropriate labor policies can help the country reap the benefits of demographic transition.
Lastly, Dr. Albert’s paper provides a discussion about the status of out-of-school children (OOSC) in the country and provides recommendations for reducing OOSC, as well as for addressing the demand- and supply-side of bottlenecks to schooling.
For more details, please call Ms. Mia Vinuya at 877-4032 or Ms. Gwen de la Cruz at 877-4019, or you may email them at mvinuya@mail.pids.gov.ph or NdelaCruz@mail.pids.gov.ph, respectively.
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Senior High School and the Labor Market by Dr. Aniceto Orbeta, Jr., Senior Research Fellow, PIDS
Out-of-School Children (OOSC): Changing Landscape of School Attendance and Barriers to Completion by Dr. Jose Ramon Albert, Senior Research Fellow, PIDS
Are We Missing Out on the Demographic Dividend? Trends and Prospects by Dr. Michael Abrigo, Research Fellow, PIDS
