The Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) has stressed the need to enhance the country’s human capital in order to increase its competitiveness in exporting services. In a presentation during a national workshop on services, PIDS director Josef Yap said that government support can be used to make universities assume a more proactive role in designing curricula that caters to the needs of the growing market. Yap said the government can also collaborate with the private sector to develop skills tailored to the needs of both existing and future businesses. He also pushed for the establishment of sectoral fund and training levy to bolster resources. Yap underscored the need to further improve domestic training institutions, form partnerships with countries which can provide professionals and ensure no discrimination in terms of hiring and remuneration of foreign professionals vis-a-vis local ones. (EHL)
