Skills and employability in the Philippines

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The ILO’s Skills and Employability Programme in Asia and the Pacific (SKILLS-AP) is assisting constituents - government, employers and workers organizations, to address the many and varied challenges faced by countries in the region through research, policy guidance and technical assistance.
In the Philippines, recent focus has been on Lessons from the implementation of training and retraining programmes in response to the Great Recession (2014); Labour Migration, Skills, and Student Mobility in Asia (2014); Strengthening local employment services to promote youth employment: A case study (2013). These and other reports, are available on the Skills for Employment Knowledge Sharing Platform and the Asia-Pacific Knowledge Network on Skills and Employability.
Disaster response, peace-building, decent work and livelihood promotion and development projects in the Philippines often have a skills training component. These projects include:
- Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan aftermath
- Programme for Local Economic Development through Enhanced Governance and Grassroots Empowerment (PLEDGE)
- Supporting the food security and livelihood cluster and implementation of the durable solutions strategy for Zamboanga City
- Typhoon Bopha: Sustainable Livelihoods for Affected Communities
- Nurturing Peace, Security and Decent Work through Local Development in Conflict Areas (Bondoc LED) project.
For further information please contact:
ILO Country Office for the Philippines (CO-Manila)
19th Floor, Yuchengco Tower
RCBC Plaza 6819 Ayala Avenue
1200 Makati City, Philippines
Tel: +632 8580 9900 or 580 9915
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19th Floor, Yuchengco Tower
RCBC Plaza 6819 Ayala Avenue
1200 Makati City, Philippines
Tel: +632 8580 9900 or 580 9915