editorial
Lack of experience. Just three words but could mean mountains for a new graduate who, after spending sixteen years (given the present K-12 curriculum) trying to get an education, is now given a real-life thumbs down and told that experience is a must before one could get a job. But isn’t that illogical? How can a new graduate get experience when no one wants to hire him or her due to lack of experience? But that is how the labor world works and instead of arguing with companies who follow this policy, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) found a way to get the ball rolling through the JobStart Philippines Program.
The Jobstart Program was initially piloted in four institutionalized Public Employment Service Offices (PESO) at the National Capital Region (NCR) specifically Quezon City and Taguig, General Trias City and San Fernando City in May 2014. Next month, the cities of Davao and Tagum which were chosen as second wave cities due to clamor of the local government units, will also start its implementation. The Program will give 120 applicants, who may have graduated but have not found work that lasted for more than a year, a chance to undergo an eight-day life skills training, a three-month training courtesy of TESDA or some other training institutions and then finally a three-month actual work training with various companies participating in the Program.
The Jobstart Program aims to enhance the employability of at-risk youth (young people not currently working or enrolled in school or training) and improve their integration into productive employment. By providing them with life skills and work training, young people will be able to increase their chances of getting quality employment in the future. But there’s more. 1st District Representative Karlo Nograles authored House Bill 6415 or the Jobstart Act, which will institutionalize the program nationwide and this was approved by Congress on second reading. The Program will reduce the job search period of the youth by enhancing their knowledge and skills acquired in formal education or technical training. Now this is a legislation that needs everyone’s support.
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