BICOL UNIVERSITY 4th INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC COLLOQUIUM

08 September 2014, Concourse Convention Center, Legazpi City

ACADEME-INDUSTRY LINKAGES:

Perspectives for ASEAN 2015

1. Intro: ASEAN Perspectives? Is this

something new?

2. PBEd Background

3. Academe-Industry Mismatch

4. Academe-Industry Linkages, HOW?

5. Learnings

AGENDA

PBED BACKGROUND

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WHY?

21%

24% 27% 26% 29% 30% 32% 33% 34% 34%

THE PROBLEM

Declining quality of

new employees, aka

FRESH GRADS

INCREASING COSTS

i. Increased need for

additional training

ii. Low supply of quality

graduates increased

salaries

Weak professional

preparation due to lack

of time

Declining quality

of higher

education

Low quality of

incoming college

students

Mismatch in education

1. Focus NOT on projects and programs

but on policy and institutional reforms

2. Sustained and continuous advocacy,

independent of political administration

3. Continuous emphasis on the

importance of education

4. Build partnerships and unity (within

sector and among sectors)

THEREFORE

BASIC EDUCATION REFORM

21%

24% 27% 26% 29% 30%

32% 33% 34% 34%

THE SOLUTION

Weak professional

preparation due to lack

of time

Low quality of

incoming college

students

CURRICULUM

REFORM: K12

1. Reduce General

Education units

creating more space

for professional

preparation

2. Better preparing the

students for higher

education

TEACHER QUALITY

MISMATCH

HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM

HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM

THE MISMATCH

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THE MISMATCH

THE MISMATCH:

Three problems, not one

1. Finding the right job & therefore the

right course

2. Developing the correct competencies

a. General competencies

b. Specific competences

3. Getting the right people into the right

job

GENERAL COMPETENCIES

FIRST!!

• Skills that are missing (PMAP Study)

– Ability to communicate

– Critical thinking & Problem solving skills

– Independent thinking

– Confidence

• McKinsey Survey: Employers cite work ethic and teamwork as most important skill in almost every country

THE MISMATCH SOLUTION

BRINGING ACADEME & INDUSTRY

TOGETHER

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… too many nurses

RIGHT JOB,

RIGHT COURSE

needs

BETTER

INFORMATION

Shared information: jobs, career

paths, salary scales, etc. (short

terms and long term)

Communication must be to parents

and the kids, not to each other

Coordinated career guidance and

advocacy

Guidance Counselors/Career

Guidance Officers Training

Common information portal

… on 7 out of 100 hired

GENERAL

COMPETENCIES

&

SPECIFIC

COMPETENCIES

Work together to define the

competencies: both specific and

general

Curriculum re-designed & updated

Experiment with new teaching

methodologies

Improving hands-on training: OJT

consortium

Faculty

development/Externships/encourag

e practitioner-teachers

… highest unemployment rate

RIGHT PEOPLE

in the

RIGHT JOB

Let each other know what each

other is looking for and what each

one can offer (standardized tests

and certificates)

Strong relationships between

schools and companies (not only at

the end of the program)

Company relationships begin early

PBEd PROGRAMS

1. Information portal

– Hot jobs and careers

– What credentials are needed

– How are the schools in your area

2. OJT/Externship Consortium

3. Industry driven accreditation

4. Industry-Academe Councils

LEARNINGS

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LEARNINGS

1. We must accept that as simple a thing as bringing

people together involves a change of mindset of

all sectors

2. Informal relationships are as important as formal

relationships and they must be multi-level

3. Need to develop social trust (within sectors and

among sectors)

4. Need to be organized at national AND local levels

5. Government needs to be involved but maybe

should not take the lead

6. Will involve policy reform

THANK YOU!! Education is everyone’s

business