Presented by:

Ms. Ma. Corazon M. AkolPresident

Philippine National IT Standards (PhilNITS)

Foundation, Inc.

How it began

October, 2000. Chiang Mai, Thailand,

ASEAN+ Japan, China and Korea

Economic Ministers’ Meeting

Mr. Hiranuma, Minister of Economy, Trade and

Industry Proposed

Asian Common Skill Standard Initiative for IT EngineersUse experience and know-how in IT examination fields

- Establish examination system for IT engineers in Asia

Mutual certification based on skill standards

IT human resource development in Asia countries, promotion of mobility and more effective use of IT engineers in Asia

Why Mutual Certification?

To establish common standards for the skills of IT engineers within the region

To reduce costs and risk to companies expanding business overseas when hiring local engineers.

To make it easier for companies in the area to establish business alliance for software development

To provide a common measure for IT engineers seeking employment

JITSE Philippines

Current Status of Mutual Certification

JITSE Philippines

In Japan the organizers are:

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)-Sets standards-Announce examination dates in Official Gazette-List names of successful applicants in Official Gazette

Japan IT Engineers Examination Center (JITEC).

A division of Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA)-Undertakes all examination administration work

-Prepare questions and answer sheets, Select venues, Grade papers, Announce successful applicants, Prepare and deliver certificates signed by Minister

Very brief history of the exams in Japan

1969 First Exams held (Class I and II)

1984 Japan IT Engineers Examination Center (JITEC)

Categories added, reviewed and revised to meet social demands

2004 JITEC becomes a part of Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) an

independent administration agency under METI

Objectives of the Examination

Improve individual technical competence.

Indicate levels of competence required for various fields of IT engineers, to act as

guidelines in education and training.

To establish objective criteria for evaluating skill and competence of IT engineers. Also aims to raise social status of qualified engineers.

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Basic Structure of the

IT Engineers Examination Program

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Role of each Examination Category

Examination Category Role

Software Design & Development Engineer Examination (SW)

Develop software in accordance with external specifications in information systems development project

Fundamental Information Technology Engineer Examination (FE)

Design and develop program in accordance with internal specification in information-systems development project.

Applicant Numbers

(1969-2004 Spring)

SA 65,954

SU 153,619

PM 109,542

AE 561,027

SM 79,499

PE 84,245

NW 737,282

DB 167,267

ES 28,588

SW 1,945,172

FE 6,346,761

SS 100,547

SD 64,595

AD 1,594,527 TOTAL 12,038,625

Successful Candidates Numbers

(1969-2004 Spring)

SA 2,623

SU 5,440

PM 4,262 AE 22,055

SM 2,940

PE 4,321

NW 23,935

DB 7,430

ES 2,172

SW 160,523

FE 656,254

SS 8,048

SD 2,735

AD 377,293 TOTAL 1,280,031

The Total Number of Applicants and Successful Candidates (from 1969 through to 2004 Spring)

Expected Roles of Information Technology Engineers Examination

• What does the industry expect from the exams?Develop high level professionals (43.3%)

Evaluate fundamental skills applicable to various challenges in information technology (40.2%)

Unlike vendor tests, less emphasis on part of the companies to view qualifiers as immediate work force of specific products.

IT Engineers Examination

Vs. Vender Certifications

IT Engineers Examination

Common course for IT engineers. Covers all areas regardless of product

Vendor Certifications

Elective course on each individual product

TOP 10 INFORMATION COMPANIES NUMBER OF ITEE QUALIFIERS

Company Sales M¥ ITEE TOTALQUALIFIERS WORK

1. NTT DATA 750,703 6,432 7,232

2. OTSUKA CORP. 316,578 1,370 6,222

3. NTT COMMWARE 301,554 3,959 5,821

4. NIHON UNISYS 251,412 1,810 3,042

5. ITOCHU TECHNO SCIENCE 245,667 N.A. 2,014

6. HITACHI SOFTWARE ENG’G 220,432 9,102 5,653

7. NOMURA RESEARCH INST. 216,122 5,552 3,393

8. FUJITSU BUSINESS SYSTEMS 167,575 452 3,391

9. HITACHI INFO. SYSTEMS 154,114 4,265 5,107

10. CSK CORP. 146,420 4,398 4,768

SOME EMPLOYEES ARE QUALIFIED IN MULTIPLE CATEGORIES

Why do people take the exams?

•Develop individual ability by studying for the Exams (65.8%)

• Better jobs (20.3%)

(38.6 for Students)

•Promotion (11.2%)

(23.3% for software/information service industry)

Questionnaire survey on IT Engineers Examination (February 1999, JITEC)

Preferential Treatment for Successful Candidates

In Japan

Exemption of certain subjects in other national examinations:

Small and Medium Enterprise Management Consultants Examination Patent Attorney Examination

High school teachers license examination, etc.

Preferential treatment for employment contracts recognized under Labor Standards Law

In Asia University degree or 10 year work experience requirement waived when applying for Japanese work visa

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Certification Exams in the Philippines

Applicants Examinees Passed % Passed

Philippines Manila Cebu

Japan

813730101

128,270

72662898

84,113

44368

14,741

6.1%5.7%8.2%

17.5%

Pilot Test Result

Knowledge Field1. Computer Science Fundamentals

2. Computer Systems

3. Systems Development and Operation

4. Network Technology

5. Database Technology

6. Security

7. Standardization

8. Computerization and Management

9. Component Design (Internal Design)

10. Detailed Design (Program Design)

11. Program Implementation

12. Programming Languages

JITSE Phil. Examination Summary of the Results

September 08, 2002

EXAMINATION SITE

No. of Applicant

s *(Previous

Year)

No. of Examinees

*(Previous Year)

No. of Successful Examinees

*(Previous Year)

Rate of Successful Examinees

*(Previous Year)

PHILIPPINES 744*(831)

719*(726)

38*(44)

5.3%*(6.1%)

Baguio 32*(NA)

32*(NA)

0*(NA)

0.0%*(NA)

Cebu 68*(101)

68*(98)

8*(8)

11.8%*(8.2%)

Davao 40*(NA)

40*(NA)

0*(NA)

0.0%*(NA)

Manila 604*(730)

579*(628)

30*(36)

5.2%*(5.7%)

*(The 2001 Examination was administered in Manila and Cebu only).

2nd JITSE Phil. Examination Summary of the Results

September 07, 2003

Exam Site Registered Applicants

Examinees Passed

Manila 280 272 30

Cebu 62 56 5

Zamboanga 40 38 1

Davao 7 7 1

Baguio 71 70 -

Total 460 443 37

3nd JITSE Phil. Examination Summary of the Results

April 25, 2004

Exam Site Registered Applicants

Examinees Passed

Manila 195 130 10

Batangas 4 4 0

Baguio 33 13 0

Cebu 22 21 3

Zamboanga 41 41 0

Davao

Total

2

297

2

211

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4th JITSE Phil. Examination Summary of the Results

October 10, 2004

Exam Site Registered Applicants

Examinees Passed

Manila 178 158 37

Baguio 28 21 0

Cebu 43 42 11Cagayan de

Oro15 14 1

Zamboanga 18 16 0

Total 282 251 49

MRA Signing between JITSE & JITEC April 17, 2002

MOJ recognized JITSE as

Philippine Nihon Joho Gijutsu Hyojun Shiken

ZaidanOn May 30, 2003

May 29, 2003BUREAU OF PRODUCT STANDARDS,

DTI

accepts JITSE as Phil. National Standard- PNS

2030:2003Information Technology

Engineers for Skills Standards