What is Project Jobs Fit:

The DOLE 2020 Vision?

Project Jobs Fit: The DOLE 2020 Vision

Overall Objective:

To identify the preferred skills in

priority industries in the region for
the next five (5) years.
 Priority and Emerging Industries
Priority Industries:
cyber services (call center, BPO)
tourism (health, wellness & medical)
hotels and restaurants
agribusiness and fishery
construction, and
wholesale and retail trade.
 Priority and Emerging Industries
Emerging Industries:

renewable energy- bio-fuel

real estate development
transport & logistics
mining (small scale incl. quarry)
 Identified KEGS with their Corresponding Skills Requirement

KEGS SKILLS REQUIREMENT

Cyber-Services Call Center Agents/Customer

Service Agents
Engineers
Accountants
Personal Assistants
Virtual Assistants
Researchers
Programmers
Tourism (Health, Wellness & Massage Therapist
Medical) Spa Therapist
Doctors
 Identified KEGS with their Corresponding Skills Requirement (based on PJF Regional
Consultation Region VI)

KEGS SKILLS REQUIREMENT

Hotels and Restaurants Cooks

Service Crews
Butlers
Reservation Officers
Tour Guides
Agribusiness Aqua-culturist
Entrepreneur
Construction Construction Workers
Heavy Equipment Operators
Heavy Equipment Mechanics
Pipe fitters
Riggers
 Emerging Industry in Region VI

There are emerging industries that surfaced along the conduct of consultation. However,
emerging industry may not be really new industry in a strict sense. Some industry may not be the
employment drivers five or ten years ago but at present time it has a potential to be one making it
an emerging one. Below are the emerging industries that surfaced in the regional consultation with
the stakeholders.
Emerging
Industries Skills Requirements
Renewable Energy & Bio-fuel Chemist
Chemical Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Quality Control Engineer
Checker
Loader
Farm Workers
Drivers
Maintenance Workers
Office Workers
Transport and Logistics Forklift Operators
Gantry Operators
Drivers (for trailers or long haul)
Safety Engineer
Crane Operators
Backhoe Operators
Maintenance Mechanics
 Emerging Industry in Region VI

There are emerging industries that surfaced along the conduct of consultation. However, emerging
industry may not be really new industry in a strict sense. Some industry may not be the employment driver five
or ten years ago but at present time it has a potential to be one making it an emerging one. Below are the
emerging industries that surfaced in the regional consultation with the stakeholders.

Emerging
Industries Skills Requirements
Real Estate Development Building Managers
Construction Managers
Mechanical Engineers
Electrical Engineers
Civil Engineers
Architects
Construction Workers
Foreman
Masons
Welders
Mining (small scale) Loaders
Surveyors
Miners
Geodetic Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
Geologist
Chemist
Safety Engineers
Lab Technicians
Drillers
Blasters
The stakeholders consultation in Region VI, particularly the academe, have expressed that
the skills needed in the identified KEGs could be met and supplied by the academe and
training institution except for some skills which requires specialization which they admittedly
identified as hard-to-fill:
KEGs HARD-TO-FILL
Construction Heavy Equipment Operators
Safety Officers
Renewable Energy & Bio-fuel Chemist
Chemical Engineer
Transport and Logistics Gantry Operators
Crane Operators
Backhoe Operators
Safety Engineers
Mining Geologist
Loaders
Surveyors
Miners
Geodetic Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
Chemist
Safety Engineers
Laboratory Technicians
Drillers
Blasters