By Alma L. Tingcang
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – With the unemployment and underemployment problems that beset our country, the
national government through the Department of Labor and Employment embarked on
the establishment of a National Skills Registry System (SRS).
The SRS is a continuing nationwide manpower
skills registration to capture most, if not all the manpower supply available
in every local government unit (LGU) for potential employment locally and
abroad.
It also facilitates employability and
contributes to the overall development and improvement of the quality of the
Philippine labor force to be more globally competitive.
DOLE is committed to organize, develop and
maximize utilization of the country’s manpower resources through the SRS.
To further improve the SRS project, the
National Skills Registry System provincial validation and assessment exercises
attended by Public Employment Service Office (PESO) managers was recently held
at Tamayo Beach Resort in Malintuboan, Labason, Zamboanga del Norte.
Mr. Elamsalih
E. Ungad, Supervising LEO and OIC of DOLE Sibugay explained to the PESO managers the importance of NSRS in terms
of employment facilitation which is the core function of the PESO.
“The
database can help the LGU, potential employers and other stakeholders to locate
the skills they want or upgrade their skills through community-based training,
minimizing the job mismatch problem and helping the community alleviate
theireconomic status. This will also encourage investors to put up business
activities due to realistic summary of skills,” the labor chief quoted.
The program capitalizes
on the partnership of DOLE and LGU in employment facilitation through the PESO
to deliver quality employment services to its constituents. Already on its
fifth wave of implementation, the SRS project started in 2010.
Aside from the validation
and assessment exercises, other relevant topics were also discussed such as:
the K-12 Orientation presented by Dr. Monalisa M. Babiera putting emphasis on
the important role of Public Employment Service Officer (PESO) managers in
career counseling for senior high school and Stress
Management: Reducing its Intensity through Managing Your Reaction,
expounded by Ms. Mary Sanedna A. Ambi, a
registered guidance counselor.