Philippine Education: On producing globally competitive workforce

HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES must be evaluated in terms of the quality of its graduates and their contribution to the needs of our society and nation. How can the management of higher education institutions be made more effective and efficient in order to produce globally competitive and ethically steeped workforce?

One of the key solutions to this issue is to uplift the morals and nationalism of the students by offering enough subjects in the higher education curricula that could instill nationalism and patriotism among students. One of the reasons our society now is deteriorating is that of the so-called 'brain drain' wherein the cream of the crop among our graduates migrate to other countries, thus having no contributions in solving our own society's problems.

CHED should also strictly screen the educators hired by the educational institutions, whether it be public or private, to ensure their competency to teach the Filipino youth and to also ensure that these students become competitive like their mentors.

Useful government-sponsored (i.e. well-funded) seminars and symposiums may also be compulsory given to all graduating students to direct them on where they could sensibly use the competencies they gained from schools and on how they could sharpen their skills more even after graduation.

            Finally, CHED may also endeavor, through specific programs and strategies, to produce well-rounded graduates, that is, people who are molded to be value-oriented, self-disciplined, and responsible, aside from being well-informed and knowledgeable.