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FutureYou.ph empowers students to follow their dreams

FutureYou.ph participated in the Career Awareness Caravan organized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Philippine Employment Services Office (PESO), and the Iloilo Government-Industry-Academe (GIA) Council in Leganes, Iloilo. The event was held to make students understand the economic situation and job demands in Iloilo. 
FutureYou ph at the Career Awareness Caravan at Leganes Iloilo
Ms. Velma Jane Lao of LEIPO discussed Economic Development in the region. Ms. Salome Siaton from DOLE weighed in on the differences between being self-employed and being employed by a company.  Also present to give the opening remarks was the Mayor of Leganes, Hon. Adolfo Jaen.



 The Career Awareness Caravan gave the students a glimpse of life in different sectors such as entrepreneurship and engineering. A career panel presentation was conducted with speakers from Department of Science and Technology, JIT’s Construction, Wood Fashion Designs and Creations and Ung’s Bakeshop. 

The high unemployment rate in the Philippines can be linked to the job mismatch or misinformation of those applying to college. Many industries have applicants but no job openings, while other industries have jobs available, but do not have qualified applicants. With the right information, students can pick a course that suits their interests and at the same time, will develop after they graduate college and enter the field. 
Massi Oracion Philippine Business for Education Project Coordinator for Post-Secondary Education

“We want to help the students here in Iloilo and around the Philippines achieve their dreams but we have to give them the right tools to do so,” said Massi Oracion, Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) Project Coordinator for Post-Secondary Education.  

“Information is the key to making the right decisions. The lecture on the economic development is so that students know which jobs are on the rise and so that they can use it to help them decide on their career in the future,” he added. 

About FutureYou.ph
FutureYou.ph is a joint project of PBEd and the USAID/Philippines. It is an online career exploration tool that is part of the Higher Education and Productivity project (HEP). The HEPP is a three-year project, which aims to improve post-secondary education through national and local industry-academe partnerships.

About Philippine Business for Education (PBEd)
Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) is a non-stock, non-profit corporation established in 2006. It is the business community’s response to the need for consensus and sustained advocacy in education reform. Its main vision is to nurture consensus on key directions in education reform and to initiate and lead the action towards those directions.

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