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The Filipinos as IT professionals
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Posted on Feb 24 2006
The Philippines is now considered a “vast resource” of well-trained and highly educated Information and Communication Technology professionals.
Philippine government agency Philippine Overseas Employment Administration records show that over 300 Philippine schools and training centers are now providing students with computer training and learning technologies such as core concepts, software engineering skills and relevant technologies.
POEA said 80,000 Filipino graduates every year are technically equipped and have the natural ability to adapt to different work cultures.
“Most are trained in visual basic, Windows NT, C++, SQL, Oracle or Java,” said POEA.
A recent publication being distributed at the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Nauru Building said that, since Filipino workers are well known for their industry, talent and love for work, they are now considered a major workforce of the world. It said that most Filipino ICT professionals are involved in software development, specifically as programmers and systems analysts.
“They are into data design, computer networking, e-commerce, web development and multi-media application,” said POEA.
Because of the technical skills of the Filipinos, POEA said Filipino ICT professionals are proficient in strategic planning, project management, customer service skills, interpersonal skills and creative thinking and presentation skills.
The Philippines is also recognized now as a major outsourcing center for companies in the United States, Japan and Europe. For the past years, the Philippine government has documented thousands of ICT professionals in more than 20 destinations worldwide, primarily in the USA, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
They are employed in companies that set up company intranets and extranets, operate communications facilities and manage information and communication technology projects. They are into ICT management, ICT consultancy and sales and marketing services.
POEA said the Philippine government continues to pursue the development of its human resources in the ICT sector because the government envisions the Philippines to be the leading E-Services Center in Asia.
