Employment model for green jobs in Philippines: Promoting green jobs and livelihoods in environmentally sustainable construction of social housing
Bilateral organizations
The development agencies of many countries make skills development a pillar of their Official Development Assistance – from the perspective of education systems, employment promotion, poverty reduction, and private sector development. Documentation of their experience, evaluations and impact assessments, mission statements, and other knowledge products are made available through the Global KSP.
ILO
The International Labour Organization is the tripartite U.N. agency that promotes Decent Work through employment, social security, labour standards and social dialogue. Its work on skills development is guided by the conceptual framework on Skills to improve productivity, employment growth, and development agreed in 2008 by representatives of Governments, Employers’ Associations and Workers’ Associations. Research, policy advice, and pilot projects and technical cooperation programmes to apply good practices in different circumstances across its 185 member States aims to boost the employability of workers, the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises, and the inclusiveness of economic growth. The ILO Secretariat in offices in 40 countries works with Ministries of Labour, employers’ organizations, and trade unions to integrate skills development into national and sector development strategies in order to better meet current labour market needs and to prepare for the jobs of the future; to expand access to employment-related training so that youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups are better able to acquire skills and secure productive and decent work; and to improve the ability of public employment services to provide career guidance, maintain labour exchange services, and deliver active labour market programmes.For more information regarding the ILO’s work on skills and employability go to: http://www.ilo.org/skills/lang--en/index.htm; for ILO/Cinterfor's Knowledge Management Plarform, see: http://www.oitcinterfor.org
Anticipating and matching skills needs
Anticipating and building skills for the future is essential to a rapidly changing labour market. This applies to changes in the types and levels of skills needed as well as in occupational and technical areas. Effective methods to anticipate future skills needs and avoid potential mismatches include: sustained dialogue between employers and trainers, coordination across government institutions, labour market information systems, employment services and performance reviews of training institutions.
Case studies and good practices
Case studies that document good practices and illustrate the benefits and lessons learnt of particular approaches or methods in real practice.
This employment model for green jobs in the Philippines is produced by the Green Jobs in Asia project which is supported by the Australian Government (2010–2015). The construction of social housing is not typically considered a testing ground for green innovation. However, eligible residents of the Southville 8 housing project in Rodriguez, Rizal are learning the skills necessary for the production and installation of environmentally-friendly construction materials, improving their employment prospects and creating a healthier, more climate-secure community in the process. The employment model in sustainable construction for the Philippines establishes a strategy for the creation of green/er jobs. It does so by supporting innovative partnerships and developing curricula for skills, entrepreneurship and financial training to promote green jobs for low-income communities, with a particular focus on women. This strategy is based on the construction of new-build projects, involving a multi-tiered approach, with partners drawn from both the public and private sectors.
Education and training
Entrepreneurship
Green skills
Private sector
Public sector
Skills anticipation
Skills upgrading
Sustainable development
Women
Asia and the Pacific
