Philippine E-Journals

The Truth about Mismatch Between College Graduates and the Needs of the Industry: An Update

Juanito R Demetrio

 

Abstract:

Mismatch of the skills or education of the graduates and the needs of the industry came into prominence in the Philippines when the news hit the dailies a few years ago that there were 200, 000 to 400,000 nursing graduates who couldn’t find jobs in the healthcare sector. One of the reasons of such phenomenon were the slowdown of demand for nurses abroad, particularly in the U.S.A., and the high increase in the number of Nursing graduates in the higher education institutions around the country. The mismatch issue is like a disease that almost affects everybody, but nobody knows well what it is as to its nature. However, somebody must take the blame for it. Again, as reported, a former chairman of Commission on Higher Education (CHED) was removed from his post (aside from the fact that he was an appointee of the former president) by the new president of the Philippines for two reasons: dismal performance of college graduates in the licensure examinations and the worsening mismatch.