Parents will do anything to get their children a college diploma in the hope that it will help bring them out of their hand-to-mouth existence. College education, outside of a few institutions, is a scam perpetrated by people running diploma mills. Jobseekers must have the right skills, never mind the diploma, to be employed. Using data from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) assessments, he stressed that education systems must evolve to prepare students with both technical skills and essential soft skills, including problem-solving and creative skills and emotional resilience. Technical skills are expected but soft skills that will reveal how a job applicant will interact with a BPO client is just as important.

Source: Philippine Star October 08, 2024 19:01 UTC