Davao targets 150k BPO employees by 2028
DAVAO CITY, PHILIPPINES — The information and communications technology (ICT) industry in Davao is targeting to double its business process management (BPM) workforce to 150,000 by 2028.
ICT-Davao, Inc. President Xavier Manalastas said that this target is in support of the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines’ (IBPAP) 2.5 million target for the national IT-BPM workforce.
Manalastas said it is strengthening partnerships with educational institutions and government agencies to prepare more people for information technology and business process management work.
“The 150,000 will not be filled or can be achieved in Davao City alone but throughout Davao Region,” Manalastas said.
“We are currently working with different agencies in the government and we are also working closely. As mentioned, the challenge is talent, with the universities, higher education institutions and state colleges,” he said.
Manalastas also said ICT-Davao is working closely with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority for the creation of a Metro Davao ICT Industry Board and to tap the agency’s scholarship programs.
“We hope to be able to train more unemployed or employed or underemployed in the Davao Region for them to get the skills they need or to upskill and to be absorbed in the industry to fill the gap,” he said.
