Through its educational institutions—Asia Pacific College (APC), National University (NU)—and the scholarship programs of SM Foundation Inc. (SMFI), the SM group is equipping students with the technical skills, industry experience, and mindset needed to thrive in a competitive, evolving job market.
President Marcos on Wednesday said that the Philippine unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in two decades, attributing the improvement to strong investor inflows and job creation initiatives across the country.
Despite spending millions of pesos on flight training and type ratings, hundreds of young Filipino pilots remain unemployed, victims of a mismatch between training expectations and industry requirements.
The initiative aligns with SM Foundation’s J.O.B.S. (Job Opportunities Building Skills) program, which aims to address unemployment and job distribution gaps by enhancing employability through skills development and job matching.
The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) has entered into a partnership with SM’s Job Opportunities Building Skills program to provide upskilling opportunities to thousands of employees from over 800 AmCham member companies.
Cebu Pacific hosted a job fair in Tacloban on Saturday, in collaboration with government agencies and the non-governmental organization United Filipino Global
An 120 private firms will be recruiting when digital career platform Bossjob holds its Merged 2024 Job Fair on July 13-14 at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City.