The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and IBM today
signed an agreement to collaborate on developing a comprehensive analytics
education master plan for Philippine higher education institutions in order to
prepare the country’s workforce for the emerging trend towards analytics.
Created as part of a broad agenda
of reforms on the country’s education system, CHED is responsible for
formulating plans, policies and strategies relating to higher
education. The Commission on Higher Education will cooperate with IBM to
review the existing academic curriculum, and recommend courses to develop the
necessary skills in the areas of analytics; identify job opportunities which
will be created in key industries as a result of the application of analytics;
and form a Smarter Education Consortium with membership from academe,
government and industry to act as an advisory council and consultative body on
next generation education policies and reforms.
“Stronger links with industry and
technological innovations are essential for national development and
progress. The government, several industries and companies, and key
higher education institutions are collaborating in developing programs to train
the future workforce in analytics.” said Chairperson Patricia B. Licuanan,
CHED.
“IBM has the global experience and
expertise in promoting analytics education programs, thought leadership,
teacher professional development, curriculum development, as well as knowledge
and expertise in the field of analytics,” said Mariels Almeda Winhoffer. “Analytics is a huge market opportunity globally and IBM has recognized
the potential for the Philippines to be the Global Center for Analytics due to
its world class human capital resource, growing technical skill and proven
success and experience in business process outsourcing.”
“We share the same sentiments with
IBM on how analytics can be the new game changer. It allows organizations
to make more informed and accurate decisions that will enable organizations to
accurately anticipate and predict outcomes. This cooperation will enable us to
leverage IBM’s best practice in this area to prepare our students to
participate in the emerging global market opportunity for analytics, estimated
to be about US$160 billion by 2015,” said Licuanan.
Recently, an international team of
IBM volunteers worked with CHED under the auspices of the IBM Corporate Service
Corp (CSC) program. At the end of the month-long assignment in October, the
team provided initial recommendations to CHED, identifying ways to position the
Philippines as an analytics education and technology hub for the region.
The IBM CSC program, often called the corporate version of the “Peace Corps”,
was developed to help IBM employees become effective 21st century global leaders
and citizens while helping solve complex problems in developing countries like
the Philippines.
About CHED
The Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) was created on May 18, 1994 through the passage of Republic
Act No. 7722, or the Higher Education Act of 1994. CHED, an attached agency to
the Office of the President for administrative purposes, is headed by a
chairperson and four commissioners, each having a term of office of four years.
The Commission En Banc acts as a collegial body in formulating plans, policies
and strategies relating to higher education and the operation of CHED.
The creation of CHED was part of a
broad agenda of reforms on the country’s education system outlined by the
Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM) in 1992. Part of the reforms was
the trifocalization of the education sector into three governing bodies: the
CHED for tertiary and graduate education, the Department of Education (DepEd)
for basic education and the Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA) for technical-vocational and middle-level education.
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