ZAMBOANGA CITY ? The Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office IX thru its Zamboanga City and Isabela City Field Offices (ZCFO, ICFO) conducted a learning session on the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Employment Information System (PEIS), new PhilJobNet platform and Philippine Talent Map Initiative (PTMI) last September 28, 2017 at the Grand Astoria Hotel, Mayor Jaldon Street, Zamboanga City.

DOLE Regional Director Ofelia B. Domingo welcomed 15 PESO Managers and staff and 7 Career Guidance Counselors from the different schools in the cities of Zamboanga and Isabela. She said that the one day learning session aims to orient the participants on systems developed by DOLE to ease employment facilitation.

To thoroughly discuss the systems, Ms. April Jane Barretto of ZCFO, Ms. Marlene Anoos of ICFO and Mr. Edilberto Angeles Jr. were invited as resource speakers. A forum was also conducted right after the presentations.

Present during the learning session were Ms. Norma Baluca of Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Ofelia Amik of Pilar College, Dr. Anna Marie Gomez of Zamboanga City Polytechnic State College, Mr. Joselito Nuevo of Zambo ECOZONE, Dr. Arlyn Serondo of PESO-Siocon and Noraiyah Dullah of PESO-Sirawai. Representative from Southern City Colleges, Universidad de Zamboanga and STI College were also present.

The PEIS is a database of active manpower supply containing the profiles of all persons and employers, information on the qualifications and skills of the applicants as well as the job vacancies posted by the employers.

Meanwhile, the PhilJobNet is an internet-based job and applicant matching system which aims to fast track jobseekers search for jobs and employers search for manpower.

Lastly, the PTMI is a springboard for linking the students, academe, government, workforce and industry in addressing the job-skill mismatch and therefore increasing the employability of the Filipino workforce.

? With reports from April Jane Barretto, LEO-II - ZCFO