The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the National Government on Thursday awarded service-training grants to five networks of enterprises through the SkillsUpNet Philippines (SUNPh) program. READ:
THE Asian Development Bank and the National Government on Thursday awarded service-training grants to five networks of enterprises through the SkillsUpNet Philippines program.
“The rationale of the program is to help address the new challenges of the scarring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment, as well as the emerging impact of new technologies and shaping the future of work,” ADB Vice-President Ahmed M. Saeed said in a speech at the awarding ceremony. The program is part of the government’s National Employment Recovery Strategy 2021–2022 aimed at improving workers’ access to jobs, livelihoods, and training.
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