EDUCATING FUTURE-READY FILIPINO GRADUATES

A Roadmap for Creating and Transforming University Career Centers in the

Featuring Case Studies From: PHINMA | The Technological Institute of the Philippines | The University of Santo Tomas Author and Editor:

Farouk Dey

Co-Authors:

Frank D. Alejandrino Eduardo Arevalo Lucila O. Bance To all the wonderful people of the Philippines for their generosity and hospitality; to the students, staff, and faculty of PHINMA UI, T.I.P., and UST for agreeing to create magical moments together; and to USAID, STRIDE, RTI, and WDI for supporting the establishment of university career centers in the Philippines, which will undoubtedly impact communities and change the future of Filipino graduates for years to come.

Farouk Dey

“He who does not know how to look back at where he came from, will never get to his destination.”

José Rizal TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acronyms 5

Executive Summary 6

Acknowledgements 7

I. Stride Initiatives 8

II. University Career Centers In The Philippines 10

III. Phinma University Of Iloilo (UI) 12

IV. The Technological Institute Of The Philippines (T.I.P.) 20

V. The University Of Santo Tomas (UST) 28

VI. Roadmap For University Career Centers In The Philippines 36

References 44

About The Author & Editor 45

About The Contributors 46

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS

WDI William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan USAID United States Agency for International Development STRIDE Science, Technology, Research and Innovation for Development RTI Research Triangle Institute, International PHINMA Philippine Investment Management UI University of Iloilo T.I.P. Technological Institute of the Philippines UST University of Santo Tomas NACE National Association of Colleges and Employers OJT On the Job Training OBE Outcomes-Based Education CHED Council on Higher Education HEI Higher Education Institution CCC Counseling and Career Center CDT Career Development and Training SCP-IP Student Career Placement and Industry Partnership MOA Memorandum of Agreement CA Career Ambassador ThomGUTS Thomasian Gear Up Tools for Success

5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

What began as an idea to enhance economic This guidebook offers three distinct examples that development in the Philippines by linking industry illustrate this point: PHINMA UI began a career center and universities through established college career despite having limited resources, T.I.P.’s executive centers has fueled a national trend inspired by the leadership was supportive of this initiative and three STRIDE-sponsored career centers described in the prioritized the rapid growth of its career center, and UST case studies: the Philippine Investment Management transformed its existing career center to meet the needs (PHINMA) University of Iloilo (UI), the Technological of a large student body by investing in collaborations Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.), and the University of and relationships with campus partners and employers. Santo Tomas (UST). The career centers at these three institutions have become national models that are Launching into a process of innovation and reinvention energizing many other universities in the Philippines can also be challenging, especially for institutions to follow suit and launch into a process of building or that have not historically nurtured a culture of risk- transforming their own career education programs. taking and experimentation. Using design thinking This publication presents their experiences as case methodology as a backdrop, this guidebook offers studies and provides a step-by-step roadmap that insight into the steps these three model career centers other Philippine universities can follow while building took to achieve their goals and recommends steps for or reinventing their own career centers. universities to eff