DOLE: Construction workers, in demand sa PHL, abroad

Hinimok ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) nitong Lunes ang mga high school student na kumuha ng training courses sa construction sapagkat mataas ngayon ang demand sa mga construction worker sa local at international market.

 

Sa isang news release, inihayag ni Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz: “Salaries of construction workers can even go up as high as P50,000 for highly-trained workers."

 

"Meanwhile, tuition for courses related to construction only cost about P3,000 to P15,000, depending on the duration and type of training,” aniya.

 

Para kay Baldoz, sa "Project JobsFit: DOLE 2020 Vision" ng DOLE, mayroong job-generating potential ang career sa construction. 

 

Ayon sa Buereau of Labor and Employment (BLE) ng DOLE, maaari umanong kumita ang mga Filipino construction worker ng P13,000 hanggang 40,000 kada-buwan.

 

"Some of these jobs which only require minimum training cost but guarantee a return of high income are CAD operators, electricians, and metal fabrication Technicians,” aniya.

 

Ayon sa BLE, may ilang mga computer schools na nagtuturo ng mga kursong may kinalaman sa construction tulad ng AUTOCAD. Tumatagal lamang ito ng 48 hanggang 60 oras at may halaga na P4,500 hanggang P5,600 bawat kurso.

 

Kumikita ang isang entry-level CAD operator ng P10,000 hanggang P24,000 bawat buwan, kasama na ang allowances at iba pang insentibo.

 

Paliwanag ng DOLE, in demand ang mga CAD operator sapagkat ang architectural at engineering design ay isinasalin sa mga detalyadong CAD drawings.

 

Electricians

 

Samantala, ayon sa DOLE, hindi lamang sa Pilipinas in demand ang mga electrician ngunit pati rin sa abroad.

 

Aniya, may halaga lamang ng P3,000 hanggang P5,000 ang training ng mga electrician sa public technical-vocational schools.

 

Kumikita ang isang entry-level electrician ng P8,000 hanggang P12,000 bawat buwan at maaari pa itong tumaas ng P15,000 bawat buwan para sa mga highly-trained at experienced electricians.

 

“Among all occupations in the construction industry, Filipino electricians are highly in demand whether here or abroad due to their impeccable expertise in electronic wiring and maintenance of equipment, appliances, apparatus, and fixtures," ani Baldoz.

 

Ayon kay Baldoz, sa mga high school graduates na nais maging welders o metal fabrication technicians na kumikita ng P8,000 hanggang P20,000 bawat buwan, maaari silang kumuha ng Department of Science at Technology-Science Education Institute Scholarship Grant.

 

“In the overseas market, Filipino welders are highly-in-demand and are among the top occupations with the highest recorded deployment in the construction industry," aniya.

 

Technical, vocational training

 

Ayon kay Baldoz, ang mga technical at vocational training ay susi sa mga naghahanap ng trabaho upang magkaroon ng oportunidad.

 

“Vocational-technical training offers the fastest turnaround from classroom to workplace, from new skills to paychecks,” ani Baldoz.

 

Ang ibang trabaho na in demand ngayon sa construction industry ay: heavy equipment mechanic and operator; computer technician; pipe layer; steam fitter; rigger; machinist; at mason. — Amanda Fernandez/RSJ, GMA News