Councilor Bernie Al-ag has called on the employers, specifically in the tourism sector, to relax qualifications for job applicants.
Al-ag, chair of the committee of trade and commerce of the City Council, said some of the complaints received by his office are applicants cannot get a job because they are not fit for the qualifications set by the employers.
“We want to ask our employers to relax their qualifications to the job seekers kay kasagaran muabot sa among opisina dili sila makasulod sa trabaho kay ang qualifications dili sila fit. Number one, mangayo ug Tesda NC II, ang uban ga require ug experience and we know na three years lisod ang trabaho tungod sa pandemic, so ang hangyo namo sa mga employers is to relax their qualifications and give a chance na ma-hire ang mga walay experience ug ato tagaan pud ug chance na ma-hire sila bisan wala pay NC II sa Tesda. To follow na lang unta. Mao ni atong hangyo sa mga employers nga tagaan ug tsansa ang mga walay experience,” Al-ag told media during the opening of the Philippine Tourism Job Fair at Abreeza Mall.
Al-ag cited the difficult requirements needed such as the clearance from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), which added to the burden of the job seekers.
He said his office is now looking at removing NBI clearance from the requirements.
“Kabalo ka kung nag apply ta karon usa pa ta makatrabaho mugasto ta ug sobra P2,000 sa mga requirements lang sama sa NBI clearance, certificates, medical check up. Now gina question na namo ning mga nagapangayo ug NBI clearance ngano diay kung naa kay pending na kaso dili naka makatrabaho? Mao ni ang ginatan-aw namo because we want to cut these mga dili kaayo importante na mga requirements. Isa na sa mga maka discourage sa applicants. Wala na gani pampamasahe daghan pa ug requirements,” he said.
Al-ag said he already discussed this with the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc (DCCCII) and the Davao Tourism Association (DATA).
“Atong gihangyo na ang qualifications sa mga job seekers atoang ipasayon nga maging applicable sa mga aplayan sa atoang job seekers,” he said.
Al-ag also asked the job seekers that once they get the job even, if they have no experience, they have to work over time to get the skills needed.
“Kay paspas ang industry sa turismo,” he said.
