Clark Freeport, Pampanga—The new expansion program of the Clark Investors and Locators Association here will generate about 9,000 additional jobs this month up to next year, an official said.
There are still many jobs waiting to be filled inside Clark as shown by data from the External Affairs Department of the Clark Development Corp., said Noel Tulabut, chief of the communication division.
During the recent job fair here, about 132 applicants were hired on the spot, while 269 qualified for tests and 2,227 were scheduled for further interviews, Tulabut said.
“This is still very far from the actual labor needs inside Clark Field,” he added.
The arrival of additional locators, mostly Chinese, Taiwanese and Japanese businessmen, and the expansion of businesses already operating inside the former US Air Force base led to the increased demand for workers inside the Freeport, he said.
CILA is an organization of firms operating inside the Freeport.
To solve the mismatches between the labor force required and the availability of manpower, CDC is proposing a Dual Training System that would assure future locators and investors in the Freeport of a steady stream of job hunters.
This is in cooperation with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority and the colleges, universities, and local government units of Pampanga, Tulabut added.