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Human Resource
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About the Research
Strategy 2030 –
Demographic
Transition &
Operational Priority
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TESDA
Dr. Shelly De La
Vega
POEA
COSE
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Country Study
South Korea
Japan
Singapore Philippines
Indonesia
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long-Term Care (LTC)
Activities undertaken by others to ensure that people with or at
risk of a significant ongoing loss of intrinsic capacity can
maintain a level of functional ability consistent with their basic
rights, fundamental freedoms and human dignity (WHO 2015)
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Global Population Ageing
In 2017, 962 million people are aged
80 y/o and above
2017 – 137 million 60 or over 13% of the world’s
2050 – 425 million population - 500 million in 1990
Triple growth – 288
million increase
Cause
declining fertility rates
and increasing life
expectancies. 2.1 billion by 2050 at 3% growth rate
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Ageing Trend in Asia & Pacific and the Human
Resource Challenges
Trends Challenges
Declining fertility rate and increasing
Prevalence of non-communicable
life expectancy
diseases & cognitive impairment
Japan – 1.44 (dementia)
South Korea – 1.05
Changing Socio-economic and family
By 2050, Asia & the Pacific region will structures
have the largest share of persons
aged 60+ (870 million) from 334
SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote
million in 2016
wellbeing for all at all ages
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ILO Definition of LTC Workers
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1.
Singapore
Case Study
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Low Fertility and High Life Expectancy
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Manpower Shortage in LTC
Overall 9,000 – 10,000 healthcare workers missing
LTC Sector - need 3,700 direct care workers by 2020
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Manpower (Local) Shortage in LTC
Capacity Building
2020 Healthcare
and Resource Migrant Worker
Manpower Plan Integration
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Steps Towards the Right Direction
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Technology in Elderly Care
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2.
Philippine
Case Study
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Ageing in Philippine
Growth of number of elderly persons is higher than that of
its population growth
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8,013,059 Elderly Persons
147 Geriatricians
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Steps Towards the Right Direction
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Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement
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Certification Gap and Mobility
Skills and
accreditation
Supplying Country Receiving Country
TESDA Japan
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Triple-Win Project with Germany
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Recommendations
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Thanks!
Any questions?
You can find me at:
yichen.zhu@u.nus.edu
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Reference
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/02/24/national/filipino-indonesian-trainee-nurses-to-get-
more-time-to-pass-japan-exams/#.W1-vAmZ7Fp8
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/more-help-at-hand-for-dementia-patients
https://mipaa.unescapsdd.org/files/documents/SDD%20Ageing%20Fact%20Sheet%20Overview.pdf
http://www.gs.org.sg/sg50conference/pdf/s4-1.pdf
http://www.lienfoundation.org/sites/default/files/Long%20Term%20Care%20Manpower%20Study%
20FINAL_0.pdf
http://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/ageing/
http://www.lienfoundation.org/sites/default/files/Long%20Term%20Care%20Manpower%20Study%
20FINAL_0.pdf
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/birth-rates-in-japan-fall-to-lowest-level-on-
record-1.3336732
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/more-help-at-hand-for-dementia-patients
https://qz.com/1219977/south-korea-recorded-its-lowest-ever-fertility-rate-in-2017/
Health workforce : a global supply chain approach : new data on the employment effects of health
economies in185 countries / Xenia Scheil-Adlung30; International Labour Office, Social Protection
Department. - Geneva: ILO,2016.
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