Addressing the education-labor mismatch?
But while Neri has been hogging the news over his role in the ZTE debacle, this matter of his CHED chairmanship has been put out of the limelight. After promising to make education Arroyo’s legacy, it has now again taken a back seat in the national agenda.
To recall, right after assuming his post, Neri’s initial statements centered on the need to “troubleshoot” the education-labor mismatch, which is defined Former Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Andrew Gonzalez as the disparity between the manpower needs of the country and the output of higher education.
What has become of the “troubleshooting” of the education sector by addressing this “mismatch” – the reason floated by the administration for Neri’s sudden transfer to the said post?
