Joint Position Paper: Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines 02 April 2025 — The Makati Business Club co-signed a position paper with the Joint Foreign
Policy Notes: AMDev Meeting with TESDA Director General Francisco Benitez 25 September 2024 – The Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development (AMDev) Alliance, USAID Philippines, UNILAB Foundation,
TESDA Champions for Industry-led TVET and Upskilling Programs in Manufacturing Previous Next 25 September 2024 – The Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development (AMDev) Program hosted its
USAID and Private Sector Calls for Effective HEI-Industry Collaboration for the Vis-Min Manufacturing Sector 12 August 2024 – The Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development (AMDev) Alliance
USAID and UNILAB Foundation launch first Visayas Advanced Manufacturing Institute
The USAID-UNILAB Foundation launched its fourth advanced manufacturing institute (AMI) in Mactan, Cebu, partnering with Teradyne Philippines, a leading provider of advanced testing and automation solutions. This new institute is the first of its kind in the Visayas region.
11,000 target set for advanced manufacturing training
The Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development Alliance (AMDev) Program is expected to take in 11,000 trainees, expanding beyond the initial intake of electronics and pharmaceuticals workers, an official said.
USAid exec: Skilled workforce needed for advanced manufacturing
Thomas Leblanc, the director of the Office of Education of USAid, said that the Philippines has the potential to grow its advanced manufacturing industry but is hampered by Filipinos’ lack of skills and knowledge for the industry.
USAID, private sector to upskill thousands of manufacturing workers
Manufacturing workers are the beneficiaries of a new training program with the help of the Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development Alliance (AMDev).
19 September 2023 — The Advanced Manufacturing Stakeholder Forum discussed strategies to strengthen the workforce and address the problems of unemployment and job-skills mismatch in the manufacturing sector.
The forum is an annual event of the Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development (AMDev) Program – a 5-year USAID- and Unilab Foundation-led initiative that aims to create a pipeline of highly skilled workforce who meet the evolving requirements of the advanced manufacturing sector. MBC is the secretariat.
The Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development Alliance (AMDev) is a five-year program supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and led by the Unilab Foundation. It aims to improve the competencies of the manufacturing workforce, create an enabling environment for advanced manufacturing workforce development, and address the challenges of systemic insufficiencies in the education system. The program seeks to achieve these goals by rapidly transforming education and training processes to enable the readiness of the workforce for Industry 4.0, or Advanced Manufacturing. AMDev is a collaborative effort involving higher education institutions, research institutions, specialized non-profit organizations, and government agencies.
The AMDev program was established to address the need for a highly skilled and adaptive workforce that meets the evolving harmonized skills and qualifications descriptors, competency, and training standards in the manufacturing sector. It also aims to bridge the gap between the skills of the workforce and the requirements of Industry 4.0.
The Advanced Manufacturing Skills Council (AMSC), institutionalized through the AMDev program, will lead the effort to define and harmonize standards and qualifications descriptors, competency, and training standards for the manufacturing workforce. The AMSC, under the management of Makati Business Club is set to sustain the AMDev initiatives after its completion in 2027.
