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April 15, 2005 PhilNITS Extends Registration for exam to May 10
April 7, 2005 More are expected to take the Japanese IT standards examinations
March 29, 2005 Offshoring is key to improve Philippine competitiveness
Feb. 3, 2005 PhilNITS sets up Cebu office
Dec. 3, 2004 JITSE Phil changes name to PhilNITS
Nov 26, 2004 Jitse conducts training for systems engineers
Oct 20, 2004 49 IT professionals pass JITSE exam
October 15, 2004 Jitse Phil conducts IT Trainor's Training
Sept 29, 2004 Jitse Phil conducts free review for examinees
August 16, 2004 Jitse conducts free training on network and IT fundamentals
May 31, 2004 Jitse Phil urges schools to conduct JITSE review classes
May 31, 2004 Lucky 13 pass Jitse exam
May 5, 2004 Jitse conducts training on fundamental IT engineers
April 4, 2004 Japan to continue IT assistance to RP
April 3, 2004 The Manila Times, Jitse graduates preferred
The Philippine National IT Standards Foundation (PhilNITS will allow examinees who failed in the previous Japanese IT standard exams to take the removal exams. PhilNITS president Maricor Akol said that the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan has approved PhilNITS’ request that examinees who failed either in the afternoon or morning exams be allowed to take it again. “The removal examination is intended to increase the number of PhilNITS-certified professionals in order to meet the increasing demand in both the Japanese and local markets,” said Akol.
Only those who took the exams in April and October 2004 are allowed to take the removal exams scheduled on May 22, 2005. Last year, the passing rate was 19.5 percent out of the 251 examinees who took the exams, the highest so far since the JITSE exams started in 2002 and is comparable in performance rating with that of Japan. PhilNITS-certified professionals are in demand by Japanese companies in the Philippines and Japan. Akol said that several Japanese companies based in Tokyo have requested PhilNITS to supply them with PhilNITS-certified IT professionals.
The companies mentioned were Shinwa Management Systems Ltd., Mecprego Corp., Proskills and Atom Net. PhilNITS has been notified of the openings for at least 200 PhilNITS-certified IT professionals. “In fact, a Japanese-owned outsourcing company (NSOV) will be formally opened on April 29 with at least 10 presidents of member-companies of Atom Net coming to Manila to attend the inauguration,” said Akol.
April 15 2005 PhilNITS Extends Registration for exam to May 10
The registration for the Japanese IT standard examinations scheduled on May 22 is extended. PhilNITS president Maricor Akol said the extended registration will allow interested IT programmers and professionals to take the certification exams.
The next examination is set on October 10, 2005. Akol has urged prospective examinees to continue their preparation and review for the exams. Review materials and copies of previous exams are available at the PhilNITS office, 3rd floor, Oppen Bldg., Sen Gil Puyat Ave. in Makati City.
The exams will be held in the following examination centers: Manila, Baguio, Tanauan in Batangas, Cebu, Davao and Zamboanga. Akol expects more applicants to take the May 22 exams following last year's passing rate of 19.5 percent, the highest so far since the certification exams started in 2001.
An applicant should have a knowledge in any of the four programming languages such as Assembler, C, COBOL or Java. There will be no age limit or college degree required for all applicants. Now on its fourth year of operation, PhilNITS has already produced 187 PhilNITS-certified IT engineers and professionalsfrom a pool of 1,672 examinees.
PhilNITS' certification program has been donated by the Japanese government to the Philippines – the objective of which is to set a common standard in the Asean region to measure the competency of IT engineers and professionals on the fundamentals of IT. Formerly known as Japanese IT Standard Exams of the Philippines certificate, PhilNITS was recognized by the Bureau of Products Standards (BPS) with registry no. PNS 2030:2003.
Akol said the PhilNITS certificate is equivalent to those implemented by the Institute for the Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP) of the US and European Computer Driving License of Europe.
7 April 2005 More IT programmers and professionals are expected to take the Japanese IT standards examinations
(JITSE) scheduled on May 22 and October 10 to be held in six examination centers throughout the country. Maricor Akol, president of the Philippine National IT Standards Foundation (PhilNITS) has appealed to prospective examinees to start preparing for the exams.
Review materials and copies of previous exams are available at the PhilNITS office, 3rd floor, Oppen Bldg., Sen Gil Puyat Ave. in Makati City. The exams will be held in the following examination centers: Manila, Baguio, Tanauan in Batangas, Cebu, Davao and Zamboanga.
An applicant should have a knowledge in any of the four programming languages such as Assembler, C, COBOL or Java. There will be no age limit or college degree required for all applicants.
Successful applicants are assured of working visas for one to three years in Japan aside from the growing demand for PhilNITS-certified IT professionals from Japanese companies operating in the Philippines. Most Japanese companies in the Philippines and abroad like Atom Net, a Tokyo-based group of small and medium-sized Japanese companies are hiring PhilNITS-certified Filipino programmers and IT engineers.
The Japanese IT industry is in need of more than 1.4 million IT engineers, programmers, IT professionals and knowledge-based workers based on a survey conducted by the Japanese government. The Japanese embassy in Manila has substantially eased the restrictions for working visas of IT professionals interested to work in Japan. The processing of working visas for JITSE-certified professionals will be expedited by the Japanese embassy.
PhilNITS Foundation, formerly JITSE Phil Foundation, is now in its fourth year in implementing the certification program for IT engineers and professionals. It has a mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with Japan Information Technology Engineers’ Examination Center (JITEC) of the Information Technology Promotion Agency, Japan. So far, PhilNITS has produced 187 PhilNITS-certified IT engineers from a pool of 1,624 examinees.
Interested applicants can access the PhilNITS website – www.jitse.org or call the following review centers: Nova Computer College (Tel. 371-5951), Proskils Foundation, Inc. (Tel. 742-4908) or PhilNITS Office (Tel. 898-2691 to 92).
March 29, 2005 Offshoring is key to improve Philippine competitiveness
The Philippines should accelerate the promotion of business process outsourcing to help improve the country's competitiveness. “We have to further improve our infrastructure to facilitate both domestic and international trade, enhance human resource development particularly for IT engineers and professionals,” says Maricor Akol, president of the Philippine National IT Standards Foundation, Inc.(PhilNITS). Speaking before the recent Computer Science Congress sponsored by the La Salle Computer Society at the De La Salle University, Akol stressed the need for close cooperation among the academe, industry and government in developing the IT industry. “The need to establish mutual trust and confidence between the offshore vendor and its customers based on proven results is important in building and promoting offshoring,” says Akol. “The offshore vendor should provide a quality and high performance in IT project management capability as well as excellent IT professionals at low costs.” Akol says that this could be achieved through a continuing world-class IT training and certification program for IT engineers and professionals. “IT professionals' training should include not only technical training but should also have values formation training to produce IT workers with good work attitudes and sense of responsibility and consistency in spite of the difficulties encountered in the strenuous and time-conscious IT workplace.” The Philippine National IT Standards Foundation (PhilNITS), formerly the Japan IT Standard Examination Foundation (JITSE) is committed in promoting the country's IT certification program towards economic development. Akol also underscored the importance of information and communications technology (ICT) in boosting the efficiency of the increasingly integrated global economy. ICT would enable the Philippines and developing countries to improve their resource allocations and also boost economic growth, Akol added. She cited some of the areas where the Philippines has the competitive advantage aside from offshoring include contact centers, application development and maintenance, legal and medical transcriptions, animation, and software design and engineering.
Feb. 3, 2005 PhilNITS sets up Cebu office
The Philippine National IT Standards Foundation, Inc. (PhilNITS) is expanding its reach by setting up a branch in Cebu City located at the Department if Trade and Industry (DTI) regional office. “There is a need to extend our presence not only in the National Capital region but also in the Visayas and Mindanao,” says Maricor Akol, president of PhilNITS. The Cebu office could effectively coordinate and facilitate PhilNITS' projects and activities particularly on certification programs, examinations and training, Akol said. A number of Japanese firms are located in Cebu such as NEC, Epson, Adtx and other technology companies that would benefit from the establishment of the PhilNITS Cebu office. PhilNITS, the country's leading certification body, has already certified 137 IT professionals and engineers since it started on April 10, 2002. Formerly Japanese IT Standard Examinations Foundation (JITSE), PhilNITS is supported by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan and the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). PhilNITS is also getting technical assistance and support from the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and training programs from the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Center of Internaional Cooperation for Computerization (CICC) of Japan. Japan has been helping the Philppines in developing the country's IT industry through the Asia IT Initiative (AITI) project.
Dec. 3, 2004 JITSE Phil changes name to PhilNITS
NEWS RELEASE Dec. 3, 2004 JITSE Phil changes name to PhilNITS
The Japanese IT Standard Examinations Philippine Foundation, Inc. (JITSE Phil) has changed its corporate name to the Philippine National IT Standards Foundation (PhilNITS), Inc. Maricor Akol, president of PhilNITS said the change in the corporate name is intended to correct the misconception that the IT standard exams being implemented are only for the Japanese market.
PhilNITS is a non-stock, non-profit, non-government organization that is implementing an internationally-recognized certification program from the Japan Information Technology Engineers Examination Center (JITEC) of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan without necessarily limiting the use only for the Japanese market.
Following a close examination and evaluation of the JITSE standard by the Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the National Computer Center, it was found that the JITSE standard is equivalent to the European and American standard on the fundamentals of IT.
JITSE is identified with the fundamental exam (FE) from the Japan Information Technology Engineers Examination Center (JITEC). JITSE exams measure the competency of an individual on the fundamentals of IT based on standards adopted by JITEC and recognized by India, China, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Chinese Taipei and the Philippines.
The Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) of the DTI has approved the recognition of the JITSE standard as a Philippine national standard with product number PNS 2030:2003.
The fundamental IT exams or popularly called JITSE exams are given twice a year. For 2005, the scheduled exams are on May 22 and October 9, 2005. The exams will be held in six testing centers nationwide: Philippine Christian University along Taft Avenue in Manila, Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga City, Capitol University in Cagayan de Oro City, University of San Carlos in Cebu City, University of Baguio in Baguio City and Faith Academy in Tanauan, Batangas.
26 Nov. 2004 JITSE Phil conducts training for systems engineers
JITSE Phil. Foundation is currently conducting a free bridge system engineer training course attended by 11 IT professionals in cooperation with the Center of the International Cooperation for Computerization (CICC).
Maricor Akol, president of JITSE Phil. Foundation said the one-month course is designed to train Filipino systems engineers who speak and write Japanese.
“The participants are expected to play an important role as a ‘bridge’ to establish business alliances between the Japanese and Filipino IT industries,” said Akol. The program introduces the concept of the project life cycle from planning to delivery and project management. Lectures and practical training are provided in detail for each process of the life cycle based on the proven concepts used in Japanese business organizations including Japanese culture and customs.
Akol said that after the training program, participants are expected to understand Japanese business manners, negotiation concepts and contracts with their Japanese counterparts. The participants would also be able to understand the user needs accurately and be able to submit proposals for systems development and techniques of system analysis and systems management.
Lectures and discussions during the training program are conducted in Japanese and partly in English. CICC is a Japanese foundation with the objective of implementing joint collaborative activities in promoting computerization in developing countries.
JITSE Phil will also conduct a similar free training on Feb. 7 to March 4, 2005. The training will be taught in English and is sponsored by the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarships (AOTS).
October 20, 2004 -- 49 IT professionals pass JITSE exam
Forty-nine examinees passed the Japanese IT standard examinations held on October 10 this year in five testing centers throughout the country. JITSE Phil. Foundation president Maricor Akol says the passing rate was 19.5 percent out of the 251 examinees who took the exams. “I’m proud that this year’s passing rate was the highest so far since the JITSE exams started in 2001 and is comparable in performance rating with that of Japan,” says Akol.
Akol attributed the high passing mark to the regular IT training programs sponsored by the Association of Overseas Technical Scholarships (AOTS) of Japan, the review courses given by JITSE Phil before the examination day and the textbooks from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan. “This year’s passing rate was a big improvement from the number of passers of only 13 on April 25, 2004.
Yes, the Filipino can!” says Akol who was elated by the performance of this year’s JITSE exams. To further improve the performance of JITSE, “there is a need to refocus our standards and curriculum in order to enhance the quality of IT education in our country,” says Akol. With the encouraging performance of the recent JITSE exams, “I believed we’re on the right track of our long-term objective in making the Philippines the e-services hub of Asia,” Akol stressed.
Click here for list of JITSE Passers for October 10, 2004
October 15, 2004 JITSE Phil
Conducts IT Trainor's Training
JITSE Phil Foundation will conduct a
one-month training for IT instructors on Oct. 18 at the JITSE office in Makati
City. Maricor Akol, president of JITSE Phil said
the training program is designed to enhance the participants' teaching skills
through exercises on the actual fundamental engineers' course.
The 15 participants are expected to learn
the methods in drawing up planning documents as well as teaching materials for
the fundamental IT engineers' course. They will also learn the basic cycle of
creating IT-related training course including developing a curriculum, creating
teaching materials, designing lesson plans, preparation of lectures, evaluation
of lectures and other related topics.
A similar instructors' training will
be conducted on Jan. 24 to Feb. 18, 2005 to be held at the University of San
Carlos in Cebu City. Akol said more than 60 IT instructors have
already graduated from the AOTS-sponsored training programs since it started in
2003.
She also cited the importance of a
continuing training program for IT instructors because of the growing number of
IT professionals and engineers taking the annual Japanese IT standard
examinations.
The training program is sponsored by the
Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS) of Japan, a non-profit
association supported by the Japanese government through the Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
JITSE Phil and AOTS have been conducting
various IT skills training programs in the country. More than 112,000 graduates have been
trained under the AOTS training programs in Japan and 170 developing countries
and regions.
Sept 29, 2004 JITSE Phil conducts free review for examinees
The Japanese IT Standard Examination Philippine Foundation (JITSE Phil) will conduct a one-day review session on October 6 from 9:00am to 5:00pm
for interested examinees who will take the exams on October 10.
JITSE Phil president Maricor Akol has urged interested examinees in Metro Manila to attend the free review in order to help them pass the exams.
The review session will cover the fundamental IT for engineers including programming, networking, database and other basic computer technologies.
Akol said that an estimated 200 IT professionals and engineers are expected to the take the Oct. 10 certification exams throughout the
country.
JITSE has already produced 88 certified IT professionals and engineers since the program started three years ago.
Successful examinees who passed the exams are assured of working visas for one to three years in Japan. Japanese companies operating in the
Philippines are in need of JITSE-certified professionals.
The Japanese IT industry is in need of more than 1.4 million IT engineers, programmers and other IT professionals and knowledge-based
workers based on a survey conducted by the Japanese government.
The Japanese embassy in Manila has substantially eased the restrictions for working visas of IT professionals interested to work in Japan. The
processing of working visas for JITSE-certified professionals will be
expedited by the Japanese embassy.
JITSE Phil has a mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with Japan Information Technology Engineers' Examination Center (JITEC).
Interested applicants are advised to proceed to the JITSE office, 3rd floor, Oppen Bldg., Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City.
August 16, 2004 JITSE conducts free training on network and IT fundamentals
JITSE Phil Foundation is conducting free trainings on networking sponsored by JICA-Net and fundamental IT engineers.
Sixty-five participants are currently attending the five-module training course using the Internet as the electronic learning tool in accessing the course content.
Maricor Akol, president of JITSE Phil. Foundation said the training is free and participants are given free books and materials during the training period until Sept. 30, 2004.
This is a new method of electronic learning in the Philippines using the Internet, video conferencing and virtual classroom with distance lectures from Japanese experts.
JITSE Phil will also conduct another training on fundamental IT engineers from Aug. 30 to Sept. 14 in Manila and in Cagayan de Oro City with 15 participants.
Akol said the training program is in response to the growing demand for IT software engineers in the Philippines and abroad.
Participants will learn the advanced knowledge of computer science and computer systems such as data structures, algorithms, system configuration and methods.
They will also study network technology, database technology and security and standardization.
The training also features information system design and development, analysis of system requirements to development before operation with some exercises and various techniques and tolls used in the development process.
For more information, please call 898-2691 or access the web site at www.jitse.org.
May 31, 2004 J ITSE Phil urges schools to conduct JITSE review classes
JITSE Phil Foundation has urged member-schools of the Philippine Association of Private Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAPSCU) to come up with review classes on the Japanese IT standards exams (Jitse).
Maricor Akol, JITSE Phil Foundation president made the call at the graduation ceremony of the four-week course on the fundamentals of IT engineers held at the JITSE Phil office in Makati City.
The Philippines has the competitive advantage in information technology (IT) skills over other Asean countries, said Akol as she encouraged participants who are IT instructors from the different colleges and
universities to take the JITSE certification exams on October 10, 2004.
"We are partnering with schools, colleges and universities to increase the number of certified IT professionals who will pass the JITSE exams," said
Akol.
The Japanese IT standard exams (JITSE) is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan and the Department of
Trade and Industry (DTI) aimed at upgrading the skills of IT professionals in the country.
Akol also urged schools to incorporate JITSE curriculum in their academic offerings in order to help increase the number of JITSE-certified graduates
who are in demand in the Philippines and Japan.
JITSE-certified IT professionals are assured of working visas for one to three years in Japan aside from the growing demand from Japanese companies
operating in the Philippines.
The Japanese IT industry is in need of more than 1.4 million IT engineers, programmers and other IT professionals and knowledge-based workers based on a recent survey conducted by the Japanese government.
The Japanese embassy in Manila has substantially eased the restrictions for working visas of IT professionals interested to work in Japan. The
processing of working visas for JITSE-certified professionals will be expedited by the Japanese embassy.
JITSE Phil has a mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with Japan Information Technology Engineers' Examination Center (JITEC).
May 31, 2004 Lucky 13 pass JITSE exams
JITSE Phil. Foundation, Inc. announces the results of the Japanese IT standard certification exams (JITSE) given last April 25 throughout the country.
Maricor Akol, president of JITSE Phil. Foundation said that 13 passed the JITSE exams out of the 211 examinees who took the tests in five examination
centers.
Akol congratulated the following successful examinees -- Yoly To Te of JND International Corp.; Franklin Chua, a UST graduate; Brandon Joseph Tan, a
DLSU graduate; Dr. Alexander Joseph Reyes of Medical City; Angelico C. Barcena, a UP student; Ricardo R. Basa of Innoxus Solutions; Aristotle
Teofilo Isias of Astra Philippines; Carlo F. Florendo of Astra Phils.; Arnold M. Putong of UP Computer Science Dept.; Kelvin Lee Cabiling of ADTX
Makati; Simplicio Gamboa III, Jeffrey Arne Yap, and Rodney B. Cabahug, all of ADTX Cebu.
JITSE Phil is planning to hold a formal awarding ceremony for the successful examinees of the 2003 and 2004 JITSE exams.
The ceremony will coincide with the formal opening of the National Certification Month on Sept. 1 with no less than the President of the Philippines as the guest of honor.
Akol said the venue for the awarding ceremony will be announced later.
JITSE-certified IT professionals are assured working visas for one to three years in Japan following the easing of restrictions for IT engineers by the
Japanese Embassy in Manila.
Akol said that there is big demand for JITSE-cerfified IT professionals in Japan and local Japanese companies operating in the Philippines.
She cited a recent survey that the Japanese IT industry is need of more than 1.4 million IT engineers, programmers and other knowledge-based workers
to work in Japan.
Atom Net, a group of small and medium-sized companies based in Tokyo has been hiring at least 50 Filipino programmers and IT professionals who are
JITSE-certified.
Akol has urged IT professionals to take advantage of the JITSE certification exams in order to enhance their IT skills and competency level.
May 5, 2004 JITSE conducts training on fundamental IT engineers
Some 33 IT professionals from the different member-schools of the Philippine Association of Private Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAPSCU) are undergoing a four-week training on fundamental IT engineers.
Maricor Akol, president of JITSE Phil Foundation said the training is aimed at enhancing the capacity and capability of IT lecturers.
Areas covered include computer systems, database technology, internal design and programming and other relevant IT topics.
The trainees come from Manuel L. Quezon University , STI College Sta. Rosa, University of the East, La Consolacion Iriga, IETI, Rizal Marine & Technocomputer College Infanta, St. Anthony College of Technology Mabalacat, A.G. Villaroya Technical Foundation Insitute, Nova Computer College, Gateway Institute of Science and Technology, Brentwood College of Asia International School, Emilio Aguinaldo College, Mein College of Zamboanga City, Global Computing Center, and St. Mutien Marie College, Baguio Colleges , Nueva Viscaya State Polytechnic College and TESDA.
Other interested schools are urged to participate in the training programs offered by the JITSE by accessing the JITSE web site at www.jitse.org or call 898-2691 to 92.
Akol also announced that the next Japanese IT standards exams will be held on October 10, 2004 . Review materials for the exams are available at the JITSE office in Makati City .
The exams will be held in Manila , Baguio , Tanauan in Batangas, Cebu , Cagayan de Oro and Zamboanga.
An applicant should have a knowledge in any of the four programming languages such as Assembler, C, COBOL or Java. There will be no age limit or college degree required for all applicants.
Akol said successful applicants are assured of working visas for one to three years in Japan aside from the growing demand for JITSE-certified IT professionals from Japanese companies operating in the Philippines .
The Japanese IT industry is in need of more than 1.4 million IT engineers, programmers and other IT professionals and knowledge-based workers based on a survey conducted by the Japanese government.
The Japanese embassy in Manila has substantially eased the restrictions for working visas of IT professionals interested to work in Japan . The processing of working visas for JITSE-certified professionals will be expedited by the Japanese embassy.
JITSE Phil has a mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with Japan Information Technology Engineers' Examination Center (JITEC).
Interested applicants can access the JITSE Phil web site - www.jitse.org or call tel. No. 898-2691 to 92 for more information.
April 4, 2004 Japan to continue IT assistance to RP
The Manila Times JITSE graduates preferred
ATOM Net, a group of small and medium-sized (SMEs) companies based in TOKYO, Japan is hiring at least 50 Filipino programmers and information technology professionals who are graduates of the Japanese IT Standard Examination (JITSE).
Maricor Akol, president of JITSE Foundation of the Philippines said that the Japanese establishments have offered to hire the Jitse-certified IT professionals.
"At least 15 Japanese small and medium-sized companies are convinced that Jitse-certified Filipino software engineers and programmers are qualified to work in Japan," Akol said.
The exams will be held Manila, Baguio, Tanauan in Batangas, Cebu, Davao and Zamboanga.
Deadline for the filing of application is on April 20 for the first exam. An applicant should have a knowledge in any of the four programming languages such as Assembler, C, COBOL, or Java.
There will be no age limit or college degree required for all applicants.
Akol said successful applicants are assured of working visas for one to three years in Japan aside from the growing demand of Jitse-certified professionals from Japanese companies operating in the Philippines.
The Japanese IT industry is in need of more than 1.4 million IT engineers, programmers and other IT professionals and knowledge-based workers based on a survey conducted by the Japanese government.
The Japanese Embassy in Manila has substantially eased the restriction for working visas for Jitse-certified professionals will be expedited by the Japanese Embassy.
Jitse-Phil has mutual recognition agreement with Japan Information Technology Engineer's Examination Center.
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