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The Government-Academe-Industry-Network Inc. or GAIN is composed of government representatives, academicians, and industry practitioners, who have come together in synergy and strength to ensure the global competitiveness of Philippine graduates and workforce.

Since its incorporation in 2016, GAIN has been at the forefront of promoting the adoption of international standards for communication and digital skills of the Philippine graduates and workforce through its national conferences and collaboration with various sectors.

GAIN’s massive awareness campaign has prompted a Senate Inquiry on the decline in English Proficiency of Filipino Students, the need to assess present curricula in elementary and high school, and encourage trainings and other learning approaches.

It has likewise inspired Sen. Pia Cayetano’s Senate Bill no. 62 which seeks to establish an Education Roadmap that shall provide a common national policy on education to enhance global competitiveness.

Rallying the education sector to the cause, GAIN events have also served as a catalyst for the launch of the National Roadmap for Global Competitiveness in Communication Skills (NRGCCS) by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) with the goal of adopting the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages as a recognized metric for communicative competitiveness.

Aside from CEFR, GAIN also pushes for the adoption of other national and international standards such as the Philippine Qualifications Framework: a quality assured national system for the development, recognition and award of qualifications to the learners and workers of the country; and the ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework: a common reference framework that enables comparisons of education qualifications across participating ASEAN Member States.
Recognizing that the jobs of the future require a new set of skills, GAIN organizes a series of Masterclasses on the following topics:

World Standards of Technology such as the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) - the most popular digital standards framework in the USA, and DigComp – the Official Digital Framework of the European Union;

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), Certifications, and Free Online sources for upskilling of managers, employees, faculty, and students;

And lastly, the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), the most widely used framework used in teaching and assessment for language proficiency used by 120 countries all over the world.

To gather a stronger collective voice in echoing the adoption of international standards, GAIN has partnered with renowned organizations from the Industry and the Academe, to collaborate on various initiatives including research on English proficiency and the competitiveness of the Filipino talent.

GAIN also collaborates with various organizations and sectors on research, specifically on topics of English proficiency and competitiveness of the Filipino talent.

What Technologies Every School Administrator and Chief Learning Officer Should Know to Succeed in the 21st Century

Workshop Description:
The global health, energy, peace, and order crises have accelerated educational and learning institutions to embrace and navigate digital technologies for survival and growth. GAIN Masterclass 5 focuses on technologies that would enable School Administrators and Chief Learning Officers to ensure relevance and effectiveness in steering their respective organizations to a vibrant 21st century.

As the 5th in the series of Masterclasses organized by the Government Academe Industry Network (GAIN) Inc., this webinar aims to help school administrators, managers, learning officers, and progressive individuals to:
  • build a digitally responsive educational organization and learning centers, and be protected from being left behind
  • optimize the wonders of digital technologies and make the right moves and decisions based on hard, timely, and accurate data
  • enhance institutional capacity for sustainability and growth
  • enable all stakeholders to be equipped with the latest digital learning technologies
GAIN President Speaks at PALSCON Assembly, Furthers Advocacies with the Industry​
Ms. Monette Iturralde-Hamlin, President of Government Academe Industry Network Inc., graced the Philippine Association of Legitimate Service Contractors (PASLCON) 395th General Membership Meeting as one of its Keynote Speakers last July 28 at Club Filipino, Greenhills, San Juan City.
 
PALSCON is an association of legitimate local service contractors, and one of its major goals is to professionalize the service contracting industry in the country to realize a sustained and genuine economic progress. This aligns with GAIN’s mission to empower the Filipino talent to be globally competitive. 
GAIN President Bags Home International Leadership Award
Hearty congratulations to our GAIN President, Ms. Monette Iturralde-Hamlin for winning the Global Woman Leadership Award 2022, a prestigious international awards run by the Global Woman Club!   She received the prized honor during the Global Woman Summit and Awards held in London, United Kingdom last June 11-12, 2022.
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Founded by Mirela Sula in London in March 2016 to celebrate International Women’s Day, the Global Woman Club has since grown in membership to several thousands of businesswomen and created a membership model where women come together to empower each other and lift each other up to greater success.  
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GAIN VP Ms. Grace Zata tells graduating students:
With English and digital skills, you have a lot of opportunities
Ms. Grace Abella-Zata, GAIN Vice President for Industry Linkages, speaks at the Altruchack 2022: A Social Impact Hackathon organized by Adamson University in partnership with Accenture, PLC. The 3-week event is driven to solve the problems of marginalized communities specifically in the areas of healthcare and wellness, education, and skills development.
 
Discussing the topic "Skills Development as One of the Problems We Face Today", Ms. Zata brought her decades of industry experience to talk about skills development, particularly in English and Digital Competencies, that the Filipino talent needs to stand out in the global market pool.
Three Industry Associations Support GAIN’s Advocacy to Adopt International Communication Standards​
Several industry associations, such as People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP), IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP), and Tourism Industry Board Foundation Inc. (TIBFI) have drafted and released statements stating their support for global language standards particularly the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) as a recognized metric for communicative competitiveness, and for the National Roadmap for Global Competitiveness in Communication Skills (NRGCCS) of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). 
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In a circular routed to its members, PMAP issued recommendations for minimum competency levels to enable graduates to be industry-ready using the globally accepted CEFR.  For entry-level jobs in Hospitality and Tourism, Allied Health Sciences, Education, Business, and Engineering industries, PMAP recommends B1 (Intermediate) as minimum and B2 (Upper-Intermediate) as ideal level. PMAP hopes these recommendations will guide educational institutions and industries when setting the program and course outcomes to ensure that their graduates and the workforce will be competitive both within the Philippine setting and overseas.  Ms. Angelina Mukhi, 2021 PMAP President, further stated that industry recommendations can be included in the many Outcomes Based Education policies of CHED such as Accreditation Criteria, SUC Levelling, Typology and Course and Program outcomes for Technical Working Groups.
 
GAIN Holds Masterclass on Hybrid Work Models​
True to its commitment to advance the Filipino talent, the most recent Masterclass of the Government Academe Industry Network (GAIN) centered on Hybrid Work Models as organizations of all sizes are adapting to a changing workforce post-pandemic. Attended by more than 200 participants, the online event held last May 27, 2022 featured an acclaimed roster of speakers who shared their perspectives and insights across industries. 
Mr. Jack Madrid, President of the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP), shared industry trends in 2022 and beyond as they relate to digital, talent, and working models. Representing the Philippine IT-BPM industry that directly employs over 1.4M Filipinos, Mr. Madrid presented a riveting case for adopting the hybrid working model for the industry, looking at it from the employer, employee and customer points of view. With the ongoing global talent war for talented and skilled people, employers need to balance the twin challenges of hiring and retaining talent.

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