Our Training Centre in the Philippines

With two joint venture partners, ISA Group has established a skills testing and training centre in Manila aimed at international businesses that recruit skilled labour from the Philippines.

Not deterred by the 2008 global economic downturn, ISA Group invested in the centre after identifying the need for a ‘one stop’ location to interview and skills test candidates when recruiting a large pool of skilled workers for an Australian project.

While recruiting skilled labour in the Philippines is a regular activity for ISA Group and many other businesses, there was no single venue that could accommodate all aspects of a recruitment campaign.

As part of a thorough approach to overseas recruitment, ISA Group not only want to interview candidates for roles, but also ensure that the skills of candidates match their claims and that they have the required English proficiency.

Taking it a step further, ISA Group also wanted a venue where any additional training that was required could be conducted and briefings could be delivered such as safety inductions. This way candidates are always ‘work ready’ when they arrive at their Australian work site.

To create a centre that could accommodate all these needs, ISA Group partnered with Darwin-based training company, Industries Services Training (IST) and a Manila-based manning agency to establish the IIM skills testing and training centre capable of catering for all steps of recruitment including inductions and language testing to meet visa requirements.

The centre comprises various-sized rooms totalling 440 sqm and external areas and workshops to skills test candidates in heavy and light engineering trades such as scaffolding, formwork carpentry and mechanical fitting. A commercial kitchen is also available to test and train applicants for jobs in the hospitality industry.

The centre can be used to conduct interviews only, or for the full range of services available. Users of the centre can provide their own trainers, or these can be organised to suit the testing/training required.

Onsite accommodation and catering is available for local applicants to use during the selection process.

For more information on IIM visit www.iim.com.ph

To enquire about using the centre, email brett@isa.com.au