High Demand for Teachers in Cebu Private Sector

(PIA) — There is a high demand for teachers in private educational institutions in Cebu, particularly for English as Second Language (ESL) teachers.

According to Wesley Chiongbian, president of job website Mynimo.com, statistics from their website show that demand for teachers in Cebu doubled this year compared to last year.

“Not just for colleges, universities, and high schools but we are also seeing a higher growth in demand for ESL teachers,” said Chiongbian in a press conference.

Although the demand for teachers in the private sector doubled, Chiongbian noted a decrease this year in the number of people who want to work and become teachers.

Teachers top the list of labor challenges in Cebu based on data collected from Mynimo.com, a job posting website with more than 8,000 jobs listed nationwide every month.

Other industries with a higher growth in demand for workers this year are in business process outsourcing (BPO), human resources, technical support, and corporate sales.

The number of job vacancies posted at Mynimo.com increased by 130 percent from January to end of April this year compared to the same period last year, said Chiongbian.

Mynimo is set to hold its 3rd Happy Jobs Fair on May 28, 2016 at SM City Cebu Trade Hall starting at 9:00 a.m.

More than 6,000 job vacancies from 77 participating companies (local and overseas) will be offered during the jobs fair. (rmn/PIA7-Cebu)