15/07/2026
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๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ โ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ ๐๐โ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ท๐. ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ urged academic leaders of La Consolacion College Bacolod (LCCB) to align academic programs with the changing demands of the global workforce during the Administrators' Academy held on July 14.
Citing the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025, Dean Abantao highlighted the growing demand for skills in artificial intelligence, digital technologies, sustainability, and innovation. She emphasized that higher education institutions must continuously update curricula, strengthen industry partnerships, and promote lifelong learning to prepare graduates for emerging careers.
She also stressed the importance of developing transferable skills such as analytical thinking, adaptability, leadership, technological literacy, and resilience as workplaces continue to evolve.
The presentation formed part of the Administrators' Academy, which gathered LCCB's academic and administrative leaders to discuss strategic priorities and initiatives that will help ensure the institution remains responsive to the future of education and employment.
Dr. Baniline Jone Abantao challenged academic leaders of La Consolacion College Bacolod to align programs, teaching approaches and workforce development initiatives with rapidly changing global employment trends during her presentation at the Administratorsโ Academy on Tuesday, July 14.
Drawing from the World Economic Forumโs Future of Jobs Report 2025, Abantao discussed how technological advancement, economic uncertainty, demographic shifts, the green transition and changing geopolitical conditions are reshaping jobs and skills worldwide.
She highlighted projections that structural changes in the labor market could affect 22% of existing formal jobs by 2030. An estimated 170 million jobs are expected to be created, while 92 million could be displaced, resulting in a net increase of about 78 million jobs globally.
Abantao said technology-related and sustainability-focused occupations are among the fastest-growing roles. These include big data specialists, financial technology engineers, artificial intelligence and machine learning specialists, renewable energy engineers and cybersecurity professionals.
Clerical, secretarial and data-entry positions, meanwhile, are expected to experience significant declines as automation and digital access expand.
The presentation also emphasized the growing importance of analytical and creative thinking, technological literacy, resilience, flexibility, leadership, empathy and lifelong learning. Nearly two-fifths of workersโ existing core skills are projected to change or become outdated by 2030.
Abantao noted that skills gaps remain a major obstacle to organizational transformation. The report showed that 63% of surveyed employers identified labor-market skills gaps as their biggest barrier, while 85% planned to prioritize employee upskilling and continuous learning.
She urged administrators to examine how LCC Bacolod could strengthen partnerships with local and international industries, expand continuing education and alternative learning opportunities, and ensure that graduates possess competencies aligned with employer needs.
The discussion also raised questions on how the institution could update traditional business and management programs, explicitly develop and assess transferable skills, prepare globally competitive educators and redesign classroom instruction for greater human-machine collaboration.
Abantaoโs presentation formed part of the Administratorsโ Academy, which brings together the institutionโs academic and administrative leaders to discuss priorities, emerging challenges and strategies for the coming academic year.
