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Hard times see rise in education
By Adela Lin

The global financial crisis combined with a tightening job market has many job seekers rethinking their options when it comes to additional education. “People are enthusiastic about furthering their education by gaining certificates in language proficiency and professional skills,” said Huang Han-sheng, director of online services for education information at 104 Corp. April 28. “This is seen as increasing their competitiveness in the employment market.” According to Huang, a survey of human resource managers conducted by 104 Corp. –operator of a leading online job bank in Taiwan revealed that job seekers holding relevant certificates have a better chance of landing an interview than those without. “The chances could be 60 to 70 percent higher for these individuals,” he said.
The study showed that the General English Proficiency Test and Test of English for International Communication are the language certificates most commonly sought by job seekers. Huang explained that information technology related and business credentials are also high on the list. “For those requesting information on further education, TOEIC, Project Management Professional and certificates for skills such as cooking are the most wanted,” Huang said.
Benjamin Wang, Education Testing Service’s Taiwan representative, expects 50,000 people to take the organization’s TOEIC test in the current quarter to June, up from 40,000 posted in the first quarter.” Language capability is crucial to employees in export-dependent corporate Taiwan,” he said. Fierce competition among college graduates seeking employment also boosts demand for language training as well as professional certification. “Each year, we see around 250,000 with master’s or bachelor’s degrees entering the market as first-time job seekers,” Wang said April 27.”They need these qualifications to stand out from their peers.” Over the past several years, the number of people testing for TOEIC has soared. In 2008 it was 181,845, up from 25.274 five years before. Roger Chou, who chairs Institute of Taiwan Project Management, said PMP credentials on the island stood at 6,066 by the end of 2008. ”Some want to obtain PMP credentials to enhance their value and management capabilities in the workplace,” he said April 28. For those already serving as project managers, Chou expects more to vie for PMP certificates as a way of improving job security. Certificates such as TOEIC and PMP issued by international agencies are even more appealing to those eyeing overseas employment. “For example, PMP holders can secure mainland China’s tier-one license for project managers with their certificate,” Chou said.
In another survey conducted by 104 Corp., a spike was recorded in the number or people looking for work on the mainland. Based on Match registrations for job opportunities through the online job bank, the daily average for those indicating interest in finding mainland employment totaled 22,000 people. This represents a 20-percent jump from February and a 30-percent surge from the year before. Analysts believe the worsening unemployment situation in Taiwan could be responsible for this trend, as the jobless begin eyeing opportunities in the world’s largest economy. Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics data for March revealed that unemployment on the island hit and all-time high of 5.81 percent. A total of 630,000 people were without work, up 6,000 from a month ago.
The increase was largely due to an additional 15,000 who lost their jobs as a result of business closures or cutbacks. This was mainly offset by a decline of 5,000 in the number who became jobless due to seasonal or temporary jobs ending.
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蘋果日報 2009年5月19日 世界競爭力台灣退步10名


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亞太優勢微系統股份有限公司 王怡仁 考上 PMP 心得分享
從我碩士畢業離開校園那天,我已經認定這輩子再也不會考試了, 想不到15年後的我,又再度進入考場,好笑的是,這次是自願的。
剛出社會,就進入了一家規模很大的模範公司,所有的制度是那麼的完善,我只能扮演制度”追隨者”的角色,學習了很多的制度,總覺的缺少了什麼。 5 年多後, 我轉進了一家新創業的公司,因為大家從頭開始,我必須為公司提供新制度, 這讓我從制度追隨者變成制度”創造者”, 總覺得應用之前的經驗,可讓新公司快速的系統化, 但仍覺的缺少了什麼,直到學完了PMP的課程…
PMP讓我從”創造者”瞬間變成”瞭解者” 。
我深感內心的愉悅, PMP把我這十多年的工作經驗劃下完美的ending. 僅管大家都說這是開始,不是結束, 但我意識到我必需把之前的種種做個清楚的了結,才能夠真正的開始。 有人說臺灣的管理制度跟PMP有很大的落差,我覺得其實沒有差異,只能說對一些精神沒有掌控到而產生了一些誤解。
我不期望PMP能對我未來的工作或薪水能有任何的助益,但我深信未來PMP會讓我的思緒更加清析,更加有自信 (無論是否跟工作有關) 。
我期望重新出發的我能有新的識野,也期勉自己對社會有更多的供獻, 就像Roger的逐夢一樣,願有多大,力量就有多大。
特別感謝明日之星小組成員,寶珠及承翰教練適時給予的協助及鼓勵,全家一起從事一件事是一種幸福,一群朋友一起從事一件事是一種快樂, 這緣份是上天賜予的, 我會特別珍惜。
慶堂工業股份有限公司 劉適維 考上 PMP 心得分享
雖然有共十年的研發專案管理經驗,這一路走來卻是跌跌撞撞,明明ㄧ開始就做了可行性評估確認可行才進行開發工作,執行之前也與各部門協調好並做了進度計畫,但在執行階段還是花很多的時間在處理突發的異常工作。(以下是上完課之後的感想:是溝通管理不良導致本位主義造成互推責任,是風險管理不良導致ㄧ直做滅火工作)每次結束ㄧ個案子就與團隊討論到底那裡做錯,然下一次還是ㄧ樣的不順暢的走完。
剛開始緊懷抱著要加強自己在於管理上的專業技能而報名了長宏PMP課程,並沒有考慮要考這一張證照。加入長宏團隊之後經由一系列有系統的教學與SOP,將PMI理念內化。同時實際應用於日常工作中,居然發生了ㄧ件令人無法想像的效果。ㄧ個已經延遲三個月含蓋兩岸團隊共同處理的專案子項目,透過製作風險管理,在短短的倆個禮拜立即趕回進度。讓我深深體會PMI真是一套有效且有系列的管理手法。日後收到各方有關於PMP的資訊更發覺這是一張令人嚮往的黃金證照,改變了初衷轉為取得這一張證照為基準。
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