Certificates - The Pinoy Engineer

Why is it that so many well educated and talented Filipino degree holders are unable to make a decent living for themselves?

Let us face it! Ang totoo, nabubuhay tayo sa isang sistematikong kapitalistang mundo. The school system at sistemang pang-edukasyon sa kabuuan ay designed to mold you into a working slave, also known as EMPLOYEE dahil kailangan ka ng mayayaman bilang leverage para magtrabaho para sa kanila.

Sa panimula, may pitong dahilan kung bakit mahirap ang mga degree holder.

1. HINDI SILA NAG-IISIP NA HIGIT SA KANILANG CERTIFICATES

Sinabi ni Albert Einstein, “Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.” Have you ever heard the creativity term “Think outside the box”?

Nakakita na ako ng engineering students na nagtatrabaho as bankers. May doctors na may superb web and graphic design skills. Meron ding mga lawyers who are very cunning about the finances. The list goes on without end!

Ang iyong certificate ay isang patunay lamang na ikaw ay natuturuan or teachable, it does not suggest what you are capable of doing. Puno ka ng mga posibilidad when you think beyond your degrees and certificates.

2. PRIORITY NILA ANG CERTIFICATES NILA MORE THAN THEIR GIFTS AND TALENTS

Madalas kong pinapayuhan ang ilan sa aking mga kasamahan, never to leave their gifts dormant habang naghahanap ng trabaho with their certificates. Dapat mayroong isang complementary balance in the pursuit of your passion and in the search for jobs.

The very best way to develop yourself is in the direction of your natural talents and interest. Upang mamuhay ng isang fulfilled at impactful na buhay, kailangan nating magsumikap sa ating regalo kaysa sa ating trabaho.

3. HINAHANDA SILA NG KANILANG CERTIFICATES FOR A WORLD THAT NO LONGER EXIST

Napag-alaman na most of the skills taught in schools are becoming obsolete in the present world. Malaki na ang pinagbago ng mundo, at gayundin ang mga pangangailangan ng mga Pinoy. Mahalagang malaman na ang present form of university education does not prepare students for the future.

Ang mga graduates ay nagiging endangered species in the face of a changing world.

Few years ago, there was a conference organized by the British Council in Dubai. The theme was, “Education Fit For the Future: Planning For a Changing World”

4. KAKAUNTI ANG ALAM NILA SA SARILI NILA

Certificates at degrees don’t reveal people to themselves, nasusukat lang nila ang ating IQ o Intelligent Quotient. Madalas kong sinasabi sa mga kapwa ko Pinoy na walang recovery kung walang discovery. A poor Filipino professional is simply someone na hindi pa natuklasan ang kanyang sarili.

Kapag natuklasan mo ang iyong sarili, mas natatanto mo ang mga kayamanang nakatago sa kaibuturan mo. Dala natin sa loob ng ating sarili ang mga nakataong kayamanan na mabubunyag lamang sa pamamagitan ng pagtuklas sa sarili.

5. WALA NA SILANG INITIATIVE DAHIL SA CERTIFICATES AND DEGREES

Degrees and certificates can close up your minds to ideas, while initiatives open it up.

Kung hindi ka mag-iingat, maaaring isara ng iyong mga degree at certificate ang iyong isip. Ang layunin ng edukasyon ay panatilihing bukas ang iyong isip tungo sa walang limitasyong mga posibilidad.

6. NAGHAHANAP SILA NG TRABAHO GAMIT ANG DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES, SA HALIP NA OPPORTUNITES

Our certificates and degrees prepare Pinoy graduates to look for jobs and not open our eyes to life-changing opportunities. Hindi ka mahirap dahil wala kang trabaho; mahirap ka dahil hindi mo nakikita at sinasamantala ang mga pagkakataon.

Ang pagiging POOR ay sa simpleng salita “Passing Over Opportunities Repeatedly”!

What keeps Filipino professionals ahead in life is not their education or degrees, it is simply the opportunity that they seized.

7. PINOYS LOOK FOR SECURITY AND NOT TO TAKE RISKS

We must be willing to make mistakes and take breakthrough risks. Taking risks and learning from mistakes ay tumutulong sa atin na malaman kung ano ang gumagana at kung ano ang hindi.

Nang si Thomas Edison ay tanungin ng isang pilyong mamamahayag kung ano ang naramdaman niya sa pagkabigo ng 999 na beses bago makuha ang ideya ng bombilya, ang kanyang tugon ay nabigla sa buong mundo nang siya ay may kumpiyansang sinabi: “Hindi ako nabigo ng 999 na beses; 999 na paraan lang ang natutunan ko kung paano hindi gumawa ng bumbilya.”

Future jobs would involve knowledge creation and innovation, and Filipinos that are only equipped with skills found in the classroom would be a misfit in an ever-changing world.

Ang aking tapat na payo sa mga graduates at students ay mag-isip nang malawak, malalim at outside the box. Huwag limitahan ang iyong sarili sa silid-aralan; do something practical. Take a leadership position. Start a business and fail, that is, a better entrepreneurship. Attend a seminar, read books outside the scope of your course.
– Pinoy Engineer

Author: The Pinoy Engineer

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