Vision
* To attain excellence in IT through the development of Certified IT Professionals adhering to recognized world standards
* To accelerate economic development through the massive deployment here and abroad of our highly trained knowledge workers
Goals
* To establish an internationally recognized and accepted standard with which to measure the competency level of IT Engineers/Professionals in the country
* To develop a workforce of Certified IT Professionals that are qualified and eligible for work not only in Japanese companies here and abroad but also in multinational/national companies anywhere in the world
Overview
The Philippine National IT Standards (PhilNITS) Foundation is a non-stock, non-profit, non-government organization that is implementing a certification program for Philippine IT Engineers. The certification program was adapted from the Japan Information Technology Engineers Examination Center (JITEC) of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan. (please check out my previous post “Overview of the PhilNITS Certification” for more information about the certification programs)
It changed its name from JITSE Phil Foundation to avoid the misconception that it is implemented only for the Japanese market. Upon close examination and evaluation by the Bureau of Product Standards of the Dept. of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the National Computer Center (NCC), it was found that the JITSE (now PhilNITS) standard is equivalent to the European and American standard on the Fundamentals of IT. Now it is already recognized as a Philippine national standard (PNS 2030:2003) for skills of IT engineers, and also for Civil Service Eligibility. It is also recognized amongst several Asian countries (China, India, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Mongolia) as part of the Information Technology Professional Examination Council (ITPEC) (click here to read more about ITPEC). A PhilNITS certification is also your passport to working in the prestigious Japanese IT industry.
People
PhilNITS Foundation is led by the passionate and able leadership of :
(President) Ma. Corazon M. Akol
(Vice President – Finance) Shinichiro Kato
(Vice President – Operations) Peter D. Que Jr.
Offices
Currently, it has three offices strategically located at Manila, Cebu and Davao. These offices serve as both logistical centers and training centers of PhilNITS :
Manila Office
3rd Floor, OPPEN Building, 349 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City
Tel: (632) 898-2691 to 92 Fax: (632) 898-2694
Cebu Office
DTI Region 7, WDC Building, Osmena Blvd., Cebu City
Tel/Fax: (6332) 254-0577
Davao Office
DTI Region XI, 5th Floor Mintrade Building, Sales cor. Monteverde St., Davao City
Tel/Fax: (6382) 227-9448
Related Organizations
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Philippines
DTI has been supportive of PhilNITS from the start. It currently provides all three offices at Makati, Cebu and Davao. It continuously helps promote the adoption of the PhilNITS standard nationwide. DTI has also been conducting training programs for SMEs in the offices of PhilNITS.
Information-Technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA)
The IT Engineer Examination (ITEE) is the basis of the PhilNITS examinations. It has been implemented in Japan since 1969, and is currently being administered by the Japan IT Engineers Examination Council (JITEC) of IPA.
JITEC continuously supports PhilNITS by providing technical assistance by way of providing textbooks and other training materials, training on examination formulation, guidance on the foundation’s operation, and sponsorship of meetings with other Asian exam counterparts in Japan.
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
JETRO has been giving technical assistance to PhilNITS under METI’s (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan) Asia IT Initiative Program. JETRO has deployed some of its IT industry experts to personally support the operation of PhilNITS, and supplied the equipment in all three offices (and training center) of PhilNITS. It has been promoting PhilNITS thru participation in various exhibits nationwide. It also helps promote human resource development with its sponsorships of several training programs all throughout the Philippines. JETRO is also responsible for providing the English versions of the exam handbooks currently being used in several training seminars of PhilNITS.
The Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS)
AOTS has provided scholars from PhilNITS several advanced IT training courses like the Bridge Systems Engineering Course (PHBR) and Software Design and Development Course (SWIT) which were conducted in Japan, and the Trainor’s Training on the Fundamentals of IT (FEIT) conducted in the Philippines. AOTS has also provided free Japanese Language courses both locally and in Japan.
Center of the International Cooperation for Computerization (CICC)
CICC, with a grant from the Japan Keirin Association, provided the e-Learning System of PhilNITS, consisting of two servers and four terminals, together with the appropriate and necessary software. It can be accessed 24/7 by subscribers to help prepare them in passing the PhilNITS exams.
IT Professional Examination Council (ITPEC)
The ITPEC is composed of organizations in several Asian countries, which are implementing the JITEC-IPA’s Examination Skill Standard. Member countries as of now include Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines (through the PhilNITS Foundation). The council facilitates consistency in the implementation of the exams, especially in schedule and the formulation of exam questions. ITPEC also helps promote public recognition and promotion of the examination especially throughout Asia.
The PhilNITS Society is composed of IT professionals and students who have successfully passed any of the PhilNITS certification exams. It also provides the member of the Board of Examiners, who is responsible for formulating and submitting candidate exam questions to ITPEC. The society also provides lecturers for courses/seminars related to PhilNITS.
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