Could Filipinos benefit as China opens door wider for foreign domestic work schools?
Move designed to boost supply and quality of home services as Beijing seeks to create more jobs in a rapidly ageing society
As China drafts policy to open the door wider to foreign schools that provide domestic work training in an effort to improve the skills of Chinese carers, countries with talent and expertise in related vocational education, like the Philippines, may stand to benefit.
Last week, China gazetted a policy document to boost the supply and quality of home services. Among other measures, foreign institutions with domestic work programmes that lead to certification will be encouraged to set up shop in the country.
A document jointly issued by the Ministry of Commerce, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other agencies said China would “enhance the opening up of vocational education and encourage cooperation with foreign entities … overseas domestic-service vocational institutions can establish operations in China”.
Professionals from the Philippines may benefit, even though mainland China still bans local families from hiring overseas migrant workers.