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Accenture seeks 'upskill' for BPO workers

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MhTfe3vDGI4?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - The Philippines&#x27; 1.2 million business process outsourcing workforce must upgrade their skills to remain competitive, the head of a BPO firm said Tuesday.</p><p>Accenture Philippines is working with the government and the academe to produce &quot;job-ready&quot; graduates since the country &quot;is still catching up&quot; when it comes to technology, its country managing director Lito Tayag said.</p><p>&quot;We need to be able to upskill our people at a certain phase in order to be able to maintain our competitiveness as a country of preferred destination for outsourcing,&quot; Tayag told ANC.</p><p>Accenture&#x27;s upskill efforts include an online training program where at least 12,000 jobseekers have registered, he said. </p><p>The country&#x27;s outsourcing industry plans to grow its workforce to 1.8 million in 2022, which will have a &quot;significant&quot; contribution to the labor market and the economy, Tayag said. </p>

<p>Accenture Philippines is working with the government and the academe to produce "job-ready" graduates since the country "is still catching up" when it comes to technology, its country managing director Lito Tayag said.</p>

Accenture Philippines is working with the government and the academe to produce "job-ready" graduates since the country "is still catching up" when it comes to technology, its country managing director Lito Tayag said.