International Services SMEs in Regulated Sectors

Jose Y. Cueto Jr., MD, FPCS, FPSGS, MHPEd

Dean

MMSU College of Medicine

APEC Dialogue with the OECD on Services SMEs August 28, 2015

Presentation:

How can governments ensure that

quality and safety standards can be

met without erecting prohibitive

entry costs for SMEs?

The REGULATED PROFESSIONS (4 CLUSTERS)

Technology Professions

1. Agriculture 2. Architecture 3. Chemistry 4. Environmental

Planning 5. Fisheries 6. Forestry 7. Geology 8. Interior Design 9. Landscape

Architecture 10. Master

Plumbers

Health and Allied Professions

1. Dentistry 2. Medical Technology 3. Medicine 4. Midwifery 5. Nursing 6. Nutrition and

Dietetics 7. Optometry 8. Pharmacy 9. Physical and

Occupational Therapy

10. Radiologic Technology

11. Respiratory Therapy

12. Veterinary Medicine

Business, Education and Economic Professions

1. Accountancy 2. Criminology 3. Customs Brokers 4. Guidance

Counseling 5. Librarian 6. Professional

Teachers 7. Psychology 8. Real Estate

Services 9. Social Workers

Engineering Professions

1. Aeronautical 2. Agricultural 3. Chemical 4. Civil 5. Electrical 6. Electronics 7. Geodetic 8. Mechanical 9. Metallurgical 10. Mining 11. Naval

Architecture and Marine

12. Sanitary

Professional Regulation Commission

Purpose of Regulation: Quality and Safety Business Sector Healthcare Sector

The REGULATED PROFESSIONS (4 CLUSTERS)

Technology Professions

1. Agriculture 2. Architecture 3. Chemistry 4. Environmental

Planning 5. Fisheries 6. Forestry 7. Geology 8. Interior Design 9. Landscape

Architecture 10. Master

Plumbers

Health and Allied Professions

1. Dentistry 2. Medical Technology 3. Medicine 4. Midwifery 5. Nursing 6. Nutrition and

Dietetics 7. Optometry 8. Pharmacy 9. Physical and

Occupational Therapy

10. Radiologic Technology

11. Respiratory Therapy

12. Veterinary Medicine

Business, Education and Economic Professions

1. Accountancy 2. Criminology 3. Customs Brokers 4. Guidance

Counseling 5. Librarian 6. Professional

Teachers 7. Psychology 8. Real Estate

Services 9. Social Workers

Engineering Professions

1. Aeronautical 2. Agricultural 3. Chemical 4. Civil 5. Electrical 6. Electronics 7. Geodetic 8. Mechanical 9. Metallurgical 10. Mining 11. Naval

Architecture and Marine

12. Sanitary

Radiologist

Radiologist Professional Teacher

Radiologist Professional Teacher

Accountant

Requirements for Professionals

1. Focus on Competence and

Credentials

2. Quality and Safety Standards

3. Aim: Protection of the Public

Requirements

1. Must have obtained a degree from a recognized educational institution 2. Must have passed the licensure examinations 3. Must have taken an Oath of the Professional (allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines, and adherence to ethical and professional rules)

Requirements

4. Must be registered and licensed to practice their profession 5. Must adhere to the Code of Ethics 6. Must comply with Continuing Professional Development requirements

Additional

•Subject to disciplinary procedures and sanctions based on grounds specified in the regulatory laws

•Subject to ocular inspection in the workplace

Requirements

• Submission of documents

College Diploma

Licensure/Board rating

Training Certificate/s

Certifications (Competency Assessment)

Registration and Professional License

Work Experience

CPD Certificates

Certificate of Good Standing

Requirements

• Submission of documents

College Diploma

Licensure/Board rating

Training Certificate/s COST

Certifications (Competency Assessment)

Registration and Professional License

Work Experience

CPD Certificates

Certificate of Good Standing

Requirements

• Submission of documents

College Diploma

Licensure/Board rating

Training Certificate/s COST

Certifications (Competency Assessment)

Registration and Professional License

Work Experience

CPD Certificates Quality

Certificate of Good Standing Safety

REGIONAL INTEGRATION

Single Market and Production Base

Competitive Economic Region

EquitableEconomic Development

Integration into the Global Economy

ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

1. Free Flow of Goods

2. Free Flow of Services

3. Free Flow of Investment

4. Free Flow of Capital

5. Free Flow of Skilled

Labor

6. Priority Integration

Sectors

7. Food, Agriculture and

Forestry

1. Competition Policy

2. Consumer Protection

3. Intellectual Property

Rights

4. Infrastructure

Development

5. Taxation

6. E-Commerce

1. SME

Development

2. Initiative for

ASEAN Integration

1. Coherent approach

towards external

economic relations

2. Enhanced participation

in global supply networks

MRAs

•These are designed to reduce entry costs of ASEAN services providers into each other’s markets

COMPETITIVENESS

ROADMAPS

Competitiveness of Professionals

1. Market Condition and Trends

1.1 Number of schools

1.2 Number of graduates

1.3 Number of active professionals

1.4 Surpluses / Shortages

Competitiveness of Professionals

2. Core Competency Standards

2.1 Interaction with foreign professional bodies

2.2 Trends in number passing licensure examination

2.3 Professional outcomes indicators

Professionals in other countries

Competitiveness of Professionals

3. Quality Assurance

3.1 International benchmarking of professional standards

3.2 Compliance with international standards

Competitiveness of Professionals

4. Salary / Fee Expectations

5. Language skills / Personal attributes

OPPORTUNITIES

Cross-border education through digital means

• Higher education becoming increasingly globalized

• Emergence of quality assurance systems on a national, regional and international level

• International benchmarking

• Certification and accreditation regimes

Cross-border education through digital means

• Increasing competition of destination countries, creation of different education centers/hubs, regional education hubs

• emergence of new destination countries has intensified competition for international students.

POLICY CONSTRAINTS

Policy constraints

• Domestic Regulation for the entry of foreign service providers

• Creation of referencing points/standards, regional/international benchmarks, quality assurance

• Systems, certification and accreditation regimes

THANK YOU

FOR YOUR

KIND ATTENTION!

Email: jcuetomd@gmail.com