What’s missing in classrooms? MicroSourcing CEO just told the country.
Date:
June 20, 2025
Daily Tribune photo by Raffy Ayeng
In a media roundtable that sparked headlines across national outlets, MicroSourcing and Beepo CEO Haidee Enriquez pulled no punches: our future workforce is showing up underprepared and the gap between school and the real world is only growing wider.
In Daily Tribune’s standout piece, “K-12 grads unready for BPO industry—group,” Enriquez called for immediate alignment between the K-12 curriculum and the fast-evolving needs of the IT-BPM sector.
“The senior HS curriculum needs to be enhanced or revised to incorporate more industry immersion/OJT and industry-relevant content,” she stated. “We’ve published the Philippine Skills Framework for the IT-BPM industry — the competencies outlined there should guide senior high school track design.”
The talent pipeline MicroSourcing is building
Inside MicroSourcing, readiness is a system. The HIRED program alone has upskilled 60 aspiring accountants into client-ready professionals, despite their initial skill gaps.
They’ve forged alliances with 33 universities, running 17 collaborative programs that span curriculum co-creation, enablement webinars, and internship pathways. MicroSourcing’s PRIME initiative (Professional Readiness Through Internship and Mentoring Experience) has converted 10 interns into full-time hires, with over 150 completing the program.
“From in-house “lunch and learns” to leadership tracks, our ecosystem of upskilling is designed to meet the moment and shape what’s next”, said Enriquez in a separate interview.
Leading the conversation and the change
As AI, automation, and digital workstreams redefine what it means to be job-ready, Haidee Enriquez is championing the need for a future-proof education system: one that prepares young Filipinos not just to get a job, but to thrive in one.
