1. Tourism Industry Board
Foundation, Inc. (TIBFI)
Presented by
Daniel G. Edralin/Annabelle Ochoa
InterContinental Manila
28 August 2012

2. History
HOTEL and RESTAURANT INDUSTRY BOARD (HRIB)
• Established June 1980 by the National Manpower and
Youth Council (NMYC).
• Registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) on January 5, 1981 as a non stock,
non-profit technical foundation
• Tripartite body composed of representatives from the
government, private and labor sectors
• Aims to provide manpower development within the hotel
and restaurant industry.

3. History
TOURISM INDUSTRY BOARD FOUNDATION,
INC. (TIBFI)
HRIB renamed to TIBFI in 1991
 To expand its coverage/membership to all sectors
of the tourism industry.
Conversion approved by the SEC on March 25,
1992.

4. Objectives
• To ensure an adequate supply of trained workers
within the tourism industry at the right time and at
the right quantity
• To facilitate the skills
training/job placement cycle
• To match the skills of labor force with the
manpower requirement of the tourism industry

5. Corporate Philosophy
• Industrial training and manpower development
should be industry-led as they are the direct
beneficiaries of training and manpower
development
• Government shall serve as catalyst support in
putting force together to fast-track manpower
development and initializing skills training in
communities/associations through the provision
of incentives

6. Development Operation
RESEARCH Assesses manpower supply/demand
situations, identifies training and
development problems and evaluates and
accredits trainors and existing training
programs/centers
TRAINING Designs/upgrades and implements training
programs and establishes manpower
pooling/placement services

7. Development Operation
PUBLICATION Publishes and disseminates information
on training and manpower development
TRADE STANDARDS Identifies, develops, promotes and
TRADE TESTS implements the use or acceptance of
AND TRAINING trade standards, trade tests and
STANDARDS training standards
DEVELOPMENT

8. Membership Benefits
for Employers
• Establishment of a labor market information system for
effective and efficient manpower pooling
• Assurance of adequate supply of trained manpower
according to industry requirements
• Lower training costs
• Cooperation among firms and industry leaders
• Access to government programs/linkages relevant to the
socio-economic growth/needs of the industry/or member
companies

9. Membership Benefits
for the Labor Sector
• More training programs thus increasing their efficiency and
competitiveness in the market
• A ready forum for employers-workers government dialogue
on matters affecting their working conditions and
relationship
• Matching of skills with job opportunities

10. Membership Benefits
for the Government
• Determination of actual manpower supply and
demand
• A vehicle for improved, responsive and relevant
manpower training in the tourism industry

11. TIBFI Composition
Government :
DOT
TESDA
UP-AIT
Private :
 HRAP
 PTAA
 AHRM Labor :
 COHREP NUWHRAIN-APL
Associate member:
UFTE

12. Milestones/Accomplishment
s
• Organized the 1st Tourism Human Resources Congress held
on 17-18 June 2004 which was attended by 218 participants
• Participated in the Common ASEAN Tourism Curriculum
(CATC) Workshops
• Participated in the Tourism Jobs Fair organized by the
Tourism Promotions Board
• Conducted “Curriculum Development Workshops”
sponsored by TESDA and DTI

13. Milestones/Accomplishment
s
• Served as resource person for DOT and TESDA on
Philippine Competency Standards
• Participated in the APEC Skills Standard Concept and
System
• Developed Training Regulations (TRs)with TESDA on
Housekeeping, Front Office Operations, Bartending,
Waitering, Commercial Cooking, etc.
• Participated in the National Workshop on ASEAN Toolbox
Development of a Priority Tourism Labor Division Project
on June 13, 2012 @ Diamond Hotel Philippines

14. Projects/Activities
 2nd Tourism Human
Resource Development
Congress to be held on October 2,
2012 @ Inter-Continental Hotel with a
theme “Building Tourism Human
Capital for Global
Competitiveness”
Organized by TIBFI and DOT

15. HR Congress Objectives
 To provide an over-view of the latest global trends in the
tourism industry, and its implications in human resource
recruitment and training;
 To provide updates on the implementation of the ASEAN
Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) for tourism
professionals;
 To assess the current status of various educational programs
related to tourism and hospitality, such as competency-based
education, ladderization program and the new basic
education program (K+12) and discuss its implications on
Philippine tourism;

16. HR Congress Objectives
 To recognize the issues and concerns that affect
the tourism and hospitality industry together with
the education sector, and provide
recommendations or possible course of action;
 To provide all stakeholders with vital information,
both local and regional, which are deemed as
necessary inputs for strategic resource planning in
the tourism and hospitality industry.

17. Target Participants
300 expected participants from the following:
 Government Agencies
 Tourism Associations
 Academe
 Labor Sector
 Human Resource Directors/Managers of various tourism sub
sectors/industries
 Tourism Training Institutions
 Public Organizations and other entities involved in Human
Resource Development for tourism and hospitality industry

18. Projects/Activities
Review of Developed TRs for TESDA
 Bartending *
 Commercial Cooking *
 F & B Service *
 Housekeeping
 Tour Guides
 Front Office Services
 Travel Services
* Accomplished as of July 2012

19. Projects/Activities
 Implementation of the Mutual Recognition
Arrangements (MRAs) for Tourism
Professionals spearheaded by DOT with
TESDA
 Participation in the Workshop on the Gap Analysis
on the Implementation for the MRA and Feasibility
Study for the Establishment of Regional
Secretariat for ASEAN Tourism Professionals
National (Setember 3, 2012)
 Strengthening and Reorganization of TIBFI

20. Thank you