We help Filipinos move from school and training into good jobs, and help entrepreneurs create more of them.
From Learning to Earning.
Upskill Development Foundation Inc. (UDF) is a Philippine non-profit and the local partner of Wadhwani Foundation, a global non-profit founded by Dr. Romesh Wadhwani to accelerate job creation. We bring proven employability and entrepreneurship programs, AI-enabled career tools and local research to schools, training institutions, employers and government.
Why it matters
The Philippines has roughly one generation to turn a young population into productive, well-paid work.
Today, too many young Filipinos stall at the point between finishing school and finding a job.
About 1 in 5
Young Filipinos in the labor
force are unemployed.
force are unemployed.
6.3 million
Employed Filipinos are
underemployed.
underemployed.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, July 2026 Labor Force Survey, as analyzed in our School-to-Work research.
How we work
Getting people from learning to earning takes more than training.
We work on four connected levers:
Research shows us where the gaps are. Programs and platforms close them inside the institutions we work with. Grants scale what already works.
Our Impact
Our Impact
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Partner schools and training institutions
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Learners enrolled annually in employability programs in the Philippines
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Cumulative learners enrolled in entrepreneurship programs in the Philippines
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Student ventures launched
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Faculty trained and certified
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Learners per month leveraging TESDA's integration with our programs
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Philippine job roles mapped to degrees and certificates
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Government and industry partners, including TESDA, DepEd, DOST, DICT, and DA
Solutions
ResearchGrantsPrograms
Core narrative
We help Filipinos get from learning to earning.
We prepare people for jobs, help entrepreneurs create jobs, produce the evidence on what works, and fund Philippine organizations to scale it.
Let's Work Together
Whether you are a school, training provider, employer, chamber, government agency, researcher or funder, we would be glad to connect.