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Will be the future scarcity of EE Instructors a lead to scarcity of EE

Professionals?

By:Engr. Jayson A. Francisco, REE 2010-45719

Instructor 1, PUP EE Department

Without EE instructors there would be no EE students. For those who aspire to be an

electrical engineer, educators are the bridge that connects between their dream and

reality. Instructors lay the foundation for the structure; they inculcate the basic and the

complex. In the academic paradigm, the applications of concepts, theories, and laws

are taught to strengthen the student's competitiveness after graduation. A students

success relies on the knowledge and the ability of the instructor to convey the ideas. Of

course, the task is not a one way since students also have to do their job as "students".

In State Universities, it is the instructor's goal to inform the students responsibility in

nation building. Students must understand that because their education is funded by the

taxpayers, they must be part of the solution and not the problem. All industries and

households rely on electricity so students must also be motivated in strengthening our

economy. Ergo, instructors do not only teach technicalities of the course but also the

responsibilities of being a state scholar. An instructors role requires hard work, passion

and integrity.

Being part of the academe has enticed few since 0.5% of graduates would walk towards

this path. Of course there is an assumption that after acquiring license, an electrical

engineer should practice their skills in the industry (corporation and government

agencies), where they can get financial stability. There is a mind-set that they are

trained to do the job in the industry to sharpen and not to be It also adds up that for

careerists, the job is dead end or there is an absence of career growth. Also, concerns

have been raised such as low salary and few to none benefits in state universities. This

resulted to the increasing vacant professorial seats in the academe. In economics,

scarcity means a problem; it is a looming spectre. Logically, if there is no sufficient

voltage the machines would not function. Yes, there is a need to increase the number of

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EE instructors to fill in the vacancy. A campaign must be done a campaign that will

drive the student's interest. For example, they can do a part time instructional job whilst

being a full time EE professional. The importance of EE instructors must be stressed.

Also, we must address the need to increase the wage and add non-monetary

benefits. But to attain a positive corollary, it is a must that those who will fill in the

position are beyond qualified. In a sense, it is important that the one person must be

familiar with teaching methodologies. Ergo, prospective instructors must also undergo

training programs to strengthen their teaching skills. We must remember that quality

and quantity is directly correlated to the success of the institution to produce competitive

professionals.

Since points have been raised, it is imperative that we analyze the root cause of the

scarcity and qualification. In recent years, the government has not increasing budget for

education. The state has been clear that it has been campaigning to lessen the number

of state universities. Obviously, with insufficient budget allocation it is almost close to

impossible to ask for more financial support. Would this lead towards an irresolvable

conundrum? I dont think so. Being part of the academe, I believe that since we have

recognized the problems and have formulated possible solution, we must continuously

assert our right. Our institution has produced scholars and we have to produce more.

Our government must be startled by the specter that hounds our college. We have to

assert and reaffirm our fundamental right since what we are fighting for is for the

nation's benefit.

Thus, I have to rephrase my first statement, without enough competitive EE instructors

there would be no enough competitive and efficient EE professionals.