Our Commitment to
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Dedicated to providing unbiased trade assessments for skilled workers across various industries worldwide.

Discover the Foundation and Vision Behind Trade-Test Philippines

Trade-Test Philippines was established to bridge the gap between skilled workers and employers worldwide. Our mission is to provide unbiased trade assessments that ensure the right candidates are matched with the right jobs. We envision a future where every skilled worker is recognized for their expertise, contributing to safer and more efficient industries globally.

Our Journey: Milestone and Achievements

Trade-Test Philippines is a small company owned & operated by management who have worked on multiple international construction projects (Australasia, Africa, Middle East, & SE Asia) in the Mining and Oil & Gas industries. This gives us an experienced insight into the recruitment requirements of clients searching for ex-patriate trades personnel for emigration to their business operations. Our typical clients are from English-speaking countries (Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada), although we do service a small number of European clients who require our unique assessment services.

 

Trade-Test Philippines works directly for foreign companies and their agencies, to provide accurate & specific data of every trade candidate’s skill & knowledge level. We provide an unbiased final check in the recruitment process to ensure you are making your most informed selections, and we guarantee we will help you get the best employees. We value our independence as an assessor, and we do not offer full recruitment services.

 

We have developed relationships with many Philippines based agencies, so we can advise from an experienced perspective those agencies we know who can best suit your requirements. We service companies seeking to emigrate groups of trades people, and we have minimum quotas for assessment groups on different trade types.

 

We perform our assessments at workshop locations in Subic SBMA and Mexico-Pampanga, and we have the capability to mobilise to Manila agencies for assessments if clients are doing large groups (>20 persons/day) for consecutive days.

Meet our Team

Meet our skilled professionals with global experience.

Carlos Short

Owner / Director

Carlos is an indentured Fitter, Turner, & Machinist (NZ Steel 1984-1988), and he emigrated to Australia (1992) to work in the Mining industry. He built a career in Mineral Processing as a specialist with Large Rotating plant for an OEM installing and maintaining SAG & Ball Mills, and Crushers. Carlos qualified with an Australian Cert IV- Workplace Training & Assessment in 2000, which enabled him to gain extensive experience in the training & management of personnel in Civil, SMP, & Electrical, and he has trained and managed workforces in Thailand, Tanzania, Ghana, Indonesia, Philippines, and Australia.  Carlos worked in Mechanical supervision, eventually achieving Construction & SMP Superintendent levels in the construction of processing plants. Charles recognized a gap in trades assessment services available for foreign companies searching for employees in the Philippines, and he started Trade-Test Philippines in 2023.

David Whyte

Director

David is a qualified Diesel Mechanic (Scotland 1989-1993) who has built a substantial career in various roles in the trucking and O & G industries. He attained “Certificate of Professional Competence” in International & National Haulage Operations and is a qualified Transport Manager, and he has worked in multiple levels of transport maintenance and management. David transitioned to the Oil & Gas industry working in the UK, and has worked in China, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Middle East and becoming an experienced RMS and eventually achieving Chief Engineer level in off-shore and on-shore production operations. David intimately understands all of the maintenance requirements in Petroleum processing including Drilling equipment, Power generation, Compressors, Well control systems, BOP’s, and Cranes.

Brian Walsh

Senior Assessor

Brian is an indentured Heavy Diesel Mechanic (Scotland 1970-1975) with 50 years of experience working in the UK trucking industry in maintenance supervision & management. As a tradesman he has also covered Heavy Equipment such as Dump trucks, Dozers, and Excavators. He has advanced knowledge of UK maintenance standards & procedures. Brian has experience with all of the major European brands of trucks utilized by major UK freight companies in National and Continental long-haul operations.

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