15 April 2012
A fresh batch of trainers of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is set to undergo digital literacy training this month through a partnership with semiconductor giant Intel Philippines.
A total of 25 trainers will take the Core Trainers Course from April 24 to 27 at the TESDA building in Taguig City ahead of the roll-out of the TESDA-Intel Easy Steps Digital Literacy Program.
Secretary Joel Villanueva, TESDA Director General, said the agency tapped Intel for the program to up the level and standardize the learning platform of TESDA's computer literacy course, one of qualifications offered in various technology institutions of the agency nationwide.
"We are socializing, doing many transactions using the computer, and living in a world increasingly defined by programs. We want to use this power of technology to harness the potential of our technical vocational course," Villanueva said.
The 25 trainers make up the third batch, who will take the literacy program under a Memorandum of Understanding signed between TESDA and Intel in March last year.
The first two batches had 69 trainers trained under the said program, and are now responsible in training other trainers in their respective institutions.
To date, a total of 4,114 trainees have undergone the program from different eTESDA centers nationwide.
The Intel Easy Steps program gives adult learners the opportunity to improve their social and economic self-sufficiency through digital literacy.
Intel will provide all prescribed software and printed learning materials needed for the training.
The program materials include proven adult learning techniques to teach practical and relevant skills to people with little or no prior computer experience.
Villanueva said he hopes the tie-up with Intel will bring more training for their trainers, who can later pass on their skills to the vocational students.
"We are thankful to Intel for partnering with TESDA in this endeavor. In the digital age, providing knowledge about computers and technology is a way of empowering our people," Villanueva said.
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