Bilib I.T. or not: Prison call center eyed

Call centers may soon be built in a prison facility with inmates as operators through a program of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano that aims to help convicts get a better chance to reintegrate into society.

Call centers may soon be built in a prison facility with inmates as operators through a program of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano that aims to help convicts get a better chance to reintegrate into society.

If a student can’t go to the training center, the mountain will come to him. The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) will launch on Monday a free online tech-voc training program to reach those who want to take short courses but do not have access to training centers or prefer to take up distance learning.
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) plans to set up a training center for animation, software and games development in Negros Occidental, said Tesda Director General Joel Villanueva.
President Benigno Aquino announced Wednesday night an additional allocation of half a billion pesos for the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (Tesda) to train workers for the country’s business processing outsourcing industry.