THE TECHNICAL Education and Skills Development Authority has extended its free online skills training program and other educational platforms of the government until 2022.

The extension was made possible after Globe Telecom announced that it will extend free data access to the Globe eLibrary and essential learning platforms of the national government including TESDA Online Program.

TESDA Director General Isidro Lapeña thanked Globe for helping the agency reach more Filipinos.

“We are glad to have this opportunity of serving more Filipinos in line with our guiding principle, ‘TESDA Abot Lahat’. Now, our services can reach even our kababayan without having to pay for data costs,” he said.

The free access was offered by Globe to its customers last year to make it easier for everyone to learn and get resource materials from TESDA, the Department of Education, and the Commission on Higher Education on their Globe or TM-powered smartphones.

“We endeavor to help enhance opportunities for self-learning by making quality content available to teachers and students. We hope our customers will take advantage of this free service to DepEd, CHED, and TESDA in cooperation with the DICT and NTC for their online learning requirements,” Yoly Crisanto, Globe Chief Sustainability Officer and SVP for Corporate Communications, said.

Data provided by E-TESDA showed that TOP now has 2,905,009 registered users.

TOP is an open educational resource that aims to make technical vocational education and training more accessible to Filipinos and widen their chances of employment or sources of livelihood.

There are 85 online courses available in the TOP. These include “Practicing Covid19 Preventive Measures in the Workplace,” “Introduction to Food Processing” and “Managing Personal Finances.”

Globe Telecom has been a strong partner of TESDA since 2019.

It extended communications support to the agency by providing prepaid load allowing it to easily coordinate with returning OFWs and offer its training programs and services.