RTCF to provide free online courses to Davao school
Reyes Tacandong & Co. Foundation Inc. (RTCF) signed recently a memorandum of agreement with Davao City National High School (DCNHS) to provide the latter’s senior high school students access to online accounting courses covering the fundamentals of accounting. The Foundation is the philanthropic organization of professional services firm Reyes Tacandong & Co. (RT&Co.).
DCNHS is the premier public secondary school in Davao City and Region 11. Public school district supervisor of DCNHS Wenefredo Cagape signed for the School and Protacio Tacandong, president of RTCF, represented the Foundation.
RT&Co. is engaged in socially responsible projects through the RTCF in the areas of education, livelihood and quality-of-life initiatives. It has a separate exclusive arrangement with online course developer Accounteach Learning Center, to make the latter’s online courses available to deserving public schools. RTCF identifies and chooses the schools to be provided with free unlimited access to the courses.
The courses are based on current guidelines issued by the Department of Education for the K-12 program, as well as CHED’s most recent curriculum for accountancy. Developed with the world’s leading state-of-the-art authoring tool, the courses consist of interactive features and hundreds of quizzes designed to sustain learners’ interest and motivation. The courses are available in the Internet anytime, anywhere across all devices. Schools do not need any investment computer laboratories or related hardware.
The course duration is for 180 days. Based on proper recommendation by a designated school authority, enrollment can be renewed any number of times as long as the learner remains a student of good standing of DCNHS up to graduation.
Tacandong says, “The offering of fundamental accounting courses in the K-12 curriculum has a significant effect on the way future professionals will learn accounting. One’s preparation for an accounting career now virtually starts in K-12. Such preparation should prepare the K-12 graduate for entry-level accounting work or prepare one for advanced accounting studies in college. We want to contribute to the early learning experience of future accounting professionals because everything starts with good foundation. We also hope to contribute our modest share in providing a cost-effective resource where it is most needed.”
As part of RTCF’s commitment to ensure success of the project, it shall also provide faculty development programs on relevant topics relating to current developments in accounting, educational technology, and e-learning. After the signing ceremony, Celito Macachor, training director of RT&Co., conducted an orientation and familiarization workshop with selected faculty members from DCNHS, who were introduced to the features of the online course and environment.