PLDT, UPOU ink partnership on digital literacy program in schools

Telecommunications company PLDT has partnered with the University of the Philippines Open University for the implementation of a digital literacy program in select public schools and communities nationwide.

The PLDT Infoteach Outreach Program aims to highlight the importance of lifelong learning, social transformation and sustainable development in education through digital literacy training for teachers, students and other members of the community, the company said in a statement last week.

“PLDT recognizes the vital role of technology and development in education. The PLDT Infoteach Outreach Program enables students and teachers and other participating sectors to adapt in the digital age,” PLDT community relations division head Katherine Diaz De Rivera said.

“It provides a variety of teaching modules and learning tools that range from digital literacy and social transformation which lead to life-long learning,” she added.

The training component of the program, which will be implemented in partnership with the UPOU, aims to produce 30 master trainers and 300 trainers, as well as train at least 3,000 teachers and students.

It will have four phases: training of master trainers with participants from selected schools division of the Department of Education; training of teachers from participating schools; offering of a massive open online course; and the training roll-out to participating schools and barangays.

The program also aims to training out of school youth from selected local government units. –