Female inmates to undergo online education from DOST

DAVAO CITY – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) have partnered to provide inmates in the Davao City jail’s female ward with online education through the DOST’s Tech4Ed program.

The project, dubbed as Tech4ED, is an initiative of Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) to harness information and communication technology (ICT) to enable, empower and transform communities by creating an inclusive, integrated and equitable education, employment and entrepreneurial opportunities in different centers nationwide, the DOST said.

“We see the value of the program among inmates considering their current status where they are somewhat behind in terms of technologies. We see their detention as an opportune time to learn new things and get themselves updated about information communication technologies,” said ICTO Mindanao Cluster III focal person Engineer Albert Gabriel

Under the Tech4ED project, inmates will undergo Basic Digital Literacy Program wherein they will have learning access not only on basic computer operations, but also in other sustainable e-learning platforms such as Alternative Learning System (ALS) modules and English language proficiency.

“The 12 graduates in the first batch will become IT laboratory assistants for the next classes of their fellow inmates,” Gabriel explained. (Yas D. Ocampo)