GLOBE, GOOGLE PH TIE UP FOR 39,000 COURSES ON DIGITAL UPSKILLING

Taking its investments in education further, Globe has partnered with Google Philippines to provide 39,000 scholarships on advanced IT certificate courses to equip low-income students and jobseekers with job-ready skills.

Under the collaboration, Globe and several government stakeholders will invite qualified recipients for the Google Career Certificates program and track their progress.

Google Career Certificates provide a suite of flexible online training programs spanning three to six months available at Coursera.org. It is open to everyone 18 years old and above and requires no previous degree or experience. There are four certificate options including IT Support, UX Design, Data Analytics and Project Management.

Globe will make the new service accessible to its Globe Prepaid and TM customers, partner schools and local government units.

The latest Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) and World Bank reports ranked the Philippines as among countries struggling with basic literacy, basic numeracy and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) delivery. The situation further worsened postpandemic, when schools had to shut down and students shifted to remote learning.

While Globe uses digital technology to innovate, it also creates value beyond telco, especially for underserved communities and in times of great need.

Believing that technology can level the playing field for all, Globe has been investing in alternative learning systems that will enhance students’ appreciation for STEM.

During the pandemic, Globe was among the first to respond to the needs of the education sector by providing free learning platforms for public use in collaboration with national government agencies in education.

Globe provides free access to key learning platforms of the Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education, as well as the Globe eLibrary, a free learning platform with K-12 content, to subscribers.

EdVenture, one of the Group’s portfolio companies under 917Ventures, provides virtual one-on-one and personalized tutorials for students.

Globe also provides tools to help safeguard online safety for all users, complemented with proper education on responsible digital citizenship, such as proper online etiquette and protecting your personal data online, through the award-winning Digital Thumbprint Program.

KodeGo, a portfolio company of Globe’s 917Ventures, is an enroll-now, pay-upon-hiring learning boot camp. It offers a 12-week intensive training program on coding and programming with a highly-effective placement program for graduates.

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