WHAT IS Tech4ed?
The Technology for Education, Employment, Entrepreneurs, and Economic Development (Tech4ED) Project evolved from the Philippines Community eCenter Program, a national digital inclusion initiative establishing eCenters that provide critical e-government and ICT-enabled services in communities with minimal or no access to information and government services.
SERVICES OFFERED
eEduSkills
Delivers e-Learning on demand to address the education divide.
EAssist
Aims to empower special sectors through access to necessary skills training content in answer to specific Industry needs.
Starbooks
Library of digitized science and technology resources
EGovServ
Provides links to online government services and application forms.
RIS (Rural Impact Sourcing)
Promotes, Employment for Entrepreneurship through Online Jobs.
eHealth
Online catalogue of online health resource
Gender and Development
provides content on women empowerment, policies for protection of women and skills enhancement
- Alternative Learning System (ALS) – delivers interactive lessons to help out-of-school youth and adults in attaining a high school diploma.
- Learning English Application for Pinoys (LEAP) – improves English communication skills in preparation for IT-BPM industry.
- Skills Training – to acquire skills and competencies to start a small business or get employment.
- Values & Character Formation – enable people to uphold Traditional Values and how to behave as a “Netizen.”
- Rotary eLibrary – eOnline library to access various books
EAgri
provides contents and services on agriculture technologies for farmer folks.
- Alternative Learning System (ALS) – delivers interactive lessons to help out-of-school youth and adults in attaining a high school diploma.
- Learning English Application for Pinoys (LEAP) – improves English communication skills in preparation for IT-BPM industry.
- Skills Training – to acquire skills and competencies to start a small business or get employment.
- Values & Character Formation – enable people to uphold Traditional Values and how to behave as a “Netizen.”
- Rotary eLibrary – eOnline library to access various books
eMarketPlace
Provide greater market each beyond the entrepreneurs community for exponential economic growth and opportunities
- Alternative Learning System (ALS) – delivers interactive lessons to help out-of-school youth and adults in attaining a high school diploma.
- Learning English Application for Pinoys (LEAP) – improves English communication skills in preparation for IT-BPM industry.
- Skills Training – to acquire skills and competencies to start a small business or get employment.
- Values & Character Formation – enable people to uphold Traditional Values and how to behave as a “Netizen.”
- Rotary eLibrary – eOnline library to access various books
WHO IS THE TARGET MARKET OF TECH4ED?
The Tech4ED Program would like to tap different kinds of stakeholders coming from various sectors of the society. This includes DepEd, Public Libraries, LGU, NGO, NGA, and other private partners.
Ideally, Tech4ED centers should be where target customers can flock. Specifically, in barangays, public libraries. FITS centers, schools, cooperatives, associations of PWDs and/or senior citizen centers amongst others.
We will provide:
- Facilitators for center manager training on:
– Marketing and its materials
– Business model
– Center operations
– Platform utilization - The platform and content
- Access to other government services
The Tech4ED centers requirements are, but not limited to:
- Office Space – not smaller than 20sqm
- WiFi connectivity nd router – at least 1 router
- Three (3) computers
- Three (3) computer tablets with chair
- Three (3) tables a d chairs (for users who will bring their own laptop)
- Signages
- One (1) Personnel
- SB/BP Resolution (LGU)
- To follow the operating hours:
- Monday to Saturday for at least 8 consecutive hours with 1 rest day and Sunday for 5 hours
- Inclusive growth and development
- A digitally literate society
- Skills training for Employment
- On-line Work for Rural Communities
- Save time and money on Job Search
- International Quality Education through Online courses
- Financial Literacy for Overseas Filipino Workers and families
- Direct Government Services to the people
- Preparation of Higher value products
- Wider market reach for entrepreneurs
- Enhanced from technology for product diversity
- Enable the NEW netizens