With the signing of memorandum of understanding (MOU) on October 30, 2008 between OP Open University (UPOU) and Land Administration and Management Project (LAMP2), academic programs on land valuation will be offered soon on the state’s premiere distance education provider.
Under the agreement, UPOU and LAMP2 will develop academic degree and non-degree graduate programs on real property valuation. These courses and programs, expected to be delivered next year, will be offered through distance education, adopting international standards in land valuation.
LAMP2 is an inter-agency project of the Department of Finance and Environment and Natural Resources, with technical assistance from the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and funding support for the World Bank.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
PUP Open University Course Offerings
Polytechnic University of the Philippines answered the call of the present times in building the foundations of the future by offering quality and relevant education. Ranging from high school to doctoral courses, traditional to nontraditional education system, the University makes it possible that deserving individuals can have access to these academic resources.
The University has always been making initiatives to enrich its academic programs in various fields of study and implement an educational strategy designed to provide its students with highly employable, managerial, and entrepreneurial skills in order to make them exceedingly creative, productive, competitive, and self-reliant.
Being one of the reputable universities in the country, the University always make it to a point that the education given to our students meet the standards of quality and excellence. The University, through its various programs, equip its students with the learning and skills that are significant and responsive. This enables the student to be competitive and very resourceful.
Be it learning in a classroom, at home, or through the Internet, the University offer programs that can adapt to a student's living condition -- specially the working class. The PUP Open University and Distance Learning Systems goes beyond the physical restrictions of a campus.
Most of our academic courses are accredited by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) and the Commission of Higher Education (CHED), which conferred the University as a Center of Development for Excellence in Information Technology. And practicality without sacrificing quality in education. At twelve (12) pesos per academic unit, one can enroll for less than five hundred (500) pesos per semester in an undergraduate program.
Here are the PUP Open University Course Offerings:
Undergraduate Degrees
Bachelor in Broadcast Communication
Bachelor in Entrepreneurial Management
Post-Baccalaureate Programs
Post-Baccalaureate in Computer Technology
Post-Baccalaureate in Entrepreneurial Management
Post-Baccalaureate in Library and Information Science
Master Degrees
Master in Construction Management
Master in Educational Management
Master in Mass Communication
Master in Public Administration
For more information, feel free to visit http://www.pup.edu.ph/academic/ou.asp
The University has always been making initiatives to enrich its academic programs in various fields of study and implement an educational strategy designed to provide its students with highly employable, managerial, and entrepreneurial skills in order to make them exceedingly creative, productive, competitive, and self-reliant.
Being one of the reputable universities in the country, the University always make it to a point that the education given to our students meet the standards of quality and excellence. The University, through its various programs, equip its students with the learning and skills that are significant and responsive. This enables the student to be competitive and very resourceful.
Be it learning in a classroom, at home, or through the Internet, the University offer programs that can adapt to a student's living condition -- specially the working class. The PUP Open University and Distance Learning Systems goes beyond the physical restrictions of a campus.
Most of our academic courses are accredited by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) and the Commission of Higher Education (CHED), which conferred the University as a Center of Development for Excellence in Information Technology. And practicality without sacrificing quality in education. At twelve (12) pesos per academic unit, one can enroll for less than five hundred (500) pesos per semester in an undergraduate program.
Here are the PUP Open University Course Offerings:
Undergraduate Degrees
Bachelor in Broadcast Communication
Bachelor in Entrepreneurial Management
Post-Baccalaureate Programs
Post-Baccalaureate in Computer Technology
Post-Baccalaureate in Entrepreneurial Management
Post-Baccalaureate in Library and Information Science
Master Degrees
Master in Construction Management
Master in Educational Management
Master in Mass Communication
Master in Public Administration
For more information, feel free to visit http://www.pup.edu.ph/academic/ou.asp
Friday, September 19, 2008
Free Quality Training for Women at TESDA Women’s Center
The TESDA Women’s Center in Bicutan, Taguig, Metro Manila is now accepting women who would like to enroll in the TESDA Scholarships Open Courses as of June 2008:
Here are the courses Filipino women can take:
Competency Based Training (Training Sessions - Monday to Friday - 8:00 AM to 5:00PM)
Training Program Title Nominal Duration
Automotive Servicing NC II 624 hrs. + 320 hrs. OJT (6 months)
Commercial Cooking NC II 538 hrs. + 320 hrs. OJT (5 1/2 months)
Consumer Electronics NC II 524 hrs. + 320 hrs. OJT ( 5 1/2 months)
Dressmaking NC II 475 hrs. + 320 hrs. OJT (5 months)
Food and Beverage NC II 320 hrs. +160 hrs. OJT (3 months)
Food Processing NC II 568 hrs. + 320 hrs. OJT (5 1/2 months)
Entry Requirements:
• Must be HIGH SCHOOL graduate
• Must be at least 16 YEARS OLD
•Must pass the QUALIFYING EXAMINATION AND INTERVIEWS
APPLY PERSONALLY to TESDA WOMEN'S CENTER - Admission Office (Gate 1, TESDA Complex, East Service Rd., South Shway, Taguig, MM)
WHAT TO BRING: Two (2) pieces 1x1 colored ID Pictures / Ballpen
SCHEDULE OF QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS: Monday to Thursday - 9:00AM to 10:45AM
SCHEDULE OF RELEASING OF EXAMINATION RESULTS: Monday to Thursday - 1:30 PM onwards
BUSINESS HOURS: Monday to Thursday - 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM
NOTE: If the applicant DID NOT PASS THE QUALIFYING TEST, he/she can RETAKE the same exam after a MONTH.
QUALIFIED APPLICANT ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS:
• Latest NBI Clearance
• Result of Medical Examination from RGO Clinic
• Photocopy of HS/College Diploma
• Photocopy of Birth Certificate
• Misc. Fees of P340.00 (Uniform, Insurance, ID, etc.)
Here are the courses Filipino women can take:
Competency Based Training (Training Sessions - Monday to Friday - 8:00 AM to 5:00PM)
Training Program Title Nominal Duration
Automotive Servicing NC II 624 hrs. + 320 hrs. OJT (6 months)
Commercial Cooking NC II 538 hrs. + 320 hrs. OJT (5 1/2 months)
Consumer Electronics NC II 524 hrs. + 320 hrs. OJT ( 5 1/2 months)
Dressmaking NC II 475 hrs. + 320 hrs. OJT (5 months)
Food and Beverage NC II 320 hrs. +160 hrs. OJT (3 months)
Food Processing NC II 568 hrs. + 320 hrs. OJT (5 1/2 months)
Entry Requirements:
• Must be HIGH SCHOOL graduate
• Must be at least 16 YEARS OLD
•Must pass the QUALIFYING EXAMINATION AND INTERVIEWS
APPLY PERSONALLY to TESDA WOMEN'S CENTER - Admission Office (Gate 1, TESDA Complex, East Service Rd., South Shway, Taguig, MM)
WHAT TO BRING: Two (2) pieces 1x1 colored ID Pictures / Ballpen
SCHEDULE OF QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS: Monday to Thursday - 9:00AM to 10:45AM
SCHEDULE OF RELEASING OF EXAMINATION RESULTS: Monday to Thursday - 1:30 PM onwards
BUSINESS HOURS: Monday to Thursday - 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM
NOTE: If the applicant DID NOT PASS THE QUALIFYING TEST, he/she can RETAKE the same exam after a MONTH.
QUALIFIED APPLICANT ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS:
• Latest NBI Clearance
• Result of Medical Examination from RGO Clinic
• Photocopy of HS/College Diploma
• Photocopy of Birth Certificate
• Misc. Fees of P340.00 (Uniform, Insurance, ID, etc.)
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
AMA Revolutionizes E-Learning Education
As developments in information technology continue to transform the world's digital landscape everyday, the education divide is also being breached.
Education, as we know it, is now in the process of evolving from the traditional classroom-confined, teacher-student face to face method to the more flexible and learner-centered mode of technology-enhanced web-based learning. This is e-Learning.
e-Learning, or electronic learning, is the unifying term used to describe the fields of online learning, web-based training and technology delivered instruction.
AMA Education System, the Philippines leading education provider in information technology, has long been equipped with the technology and know-how to empower students with highly interactive multi-media programs thereby making the delivery of quality education more efficient.
What are the benefits of E-learning?
E-Learning creates engaging learning opportunities through the use of multimedia facilities which act as catalysts for authentic and relevant learning experiences.
Through AMA's e-Learning program, 20,000 students are allowed to engage in collaborative learning. They are made members of an online community where close interaction and dynamic exchange of ideas are encouraged through chat groups, message boards and e-mail facilities.
Students in different campuses across the country can easily communicate and enjoy a dynamic exchange of information and ideas. A student from Davao, for instance, can relate local political issues in Davao to students in Metro Manila, thereby enriching the discussion on the course Politics and Governance.
Course content for each subject is uniform for all AMA campuses across the country. This assures students that the high standards of AMA education is uniformly delivered and received by students regardless of their geographical location, thus overcoming the barriers of distance and creating a system-wide virtual class.
The program also enables AMA students to access environments, tools and resources – including fellow e-Learners – at their own pace, in their own time and from wherever an internet-enabled computer might be. This will empower students and make them responsible for their own e-learning experience.
AMA's e-Learning program is powered by Intralearn, a leading US-based designer and supplier of learning management systems (LMS).
Intralearn is the Internet platform being used by AMAES to facilitate e-Learning. Through AMA's e-Learning platform, online access for all AMA students is assured - anytime and anywhere. With AMA e-Learning's dynamic delivery system, students can access educational and learning materials that they can explore even at home, in a friend's house, or even within the comforts of an internet café. It hosts a wide collection of interactive and informative courses developed by industry and academic experts who comprise AMA's Academic Affairs Deparment.
Through Intralearn, instructors author and upload course contents, quizzes, projects, cases, examinations and even the syllabus, all of which are available for students to download. Students can also take on-line quizzes and examinations, submit projects, case analysis and other requirements through the same platform. Communication with the online faculty and fellow e-learners via chat, message board and e-mail facilities is also made easier and more convenient.
The learning environment of the 21st century will be a wall-less, networked online learning community. It will be an environment where reliable, high bandwidth networks allow the “school” to become more than a physical location, and recreates the school as a “stimulating learning hub”.
With the many possibilities and potentials of e-Learning, complemented by AMA's formidable infrastructure and the commitment to provide the most effective learning experience, students are encouraged to participate and interact as members of one big online learning community, empowered, well-skilled and highly employable.
Education, as we know it, is now in the process of evolving from the traditional classroom-confined, teacher-student face to face method to the more flexible and learner-centered mode of technology-enhanced web-based learning. This is e-Learning.
e-Learning, or electronic learning, is the unifying term used to describe the fields of online learning, web-based training and technology delivered instruction.
AMA Education System, the Philippines leading education provider in information technology, has long been equipped with the technology and know-how to empower students with highly interactive multi-media programs thereby making the delivery of quality education more efficient.
What are the benefits of E-learning?
E-Learning creates engaging learning opportunities through the use of multimedia facilities which act as catalysts for authentic and relevant learning experiences.
Through AMA's e-Learning program, 20,000 students are allowed to engage in collaborative learning. They are made members of an online community where close interaction and dynamic exchange of ideas are encouraged through chat groups, message boards and e-mail facilities.
Students in different campuses across the country can easily communicate and enjoy a dynamic exchange of information and ideas. A student from Davao, for instance, can relate local political issues in Davao to students in Metro Manila, thereby enriching the discussion on the course Politics and Governance.
Course content for each subject is uniform for all AMA campuses across the country. This assures students that the high standards of AMA education is uniformly delivered and received by students regardless of their geographical location, thus overcoming the barriers of distance and creating a system-wide virtual class.
The program also enables AMA students to access environments, tools and resources – including fellow e-Learners – at their own pace, in their own time and from wherever an internet-enabled computer might be. This will empower students and make them responsible for their own e-learning experience.
AMA's e-Learning program is powered by Intralearn, a leading US-based designer and supplier of learning management systems (LMS).
Intralearn is the Internet platform being used by AMAES to facilitate e-Learning. Through AMA's e-Learning platform, online access for all AMA students is assured - anytime and anywhere. With AMA e-Learning's dynamic delivery system, students can access educational and learning materials that they can explore even at home, in a friend's house, or even within the comforts of an internet café. It hosts a wide collection of interactive and informative courses developed by industry and academic experts who comprise AMA's Academic Affairs Deparment.
Through Intralearn, instructors author and upload course contents, quizzes, projects, cases, examinations and even the syllabus, all of which are available for students to download. Students can also take on-line quizzes and examinations, submit projects, case analysis and other requirements through the same platform. Communication with the online faculty and fellow e-learners via chat, message board and e-mail facilities is also made easier and more convenient.
The learning environment of the 21st century will be a wall-less, networked online learning community. It will be an environment where reliable, high bandwidth networks allow the “school” to become more than a physical location, and recreates the school as a “stimulating learning hub”.
With the many possibilities and potentials of e-Learning, complemented by AMA's formidable infrastructure and the commitment to provide the most effective learning experience, students are encouraged to participate and interact as members of one big online learning community, empowered, well-skilled and highly employable.
PUP Open University Course Offerings
Polytechnic University of the Philippines answered the call of the present times in building the foundations of the future by offering quality and relevant education. Ranging from high school to doctoral courses, traditional to nontraditional education system, the University makes it possible that deserving individuals can have access to these academic resources.
The University has always been making initiatives to enrich its academic programs in various fields of study and implement an educational strategy designed to provide its students with highly employable, managerial, and entrepreneurial skills in order to make them exceedingly creative, productive, competitive, and self-reliant.
Being one of the reputable universities in the country, the University always make it to a point that the education given to our students meet the standards of quality and excellence. The University, through its various programs, equip its students with the learning and skills that are significant and responsive. This enables the student to be competitive and very resourceful.
Be it learning in a classroom, at home, or through the Internet, the University offer programs that can adapt to a student's living condition -- specially the working class. The PUP Open University and Distance Learning Systems goes beyond the physical restrictions of a campus.
Most of our academic courses are accredited by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) and the Commission of Higher Education (CHED), which conferred the University as a Center of Development for Excellence in Information Technology. And practicality without sacrificing quality in education. At twelve (12) pesos per academic unit, one can enroll for less than five hundred (500) pesos per semester in an undergraduate program.
Here are the PUP Open University Course Offerings:
Undergraduate Degrees
Bachelor in Broadcast Communication
Bachelor in Entrepreneurial Management
Post-Baccalaureate Programs
Post-Baccalaureate in Computer Technology
Post-Baccalaureate in Entrepreneurial Management
Post-Baccalaureate in Library and Information Science
Master Degrees
Master in Construction Management
Master in Educational Management
Master in Mass Communication
Master in Public Administration
For more information, feel free to visit http://www.pup.edu.ph/academic/ou.asp
The University has always been making initiatives to enrich its academic programs in various fields of study and implement an educational strategy designed to provide its students with highly employable, managerial, and entrepreneurial skills in order to make them exceedingly creative, productive, competitive, and self-reliant.
Being one of the reputable universities in the country, the University always make it to a point that the education given to our students meet the standards of quality and excellence. The University, through its various programs, equip its students with the learning and skills that are significant and responsive. This enables the student to be competitive and very resourceful.
Be it learning in a classroom, at home, or through the Internet, the University offer programs that can adapt to a student's living condition -- specially the working class. The PUP Open University and Distance Learning Systems goes beyond the physical restrictions of a campus.
Most of our academic courses are accredited by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) and the Commission of Higher Education (CHED), which conferred the University as a Center of Development for Excellence in Information Technology. And practicality without sacrificing quality in education. At twelve (12) pesos per academic unit, one can enroll for less than five hundred (500) pesos per semester in an undergraduate program.
Here are the PUP Open University Course Offerings:
Undergraduate Degrees
Bachelor in Broadcast Communication
Bachelor in Entrepreneurial Management
Post-Baccalaureate Programs
Post-Baccalaureate in Computer Technology
Post-Baccalaureate in Entrepreneurial Management
Post-Baccalaureate in Library and Information Science
Master Degrees
Master in Construction Management
Master in Educational Management
Master in Mass Communication
Master in Public Administration
For more information, feel free to visit http://www.pup.edu.ph/academic/ou.asp
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Cultural Arts Scholarship Program of De La Salle University
The Cultural Arts Office dedicates itself in promoting a well-balanced non formal education of culture and the arts to the Lasallian community. Through its self-organized programs and activities, the awareness and appreciation of different art forms are being promoted. It ensures that its self-organized productions are of good quality and are relevant to the community.
The office also cultivates the innate talents of artistically inclined Lasallian students through its different cultural organizations representing dance, music, theatre, film and broadcast arts. The skills of aspiring artists in these fields are refined through relevant workshops, seminars, symposia as well as competitions and awards. The CAO consists of the Green Media Group (production staff) and the Student Artist Managers (administrative staff) and eight performing groups: the DLSU Chorale, DLSU Chamber Ensemble, De La Salle Innersoul, DLSU Pops Orchestra, La Salle Dance Company – Jazz, La Salle Dance Company-Street, La Salle Dance Company-Folk, and the Harlequin Theatre Guild. They are trained not only to be excellent performers but excellent managers as well. These groups also hold outreach programs to promote culture and the arts in the grassroots level through workshops and performances.
Vision
The De La Salle University -Manila Cultural Arts Office is the leading school-based unit in the Philippines for non-formal culture and arts education. We are catalysts in the development of culture and arts primarily inspired by the tradition of CULTURA, and guided by the Lasallian Spirit of FAITH, ZEAL FOR SERVICE and COMMUNION IN MISSION. We deliver a spiritually enriching culture and arts learning based on MULTICULTURALISM, that will help the nation to achieve CULTURAL APPRECIATION and INDEPENDENCE.
Mission
The De La Salle University-Manila Cultural Arts Office (DLSU-M CAO) dedicates itself to high quality experiential programs and services that advocate culture and art as a vital component in the individual's social and spiritual formation. Through creative and high impact programs and events, proficient workforce, established relations with cultural arts-related organizations and stakeholders, technologically advanced equipment and facilities, DLSU-M CAO is an instrument in achieving appreciation of culture and arts, and cultural independence among Lasallians and the entire nation.
For more information, please contact:
Cultural Arts Office
Room 403 Br. Connon Hall
2401 Taft Avenue, Malate Source: www.dlsu.edu.ph
1004 Manila, Philippines
Tel. No.: (632) 524-4611 locals 702, 737 (trunk line)
E-mail: CAOdir@dlsu.edu.ph
The office also cultivates the innate talents of artistically inclined Lasallian students through its different cultural organizations representing dance, music, theatre, film and broadcast arts. The skills of aspiring artists in these fields are refined through relevant workshops, seminars, symposia as well as competitions and awards. The CAO consists of the Green Media Group (production staff) and the Student Artist Managers (administrative staff) and eight performing groups: the DLSU Chorale, DLSU Chamber Ensemble, De La Salle Innersoul, DLSU Pops Orchestra, La Salle Dance Company – Jazz, La Salle Dance Company-Street, La Salle Dance Company-Folk, and the Harlequin Theatre Guild. They are trained not only to be excellent performers but excellent managers as well. These groups also hold outreach programs to promote culture and the arts in the grassroots level through workshops and performances.
Vision
The De La Salle University -Manila Cultural Arts Office is the leading school-based unit in the Philippines for non-formal culture and arts education. We are catalysts in the development of culture and arts primarily inspired by the tradition of CULTURA, and guided by the Lasallian Spirit of FAITH, ZEAL FOR SERVICE and COMMUNION IN MISSION. We deliver a spiritually enriching culture and arts learning based on MULTICULTURALISM, that will help the nation to achieve CULTURAL APPRECIATION and INDEPENDENCE.
Mission
The De La Salle University-Manila Cultural Arts Office (DLSU-M CAO) dedicates itself to high quality experiential programs and services that advocate culture and art as a vital component in the individual's social and spiritual formation. Through creative and high impact programs and events, proficient workforce, established relations with cultural arts-related organizations and stakeholders, technologically advanced equipment and facilities, DLSU-M CAO is an instrument in achieving appreciation of culture and arts, and cultural independence among Lasallians and the entire nation.
For more information, please contact:
Cultural Arts Office
Room 403 Br. Connon Hall
2401 Taft Avenue, Malate Source: www.dlsu.edu.ph
1004 Manila, Philippines
Tel. No.: (632) 524-4611 locals 702, 737 (trunk line)
E-mail: CAOdir@dlsu.edu.ph
Monday, June 23, 2008
Financial Assistance for Incoming College Freshmen of DLSU-Manila
De La Salle University provides financial assistance to Filipino students who meet specific criteria for eligibility. The selection of grantees is done by the Scholarship and Financial Assistance (SFA) Committee based on the following factors/criteria*:
Financial Need. Only those whose annual family income is less than P500,000 will be considered.
Academic Competence based on high school grades and College Entrance Test results.
Interview Result. Only shortlisted applicants will be invited to report for an interview.
* DOST Scholarship applicants who wish to apply for DLSU financial assistance will also be evaluated based on these criteria.
The Application Form for Financial Assistance is available at the College Admission Office. This Form and all the required documents must be submitted to the Admissions Office together with the Application Form for Freshmen.
Processing of financial assistance applications will commence after the list of accepted freshman applicants has been officially released by the Admissions Office. Acceptance by the Admissions Office does not guarantee that financial assistance will be awarded.
The number of students to be granted financial assistance will depend on the number of available slots for the degree program.
Financial assistance can be given to only one grantee per family.
The financial assistance application results will be released in February. Applicants who fail to receive notification regarding their application may inquire at the Scholarship and Financial Assistance (SFA) Office.
Once awarded, the grants are renewable every trimester. The grantees are required to meet certain academic standards and to abide by the policies prescribed by the SFA Office. Grantees may be required to render service/assistantship beginning their sophomore year.
For further inquiries, applicants may visit or call:
Scholarship and Financial Assistance Office
Room 151-A Mezzanine La Salle Hall
2401 Taft Avenue
1004 Manila, Philippines
Tel. Nos.: (632) 524-4611 loc 162 (trunk line)
(632) 536-0225 (direct line)
E-mail: SFAdir@dlsu.edu.ph
Source: www.dlsu.edu.ph
Financial Need. Only those whose annual family income is less than P500,000 will be considered.
Academic Competence based on high school grades and College Entrance Test results.
Interview Result. Only shortlisted applicants will be invited to report for an interview.
* DOST Scholarship applicants who wish to apply for DLSU financial assistance will also be evaluated based on these criteria.
The Application Form for Financial Assistance is available at the College Admission Office. This Form and all the required documents must be submitted to the Admissions Office together with the Application Form for Freshmen.
Processing of financial assistance applications will commence after the list of accepted freshman applicants has been officially released by the Admissions Office. Acceptance by the Admissions Office does not guarantee that financial assistance will be awarded.
The number of students to be granted financial assistance will depend on the number of available slots for the degree program.
Financial assistance can be given to only one grantee per family.
The financial assistance application results will be released in February. Applicants who fail to receive notification regarding their application may inquire at the Scholarship and Financial Assistance (SFA) Office.
Once awarded, the grants are renewable every trimester. The grantees are required to meet certain academic standards and to abide by the policies prescribed by the SFA Office. Grantees may be required to render service/assistantship beginning their sophomore year.
For further inquiries, applicants may visit or call:
Scholarship and Financial Assistance Office
Room 151-A Mezzanine La Salle Hall
2401 Taft Avenue
1004 Manila, Philippines
Tel. Nos.: (632) 524-4611 loc 162 (trunk line)
(632) 536-0225 (direct line)
E-mail: SFAdir@dlsu.edu.ph
Source: www.dlsu.edu.ph
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Undergraduate Student Exchange Opportunities of De La Salle University
At present, student exchange programs are available for the following universities:
Japan
Waseda University
Soka University
Doshisha University
Ibaraki University
Kokushikan University
Meijo University
Ritsumeikan University
Kobe University
AFS
USA
California State University Hayward
Arkansas Tech University
Seton Hall
Canada
Simon Fraser University, Canada
Europe
University of Maastricht, Netherlands
Centre for International Mobility, Finland.
Freiberg University
Eindhoven University of Technology
Mittweida University of Technology and Economics
Mexico
Unibersidad La Salle, Mexico
Korea
Hannam University
Chung Ju University
Australia
MacQuarie University
Singapore
Nanyang Technological University
National University of Singapore
As soon as details of the student exchange programs with the other universities where De La Salle University has existing academic cooperation program are finalized, announcements will be made by the External Linkages Office.
In addition, Study Tours are available for the following universities in
Taiwan
Soochow University
Feng Chia University
Student Exchange Program
Accreditation of Subjects
• It is the responsibility of the nominated exchange students to ascertain that the intended subjects to be taken abroad will be credited to them upon their return to De La Salle University.
• The first step will be to browse through the University prospectus of the intended university to check the availability of the subjects. The prospectus are available in the ALO or through the different university websites.
• Subjects taken should correspond and should be equivalent with present academic flowchart.
• The student should compose a letter addressed to the respective DLSU Department Chairs of the intended subjects containing its course description and number of credit units.
• The student must submit the list of intended subjects to the ALO coordinator for advance enrollment in the sister university. However, the ALO nor the sister university cannot guarantee the availability of all the preferred subjects. In this case, the student is advised to obtain as many approved subjects as possible as alternative courses.
• Upon the students' return, they have to present their Transcript of Records from the sister university with the letters of approval from DLSU Chairs to facilitate accreditation of subjects.
Application Procedure
• Secure application form and list of documentary requirements from ALO LS 124.
• Submit complete requirements for initial screening.
• ALO Coordinator will notify selected candidates for panel interview.
• Applicants who pass the panel interview will be schedule for the final interview with ALO Director.
• Successful applicants will be officially notified by ALO Coordinator and will be issued a letter of nomination by the Office of the Executive Vice President.
• The nominated exchange students will have to prepare the subjects to be taken at the selected university applied for and coordinate with ALO Coordinator to ascertain the existence of an equivalent course description in De La Salle University.
• Submit the proposed subjects to the respective department chairs for approval.
• Set a consultation period with the Coordinator to finalize your application.
• Pay the necessary DLSU enrollment fees and fill out the official cross enrollment form from the Registrar's Office.
• Process student visa, tickets, etc.
• Attend students/parents pre-departure orientation seminar.
Who may apply?
Undergraduate DLSU students who have completed at least 2 academic years at DLSU.
The student has the option to stay with the sister university with a minimum length of one term to a maximum of one year. However, the student must decide on the length of stay before the final papers are sent to the sister university.
* There are also available programs for Graduate students.
Qualifications of Applicants
• Must not be a graduating student and must be continuously enrolled in the university
• Must be enrolled at the time of the exchange program
• Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0
• Must have no failing grade
• Must not have committed any major offense, as determined by the Discipline Office
• Proficient in English or other language that may be required by the host university
• Must have good potential to succeed in an international academic environment
• Financially capable to assume expenses for round-trip transportation and other travel related costs, insurance, books and school supplies, and other personal and living expenses.
Requirements
• Documents to be submitted: three (3) copies in short folders
• Letter of Intent to Participate in the Exchange Program
• Updated Curriculum Vitae
• Transcript of Records
• Discipline Office Clearance
• Intent to Return to the Philippines Form*
• Waiver Form*
• Application Form*
• Three (3) copies of a 2" x 2" picture
• Two (2) recommendation letters from a professor or the Dean/Vice Dean
*Note: to be picked up at the office after submitting requirements 1-4.
Benefits
• What benefits can be derived from the exchange program?
• Experience of an international academic environment
• Academic and intercultural activities
• Tuition and fees are waived, exchange student pays only DLSU tuition and fees
• Expenses
• Except for the AIEJ and Monbusho scholarships available for Japanese universities, straight exchange arrangements for other sister schools have different expense schedules.
• Tuition and miscellaneous academic fees are paid by the student to De La Salle University. Airfare, board and lodging and living allowance are also shouldered by the participating exchange student.
• The sister university will assist the exchange student in securing a dormitory within campus. There are universities who require advance housing fees if the dormitory option will be taken.
Japan
Waseda University
Soka University
Doshisha University
Ibaraki University
Kokushikan University
Meijo University
Ritsumeikan University
Kobe University
AFS
USA
California State University Hayward
Arkansas Tech University
Seton Hall
Canada
Simon Fraser University, Canada
Europe
University of Maastricht, Netherlands
Centre for International Mobility, Finland.
Freiberg University
Eindhoven University of Technology
Mittweida University of Technology and Economics
Mexico
Unibersidad La Salle, Mexico
Korea
Hannam University
Chung Ju University
Australia
MacQuarie University
Singapore
Nanyang Technological University
National University of Singapore
As soon as details of the student exchange programs with the other universities where De La Salle University has existing academic cooperation program are finalized, announcements will be made by the External Linkages Office.
In addition, Study Tours are available for the following universities in
Taiwan
Soochow University
Feng Chia University
Student Exchange Program
Accreditation of Subjects
• It is the responsibility of the nominated exchange students to ascertain that the intended subjects to be taken abroad will be credited to them upon their return to De La Salle University.
• The first step will be to browse through the University prospectus of the intended university to check the availability of the subjects. The prospectus are available in the ALO or through the different university websites.
• Subjects taken should correspond and should be equivalent with present academic flowchart.
• The student should compose a letter addressed to the respective DLSU Department Chairs of the intended subjects containing its course description and number of credit units.
• The student must submit the list of intended subjects to the ALO coordinator for advance enrollment in the sister university. However, the ALO nor the sister university cannot guarantee the availability of all the preferred subjects. In this case, the student is advised to obtain as many approved subjects as possible as alternative courses.
• Upon the students' return, they have to present their Transcript of Records from the sister university with the letters of approval from DLSU Chairs to facilitate accreditation of subjects.
Application Procedure
• Secure application form and list of documentary requirements from ALO LS 124.
• Submit complete requirements for initial screening.
• ALO Coordinator will notify selected candidates for panel interview.
• Applicants who pass the panel interview will be schedule for the final interview with ALO Director.
• Successful applicants will be officially notified by ALO Coordinator and will be issued a letter of nomination by the Office of the Executive Vice President.
• The nominated exchange students will have to prepare the subjects to be taken at the selected university applied for and coordinate with ALO Coordinator to ascertain the existence of an equivalent course description in De La Salle University.
• Submit the proposed subjects to the respective department chairs for approval.
• Set a consultation period with the Coordinator to finalize your application.
• Pay the necessary DLSU enrollment fees and fill out the official cross enrollment form from the Registrar's Office.
• Process student visa, tickets, etc.
• Attend students/parents pre-departure orientation seminar.
Who may apply?
Undergraduate DLSU students who have completed at least 2 academic years at DLSU.
The student has the option to stay with the sister university with a minimum length of one term to a maximum of one year. However, the student must decide on the length of stay before the final papers are sent to the sister university.
* There are also available programs for Graduate students.
Qualifications of Applicants
• Must not be a graduating student and must be continuously enrolled in the university
• Must be enrolled at the time of the exchange program
• Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0
• Must have no failing grade
• Must not have committed any major offense, as determined by the Discipline Office
• Proficient in English or other language that may be required by the host university
• Must have good potential to succeed in an international academic environment
• Financially capable to assume expenses for round-trip transportation and other travel related costs, insurance, books and school supplies, and other personal and living expenses.
Requirements
• Documents to be submitted: three (3) copies in short folders
• Letter of Intent to Participate in the Exchange Program
• Updated Curriculum Vitae
• Transcript of Records
• Discipline Office Clearance
• Intent to Return to the Philippines Form*
• Waiver Form*
• Application Form*
• Three (3) copies of a 2" x 2" picture
• Two (2) recommendation letters from a professor or the Dean/Vice Dean
*Note: to be picked up at the office after submitting requirements 1-4.
Benefits
• What benefits can be derived from the exchange program?
• Experience of an international academic environment
• Academic and intercultural activities
• Tuition and fees are waived, exchange student pays only DLSU tuition and fees
• Expenses
• Except for the AIEJ and Monbusho scholarships available for Japanese universities, straight exchange arrangements for other sister schools have different expense schedules.
• Tuition and miscellaneous academic fees are paid by the student to De La Salle University. Airfare, board and lodging and living allowance are also shouldered by the participating exchange student.
• The sister university will assist the exchange student in securing a dormitory within campus. There are universities who require advance housing fees if the dormitory option will be taken.
Friday, June 13, 2008
P1 Billion Scholarship Loans Available for Poor Students
Student coming from poor families may apply for new scholarships and interest-free loans from the Philippine government so they could study in public and private colleges and universities.
President Arroyo recently launched a P10-billion Student’s Assistance Fund for Education for a Strong Republic (SAFE-4-SR), targeting relief for financially challenged students.
From the new government assistance package, P500 million will be set aside for scholarships while the other half billion will be allocated for emergency student loan programs giving priority to those planning to take agricultural and fisheries courses.
Under the government’s emergency loan program, students can avail themselves of P8,000 loans every semester to pay for their tuition, books and other educational expenses. This latest loan assistance package will give priority to college students planning to become agri-businessmen.
This college loan assistance will greatly benefit more than 60,000 college students while some 10,000 students can avail themselves of the scholarships program.
President Arroyo recently launched a P10-billion Student’s Assistance Fund for Education for a Strong Republic (SAFE-4-SR), targeting relief for financially challenged students.
From the new government assistance package, P500 million will be set aside for scholarships while the other half billion will be allocated for emergency student loan programs giving priority to those planning to take agricultural and fisheries courses.
Under the government’s emergency loan program, students can avail themselves of P8,000 loans every semester to pay for their tuition, books and other educational expenses. This latest loan assistance package will give priority to college students planning to become agri-businessmen.
This college loan assistance will greatly benefit more than 60,000 college students while some 10,000 students can avail themselves of the scholarships program.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Free E-training for 450 Science and Math Elementary Teachers
A total of 450 elementary teachers from all over the country are undergoing free online training in an attempt to directly improve mathematics and science in the Philippines.
Dubbed "E-training for Science and Mathematics Teachers," the teachers take up a free online training designed to upgrade the competence and build the confidence of public and private science and mathematics teachers in the elementary and secondary level.
The present number of teachers undertaking the training is an 8 percent increase from last year's 415 tutors coming from various parts of the country.
In this year's roster, Mindanao tops the number of teacher-trainees with 218 coming from this island group, followed by 194 from Luzon and 38 from Visayas.
Schools providing the online training include St. Louis University, Mariano Marcos State University, St. Mary's University, Central Luzon State University, Bicol University, West Visayas State University, University of San Carlos, Western Mindanao State University, Xavier University, Ateneo de Davao University, Notre Dame of Marbel University, and Mindanao State University.
Dr. Ester B. Ogena, Director of the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute, said the e-training program is one of the agency's initiatives to address the declining performance in science and mathematics in the country.
"We are hopeful that through this program we could uplift the quality of science and mathematics education of our students by upgrading the capabilities of our teachers," she said.
Ogena said that aside from the occasional but scheduled face-to-face training sessions, most of the lessons and learnings will be delivered by the e-training institutions to the teacher-trainees through the Internet.
"The teacher-trainees are less disrupted since they are studying in the comforts of their homes," she said.
Ogena said a package of privileges are given to participants of the e-training including waived training fee of P6,000 for the duration of the training and free training materials, Internet allowance of P500 per month for 10 months, round trip travel expenses during the orientation sessions or midterm and final examinations, and 50% of the cost of the PC ng Bayan at P7,600 if the participant decides to purchase a computer from the Department of Budget and Management.
She said teachers who undergo the training are non-science and mathematics majors but are actually teaching these subjects either in public or private schools, have basic computer and Internet skills, willing to learn online, have reliable access to the internet, have not attended any teacher training at the Regional Science Teaching Center (RSTC), and be willing to sign a scholarship contract with the DOST-SEI.
Ogena added that the University of Santo Tomas hosts the website and provides the system maintenance of the Blackboard Academic Suite, a comprehensive online engagement and assessment solution used by the teachers and their trainers for their virtual classroom.
Dubbed "E-training for Science and Mathematics Teachers," the teachers take up a free online training designed to upgrade the competence and build the confidence of public and private science and mathematics teachers in the elementary and secondary level.
The present number of teachers undertaking the training is an 8 percent increase from last year's 415 tutors coming from various parts of the country.
In this year's roster, Mindanao tops the number of teacher-trainees with 218 coming from this island group, followed by 194 from Luzon and 38 from Visayas.
Schools providing the online training include St. Louis University, Mariano Marcos State University, St. Mary's University, Central Luzon State University, Bicol University, West Visayas State University, University of San Carlos, Western Mindanao State University, Xavier University, Ateneo de Davao University, Notre Dame of Marbel University, and Mindanao State University.
Dr. Ester B. Ogena, Director of the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute, said the e-training program is one of the agency's initiatives to address the declining performance in science and mathematics in the country.
"We are hopeful that through this program we could uplift the quality of science and mathematics education of our students by upgrading the capabilities of our teachers," she said.
Ogena said that aside from the occasional but scheduled face-to-face training sessions, most of the lessons and learnings will be delivered by the e-training institutions to the teacher-trainees through the Internet.
"The teacher-trainees are less disrupted since they are studying in the comforts of their homes," she said.
Ogena said a package of privileges are given to participants of the e-training including waived training fee of P6,000 for the duration of the training and free training materials, Internet allowance of P500 per month for 10 months, round trip travel expenses during the orientation sessions or midterm and final examinations, and 50% of the cost of the PC ng Bayan at P7,600 if the participant decides to purchase a computer from the Department of Budget and Management.
She said teachers who undergo the training are non-science and mathematics majors but are actually teaching these subjects either in public or private schools, have basic computer and Internet skills, willing to learn online, have reliable access to the internet, have not attended any teacher training at the Regional Science Teaching Center (RSTC), and be willing to sign a scholarship contract with the DOST-SEI.
Ogena added that the University of Santo Tomas hosts the website and provides the system maintenance of the Blackboard Academic Suite, a comprehensive online engagement and assessment solution used by the teachers and their trainers for their virtual classroom.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Study to Migrate Seminar Set
A free seminar on “Study to Migrate” will be held at the AIM Conference Center on February 25, at 6 p.m. It is organized by International Education Specialists.
Inter-Ed has benn placing students from the Philippines to Austrialia since 1986. changes in the immigration laws in Australia have openced up a whole new range of opportunities for students and for professionals who want to live and work there.
The seminar is aimed at anybody aged between 17-35 who wants to study, then work or migrate in Australia. Austrade, the Australian Trade Commission, will start the seminar with an overview of the scope and benefits of an Australian education; education expert Roger Bartholomew, will then discuss courses and educational institutions in Australia and the different types of students visas; Mark Leslie will be presenting the world’s leading culinary and hospitality school Le Cordon Bleu, and Australian Immigration Services will be presenting the many options for working and living in Australia.
Highlights include the revisions of September 1, 2007 in the Australian Migration Regulations and particularly the General Skilled Migration two-year study requirements; and a presentation from Le Cordon Bleu, the world’s largest hospitality education institution, with over 22,000 students at their 30 campuses in 15 different countries. The number of Filipinos taking these programs has increased greatly in the last two years and many have found work abroad as great hoteliers, chefs, restaurant owners, or patissiers.
Inter-Ed has benn placing students from the Philippines to Austrialia since 1986. changes in the immigration laws in Australia have openced up a whole new range of opportunities for students and for professionals who want to live and work there.
The seminar is aimed at anybody aged between 17-35 who wants to study, then work or migrate in Australia. Austrade, the Australian Trade Commission, will start the seminar with an overview of the scope and benefits of an Australian education; education expert Roger Bartholomew, will then discuss courses and educational institutions in Australia and the different types of students visas; Mark Leslie will be presenting the world’s leading culinary and hospitality school Le Cordon Bleu, and Australian Immigration Services will be presenting the many options for working and living in Australia.
Highlights include the revisions of September 1, 2007 in the Australian Migration Regulations and particularly the General Skilled Migration two-year study requirements; and a presentation from Le Cordon Bleu, the world’s largest hospitality education institution, with over 22,000 students at their 30 campuses in 15 different countries. The number of Filipinos taking these programs has increased greatly in the last two years and many have found work abroad as great hoteliers, chefs, restaurant owners, or patissiers.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
OWWA SCHOLARS SCORE BIG
When one asks what assistance does the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) provide for OFWs? Many would probably answer the on-site assistance provided by OWWA overseas posts in handling OFW welfare cases, or the airport assistance to distressed OFWs or the life insurance benefits that it provides to beneficiaries of its departed member-OFWs. But how about scholarship for beneficiaries of OFWs?
Yes, OWWA also provides educational benefits to the OFW or his or her beneficiaries. As the lead agency that caters to the welfare of OFWs and their beneficiaries, OWWA recognizes the value of education to the OFW family as studies have shown that it is one of the priorities for allocation of an OFW’s income.
OWWA currently has five (5) scholarship programs and projects that provide educational benefits to OFWs and these are the Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP), Skills for Employment Scholarship Program (SESP), Seafarers Upgrading Program (SUP), Tuloy-Aral Project (TAP), and the Microsoft-Tulay Project (MTP).
The EDSP is OWWA’s scholarship program for beneficiaries of OFWs who wants to pursue a 4-5 year baccalaureate course. OWWA currently maintains Four Hundred Nineteen (419) scholars under its Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP). As academic scholars, each EDSP Scholar is required to maintain grade requirements to maintain their scholarship. They are to maintain a passing grade point average (GPA) of at least 80% per term for the continuance of the scholarship until the completion of the course, avoid dropping more than two (2) subjects for a semester or obtaining more than 2 incomplete grades for a semester. And because of these requirements, most EDSP scholars are developing strict study habits and patience in order to meet the said prerequisites.
But given the quality of these EDSP scholars, there are also others who, aside from maintaining the said requirements, are also excelling both in their academics and in other fields.
LORIS MARRIEL BARCELO VILLAR, EDSP scholar from the National Capital Region (NCR), was recently chosen among numerous entries all over the country as one of BPI Ten Outstanding Expat Pinoy Children. She and nine other children of Filipino expatriates were chosen based on their essays on their contribution to the country as children of OFWs. In her essay on “What is a child’s role as a son/daughter of an expat pinoy?”, Loris emphasized on values on family discipline. She also mentioned that as part of the youth sector, they have a responsibility to help less fortunate children as she personally experienced when she volunteered to assist the children beneficiaries of the Pangarap Foundation.
Loris is the eldest of two children of Engineer Ismael J. Villar, an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) based in Dubai, UAE and Lorna Barcelo Villar. She is presently a sophomore student at the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) taking-up AB Political Science. A consistent honor student, Loris qualified to be an OWWA-EDSP scholar starting school year 2006-2007 after graduating from San Lorenzo Ruiz High School. She learned of the EDSP scholarship through OWWA’s intensive information campaign and barely beat the deadline for the submission of requirements.
Lori admits that being a EDSP scholar greatly alleviates the educational expenses of studying in Ateneo de Manila which, though it is one of the top universities of the country, it is also one of the most expensive educational institutions to study in. Her EDSP scholarship shoulders half the cost of her tuition fees which amounts to approximately PhP 60,000/semester.Lori also became an officer of the National Organization of OWWA (NOW) Scholars, NCR Chapter 2006-2007. She envisions herself as a corporate lawyer in the future.
NORLEEN R. PARDUCHO, EDSP Scholar from Region IVA, is a pro-active member of her community and an advocate for the protection of the environment. An honor student and a student leader since her grade school and high school days, she is currently a graduating student of the University of the Philippines Los Baños under the Bachelor of Science in Biology curriculum. Norleen is the daughter of Macario Parducho and OFW Petra Parducho, a babysitter in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the past seven years.
During her sophomore year, she started joining community service projects held at Puypuy, Bay Laguna conducted by volunteered students. Two projects such as Book Donation for a Mini Library Project and Trash Can Donation Project were carried out by the group in the said community.
In 2006, she was elected as the Vice President of the Circle of OWWA Scholars (COS) Region IVA organization.
In the first semester of school year 2007-2008, she decided to join in a socio-civic organization, UP Resideños. She is one of the charter members and was assigned in the membership committee. She actively participated in the community service of the organization. She joined the “Clean Up the Earth Program” held last September at UPLB, participated in the “Trainor’s Training Program” held last October at Lalakay Elementary School and she became one of the facilitators of the “Disaster Preparedness Seminar” held last October at Brgy. Bagong Silang, Los Baños, Laguna.
Recently, she attended the “Microbes Unlimited…For Health and Wellness Symposium” held at De La Salle University-Manila and she joined the Philippine Society for Microbiology, Inc. (PSM).
Norleen is very grateful assistance OWWA is extending to her through the EDSP as it greatly alleviated her family’s expenses as there are four of them currently enrolled in college.
JESTONI P. BABIA, EDSP scholar from Cagayan de Oro City, is a not only an excellent student but a natural born leader as well. He is a child of OFW Danilo Babia, truck driver in Brunei and Flor Babia, a homemaker.
Despite his good academic performance in elementary and high school as a class valedictorian, his parents still have difficulties paying for the other fees which include his uniform, daily allowance and so on. But when he heard about the EDSP scholarship Program of OWWA, he immediately decided to apply and completed all the requirements needed. He passed the exam placing first in that year’s batch of examinees (2004).
A senior BS Education major in Special Education at Xavier University, Jestoni is a consistent Dean’s Lister from his first year to fourth year where he received certificates of recognition for his outstanding academic performance and is now a candidate for Magna Cum Laude for the SY2007-2008. While in first year, he became the representative of the Teachers' Guild, one of the seven major organizations in Xavier University. He eventually became the President of the Guild in his junior year. He also joined several conferences in held in big universities nationwide where he also had the opportunity to meet some of the executives of Ayala Corporation when he qualified for the second screening of the 9th Ayala Young Leaders Congress in Makati City. With his exposures, his organization was able to conduct city wide and regional symposia, trainings and conferences on their own. And with the accomplishments that they had, they were awarded as the Most Outstanding Student Council bringing back the glory after ten years in the history of the university. Jestoni was also awarded the Most Outstanding Student Leader during that year.
After finishing his term as the Teachers’ Guild President, he ran and won the presidency of the Central Student Government, the highest governing student body in Xavier University where he managed almost ten thousand students hearing their individual concerns pertaining to their academics, tuition fees, etc. He also received several invitations for trainings and conferences abroad – meeting other young leaders in the different parts of the world. He is also a part of the Academic Council which discusses the academic situation of the university together with the school deans, rectors, director of every school offices. He is also a member of the College Administrative Board which discusses the violations and discipline for students caught cheating and stealing. And lastly, he is also a member of the Committee on Decorum and Investigation which conducts investigations pertaining to sexual harassment cases in the university.
Jestoni is also the Communications Officer of the League of OWWA Scholars in Mindanao and the National Organization of OWWA Scholars. With the OWWA EDSP, he learned that best things in life should not be taken for granted.
PRINCESS ROSE C. ALONZO, EDSP scholar of Region 12, is a freshman BS Nursing student of Notre Dame University of General Santos City. She is the daughter of Paquito Alonzo, a farmer based in Dumaguete City and Leonita, a teacher retired by disability. She is the beneficiary of her sister, Rosanna, who is currently working as an OFW in Dubai, UAE.
Princesses’s family is very poor. Her whole family, including those of his brother, Crispin who married young and derives his income as a jeepney driver, relies mainly on the earnings of Rosanna.
Everyday is a struggle for Princess as she has to overcome struggles against poverty and conflicts within her family. A petty quarrel between her siblings in the second quarter of 2007 resulted in her mother and her leaving their family home to give way to her brother’s family and worse, left an emotional scar to which she bears up to now.
Princess admits that, despite all her difficulties, the EDSP scholarship that she got is a blessing for without it, she probably would not have gone to college because of financial difficulty. That is why she always gives her best in her studies as not to waste the opportunity she got from OWWA.
Although only in her first year, she is already showing signs of excellence by being a Dean’s Lister for the first semester of SY2007-2008. She is also an active member of the Philippine Nursing Student’s Association (PNSA) which is renowned for its community outreach programs.
Yes, OWWA also provides educational benefits to the OFW or his or her beneficiaries. As the lead agency that caters to the welfare of OFWs and their beneficiaries, OWWA recognizes the value of education to the OFW family as studies have shown that it is one of the priorities for allocation of an OFW’s income.
OWWA currently has five (5) scholarship programs and projects that provide educational benefits to OFWs and these are the Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP), Skills for Employment Scholarship Program (SESP), Seafarers Upgrading Program (SUP), Tuloy-Aral Project (TAP), and the Microsoft-Tulay Project (MTP).
The EDSP is OWWA’s scholarship program for beneficiaries of OFWs who wants to pursue a 4-5 year baccalaureate course. OWWA currently maintains Four Hundred Nineteen (419) scholars under its Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP). As academic scholars, each EDSP Scholar is required to maintain grade requirements to maintain their scholarship. They are to maintain a passing grade point average (GPA) of at least 80% per term for the continuance of the scholarship until the completion of the course, avoid dropping more than two (2) subjects for a semester or obtaining more than 2 incomplete grades for a semester. And because of these requirements, most EDSP scholars are developing strict study habits and patience in order to meet the said prerequisites.
But given the quality of these EDSP scholars, there are also others who, aside from maintaining the said requirements, are also excelling both in their academics and in other fields.
LORIS MARRIEL BARCELO VILLAR, EDSP scholar from the National Capital Region (NCR), was recently chosen among numerous entries all over the country as one of BPI Ten Outstanding Expat Pinoy Children. She and nine other children of Filipino expatriates were chosen based on their essays on their contribution to the country as children of OFWs. In her essay on “What is a child’s role as a son/daughter of an expat pinoy?”, Loris emphasized on values on family discipline. She also mentioned that as part of the youth sector, they have a responsibility to help less fortunate children as she personally experienced when she volunteered to assist the children beneficiaries of the Pangarap Foundation.
Loris is the eldest of two children of Engineer Ismael J. Villar, an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) based in Dubai, UAE and Lorna Barcelo Villar. She is presently a sophomore student at the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) taking-up AB Political Science. A consistent honor student, Loris qualified to be an OWWA-EDSP scholar starting school year 2006-2007 after graduating from San Lorenzo Ruiz High School. She learned of the EDSP scholarship through OWWA’s intensive information campaign and barely beat the deadline for the submission of requirements.
Lori admits that being a EDSP scholar greatly alleviates the educational expenses of studying in Ateneo de Manila which, though it is one of the top universities of the country, it is also one of the most expensive educational institutions to study in. Her EDSP scholarship shoulders half the cost of her tuition fees which amounts to approximately PhP 60,000/semester.Lori also became an officer of the National Organization of OWWA (NOW) Scholars, NCR Chapter 2006-2007. She envisions herself as a corporate lawyer in the future.
NORLEEN R. PARDUCHO, EDSP Scholar from Region IVA, is a pro-active member of her community and an advocate for the protection of the environment. An honor student and a student leader since her grade school and high school days, she is currently a graduating student of the University of the Philippines Los Baños under the Bachelor of Science in Biology curriculum. Norleen is the daughter of Macario Parducho and OFW Petra Parducho, a babysitter in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the past seven years.
During her sophomore year, she started joining community service projects held at Puypuy, Bay Laguna conducted by volunteered students. Two projects such as Book Donation for a Mini Library Project and Trash Can Donation Project were carried out by the group in the said community.
In 2006, she was elected as the Vice President of the Circle of OWWA Scholars (COS) Region IVA organization.
In the first semester of school year 2007-2008, she decided to join in a socio-civic organization, UP Resideños. She is one of the charter members and was assigned in the membership committee. She actively participated in the community service of the organization. She joined the “Clean Up the Earth Program” held last September at UPLB, participated in the “Trainor’s Training Program” held last October at Lalakay Elementary School and she became one of the facilitators of the “Disaster Preparedness Seminar” held last October at Brgy. Bagong Silang, Los Baños, Laguna.
Recently, she attended the “Microbes Unlimited…For Health and Wellness Symposium” held at De La Salle University-Manila and she joined the Philippine Society for Microbiology, Inc. (PSM).
Norleen is very grateful assistance OWWA is extending to her through the EDSP as it greatly alleviated her family’s expenses as there are four of them currently enrolled in college.
JESTONI P. BABIA, EDSP scholar from Cagayan de Oro City, is a not only an excellent student but a natural born leader as well. He is a child of OFW Danilo Babia, truck driver in Brunei and Flor Babia, a homemaker.
Despite his good academic performance in elementary and high school as a class valedictorian, his parents still have difficulties paying for the other fees which include his uniform, daily allowance and so on. But when he heard about the EDSP scholarship Program of OWWA, he immediately decided to apply and completed all the requirements needed. He passed the exam placing first in that year’s batch of examinees (2004).
A senior BS Education major in Special Education at Xavier University, Jestoni is a consistent Dean’s Lister from his first year to fourth year where he received certificates of recognition for his outstanding academic performance and is now a candidate for Magna Cum Laude for the SY2007-2008. While in first year, he became the representative of the Teachers' Guild, one of the seven major organizations in Xavier University. He eventually became the President of the Guild in his junior year. He also joined several conferences in held in big universities nationwide where he also had the opportunity to meet some of the executives of Ayala Corporation when he qualified for the second screening of the 9th Ayala Young Leaders Congress in Makati City. With his exposures, his organization was able to conduct city wide and regional symposia, trainings and conferences on their own. And with the accomplishments that they had, they were awarded as the Most Outstanding Student Council bringing back the glory after ten years in the history of the university. Jestoni was also awarded the Most Outstanding Student Leader during that year.
After finishing his term as the Teachers’ Guild President, he ran and won the presidency of the Central Student Government, the highest governing student body in Xavier University where he managed almost ten thousand students hearing their individual concerns pertaining to their academics, tuition fees, etc. He also received several invitations for trainings and conferences abroad – meeting other young leaders in the different parts of the world. He is also a part of the Academic Council which discusses the academic situation of the university together with the school deans, rectors, director of every school offices. He is also a member of the College Administrative Board which discusses the violations and discipline for students caught cheating and stealing. And lastly, he is also a member of the Committee on Decorum and Investigation which conducts investigations pertaining to sexual harassment cases in the university.
Jestoni is also the Communications Officer of the League of OWWA Scholars in Mindanao and the National Organization of OWWA Scholars. With the OWWA EDSP, he learned that best things in life should not be taken for granted.
PRINCESS ROSE C. ALONZO, EDSP scholar of Region 12, is a freshman BS Nursing student of Notre Dame University of General Santos City. She is the daughter of Paquito Alonzo, a farmer based in Dumaguete City and Leonita, a teacher retired by disability. She is the beneficiary of her sister, Rosanna, who is currently working as an OFW in Dubai, UAE.
Princesses’s family is very poor. Her whole family, including those of his brother, Crispin who married young and derives his income as a jeepney driver, relies mainly on the earnings of Rosanna.
Everyday is a struggle for Princess as she has to overcome struggles against poverty and conflicts within her family. A petty quarrel between her siblings in the second quarter of 2007 resulted in her mother and her leaving their family home to give way to her brother’s family and worse, left an emotional scar to which she bears up to now.
Princess admits that, despite all her difficulties, the EDSP scholarship that she got is a blessing for without it, she probably would not have gone to college because of financial difficulty. That is why she always gives her best in her studies as not to waste the opportunity she got from OWWA.
Although only in her first year, she is already showing signs of excellence by being a Dean’s Lister for the first semester of SY2007-2008. She is also an active member of the Philippine Nursing Student’s Association (PNSA) which is renowned for its community outreach programs.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo – Training for Work Scholarship Program (PGMA-TWSP) scholar
We are proud to receive numerous applications everyday that is why we thoroughly screen all applicants to make sure that we give the scholarship grants to deserving students.
Please read carefully the step-by-step pre-qualification process below:
We are proud to receive numerous applications everyday that is why we thoroughly screen all applicants to make sure that we give the scholarship grants to deserving students.
Please read carefully the step-by-step pre-qualification process below:
1. Fill out the e-TESDA Scholarship Application Form of scholarship form
2. Visit your nearest TESDA Regional / Provincial / District office of TESDA offices to schedule for an orientation and to submit a copy of the NCAE or YP4SC results
* For those without NCAE or YP4SC results, take the O*NET Computerized Interest Profiler at TESDA before scheduling for an orientation
* TESDA will gladly assist you in interpreting the results of your NCAE / YP4SC / O*NET Computerized Interest Profiler and in giving sound advice on what courses to take
3. Attend the group orientation. It will help you decide not just on what course to finally take, but also on the mode of learning – whether full online or blended learning.
4. Pass the pre-training written examination and submit the complete requirements for your desired course
5. Check your email periodically to see examination results / status of your application
Passed the pre-qualification process? Congratulations for being included in TESDA’s roster of scholars! Please observe strictly the following guidelines as you start in your online course:
1. TESDA will provide you with an (1) internet access card and (2) your own e-TESDA username and password. Note well this information entrusted to you.
2. For the internet access card:
1. Present your internet access card to your facilitator every time you visit any TESDA accredited internet café (like Netopia or computer laboratories of public and private schools)so you can avail of free internet access and browse your lessons online.
* Netopia internet cards are exclusively for Netopia branches. Accredited computer laboratories of public and private schools have a different internet access card.
2. Your facilitator will also guide you as you familiarize yourself with the Learning Management System being used for your course
For the e-TESDA username and password:
Enroll personally at the school implementing the TESDA-registered e-learning program you have chosen. The e-TESDA username and password will also be your key when you need to conduct online assessment and certification.
For courses in blended learning mode, students must be present during workshop sessions / practical training. Attendance in these sessions will form part of the overall student grade.
e-TESDA at home:
You may access e-TESDA at the comfort of your home or simply anywhere there is internet access. However, expenses for this will be shouldered by the student.
TESDA is your partner in pursuing quality technical-vocational education. Let us know of your concerns so we can serve you better. Good luck!
* At least High School Graduate;
* 16-55 years old;
* Must pass pre-training assessment administered by TESDA Regional/Provincial Offices and/or concerned industry associations;
* Must have no pending criminal and administrative case.
Note: The applicant will be guided in the choice of the course by the Career Interest Profiler or NCAE Results.
Please read carefully the step-by-step pre-qualification process below:
We are proud to receive numerous applications everyday that is why we thoroughly screen all applicants to make sure that we give the scholarship grants to deserving students.
Please read carefully the step-by-step pre-qualification process below:
1. Fill out the e-TESDA Scholarship Application Form of scholarship form
2. Visit your nearest TESDA Regional / Provincial / District office of TESDA offices to schedule for an orientation and to submit a copy of the NCAE or YP4SC results
* For those without NCAE or YP4SC results, take the O*NET Computerized Interest Profiler at TESDA before scheduling for an orientation
* TESDA will gladly assist you in interpreting the results of your NCAE / YP4SC / O*NET Computerized Interest Profiler and in giving sound advice on what courses to take
3. Attend the group orientation. It will help you decide not just on what course to finally take, but also on the mode of learning – whether full online or blended learning.
4. Pass the pre-training written examination and submit the complete requirements for your desired course
5. Check your email periodically to see examination results / status of your application
Passed the pre-qualification process? Congratulations for being included in TESDA’s roster of scholars! Please observe strictly the following guidelines as you start in your online course:
1. TESDA will provide you with an (1) internet access card and (2) your own e-TESDA username and password. Note well this information entrusted to you.
2. For the internet access card:
1. Present your internet access card to your facilitator every time you visit any TESDA accredited internet café (like Netopia or computer laboratories of public and private schools)so you can avail of free internet access and browse your lessons online.
* Netopia internet cards are exclusively for Netopia branches. Accredited computer laboratories of public and private schools have a different internet access card.
2. Your facilitator will also guide you as you familiarize yourself with the Learning Management System being used for your course
For the e-TESDA username and password:
Enroll personally at the school implementing the TESDA-registered e-learning program you have chosen. The e-TESDA username and password will also be your key when you need to conduct online assessment and certification.
For courses in blended learning mode, students must be present during workshop sessions / practical training. Attendance in these sessions will form part of the overall student grade.
e-TESDA at home:
You may access e-TESDA at the comfort of your home or simply anywhere there is internet access. However, expenses for this will be shouldered by the student.
TESDA is your partner in pursuing quality technical-vocational education. Let us know of your concerns so we can serve you better. Good luck!
* At least High School Graduate;
* 16-55 years old;
* Must pass pre-training assessment administered by TESDA Regional/Provincial Offices and/or concerned industry associations;
* Must have no pending criminal and administrative case.
Note: The applicant will be guided in the choice of the course by the Career Interest Profiler or NCAE Results.
Microsoft Tulay Training Empowers OFW to Open Own Internet Café
The Microsoft-Tulay Project (MTP), a program in collaboration with Microsoft Philippines and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has helping Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families to access training on technology through CTLCs.
Many OFWs and former OFWs are now learning computer skills, which would enable them to explore alternative business opportunities when their contracts overseas have been fulfilled. One of them is Racel Baldorado, a performing artist who worked in Japan. She is one of the first graduates from the Tulay CTLC in Zamboanga City, where the training are jointly implemented by OWWA and NGO partner, Kapisanan ng mga Kamag-anak ng Manggagawang Migranteng Pilipino, Inc. (KAKAMMPI)-Mindanao.
With her sister, who also worked as a domestic helper in Hong Kong, Racel immediately registered to take part of the program upon learning about it during a visit to OWWA’s Region 9 office. Through the program, she learned new IT skills. In addition, the experience gave her insight into starting an Internet café business.
With the help of her Tulay instructor and officers form the OWWA regional station, Racel was able to ascertain the requirements for starting the business. Two months after graduating from Tulay, she opened her own Internet café located at Tugbungan, Zamboanga City. Her shop is small but strategically located near the commercial area and easily accessible to Internet café goers.
Before, she decided to try to work overseas because she didn’t saw any other opportunity for her in the country. But when the ban on performing artist was place, she realized that she was going to have to stay here for good. That time she wanted to start a business so she could support her family. She always wanted to open an Internet café, but before the Tulay training, she was not familiar with computers, or how to go about starting a business.
Now that she is operating this business, she fell so lucky and blessed that God led her into this. She is thankful that Microsoft offered the chance for OFWs like her to learn IT skills, giving her the chance to join the Tulay program and realize her dream of having her own business.
Tulay is part of the Microsoft Unlimited Potential Community Technology Skills Program, a global initiative focused on improving life-long learning for underserved youth and adults by providing technology skills through non-government organization around the world.
Recipients of the program grants are public centers where people can gain IT skills and training to help themselves and their communities. The center is equipped with Internet connection and web cameras, enabling the OFWs to communicate with their families in the Philippines in virtual face-to-face conversations.
Tulay utilizes the Unlimited Potential curriculum – customizable training modules developed in the United States and used in more than 100 countries – to train OFWs and their families in basic computer, Internet, and digital media fundamentals, as well as word processing, spreadsheet presentation and database application. The curriculum has also been translated in various languages.
This curriculum has been accredited by TESDA. As of May 2007, Tulay has reached out to 7,121 OFWs and their families who have been able to find better employment opportunities.
Tulay CTLS are located all over the world. There are centers in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Milan and Rome, Italy. Locally, centers can also be found in OWWA offices in Manila, Cebu, La Union, Bicol, Cagayan de Oro, Zamboanga and in the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) office in Ortigas…
Many OFWs and former OFWs are now learning computer skills, which would enable them to explore alternative business opportunities when their contracts overseas have been fulfilled. One of them is Racel Baldorado, a performing artist who worked in Japan. She is one of the first graduates from the Tulay CTLC in Zamboanga City, where the training are jointly implemented by OWWA and NGO partner, Kapisanan ng mga Kamag-anak ng Manggagawang Migranteng Pilipino, Inc. (KAKAMMPI)-Mindanao.
With her sister, who also worked as a domestic helper in Hong Kong, Racel immediately registered to take part of the program upon learning about it during a visit to OWWA’s Region 9 office. Through the program, she learned new IT skills. In addition, the experience gave her insight into starting an Internet café business.
With the help of her Tulay instructor and officers form the OWWA regional station, Racel was able to ascertain the requirements for starting the business. Two months after graduating from Tulay, she opened her own Internet café located at Tugbungan, Zamboanga City. Her shop is small but strategically located near the commercial area and easily accessible to Internet café goers.
Before, she decided to try to work overseas because she didn’t saw any other opportunity for her in the country. But when the ban on performing artist was place, she realized that she was going to have to stay here for good. That time she wanted to start a business so she could support her family. She always wanted to open an Internet café, but before the Tulay training, she was not familiar with computers, or how to go about starting a business.
Now that she is operating this business, she fell so lucky and blessed that God led her into this. She is thankful that Microsoft offered the chance for OFWs like her to learn IT skills, giving her the chance to join the Tulay program and realize her dream of having her own business.
Tulay is part of the Microsoft Unlimited Potential Community Technology Skills Program, a global initiative focused on improving life-long learning for underserved youth and adults by providing technology skills through non-government organization around the world.
Recipients of the program grants are public centers where people can gain IT skills and training to help themselves and their communities. The center is equipped with Internet connection and web cameras, enabling the OFWs to communicate with their families in the Philippines in virtual face-to-face conversations.
Tulay utilizes the Unlimited Potential curriculum – customizable training modules developed in the United States and used in more than 100 countries – to train OFWs and their families in basic computer, Internet, and digital media fundamentals, as well as word processing, spreadsheet presentation and database application. The curriculum has also been translated in various languages.
This curriculum has been accredited by TESDA. As of May 2007, Tulay has reached out to 7,121 OFWs and their families who have been able to find better employment opportunities.
Tulay CTLS are located all over the world. There are centers in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Milan and Rome, Italy. Locally, centers can also be found in OWWA offices in Manila, Cebu, La Union, Bicol, Cagayan de Oro, Zamboanga and in the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) office in Ortigas…
Isuzu Motors Limited (Japan) Puts Up Training Center in Manila
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED (JAPAN) donated $3 million to Plan International to establish a large-scale auto-mechanic training center for the underprivileged Filipino youth.
Through the project, Isuzu Motors and Plan Philippines (local chapter of Plan International) will put up a vocational automotive training center that will produce highly skilled auto mechanics.
Working along with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Plan Philippines will collaborate in developing a technical education program that seeks to produces top-class automotive technician. Each year, 80 young men and women from communities assisted by Plan will be given scholarships.
The training center will be established at the TESDA Region-8 compound in Tacloban City. TESDA will manage the center and provide full-time management and administrative staff to the project.
The center will be provided with tools and facilities needed to support classes up to National Certificate (NC) level IV. Aside from the building, the project will also include dormitories and recreational facilities such as basketball courts, multi-purpose venues and function rooms.
The training center will not just be about producing highly-skilled technician. The project is about helping the young scholars to recognize his/her potential in other aspects. The center will help them become good citizens, teach them how to figure in an interview, and teach them the value of working as a team.
Under the program, the scholars will also be given assistance on landing a job-related industry right after their training.
With this vocational training program, the talent and potential of the Filipino youth is recognized. Though the project is initially intended to run for five years, more support will be extended beyond 2012, according to Tomoki Umeda, general manager, HR and general affairs of Isuzu Motors Ltd.
This big bold step of Isuzu Motors Ltd., Plan Philippines and TESDA will open up many opportunities for the Filipino youth to realize their potential and help them build a bright future…
Through the project, Isuzu Motors and Plan Philippines (local chapter of Plan International) will put up a vocational automotive training center that will produce highly skilled auto mechanics.
Working along with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Plan Philippines will collaborate in developing a technical education program that seeks to produces top-class automotive technician. Each year, 80 young men and women from communities assisted by Plan will be given scholarships.
The training center will be established at the TESDA Region-8 compound in Tacloban City. TESDA will manage the center and provide full-time management and administrative staff to the project.
The center will be provided with tools and facilities needed to support classes up to National Certificate (NC) level IV. Aside from the building, the project will also include dormitories and recreational facilities such as basketball courts, multi-purpose venues and function rooms.
The training center will not just be about producing highly-skilled technician. The project is about helping the young scholars to recognize his/her potential in other aspects. The center will help them become good citizens, teach them how to figure in an interview, and teach them the value of working as a team.
Under the program, the scholars will also be given assistance on landing a job-related industry right after their training.
With this vocational training program, the talent and potential of the Filipino youth is recognized. Though the project is initially intended to run for five years, more support will be extended beyond 2012, according to Tomoki Umeda, general manager, HR and general affairs of Isuzu Motors Ltd.
This big bold step of Isuzu Motors Ltd., Plan Philippines and TESDA will open up many opportunities for the Filipino youth to realize their potential and help them build a bright future…
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