Global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched its goIT education program in the Philippines, which aims to help students improve their technology skills. With IT-related careers dominating emerging jobs globally, the goIT program hopes to encourage more young Filipinos to pursue training and a career in this field and consequently help in the country’s development. Partnering with the Department of Education–Cordillera Administrative Region (DepEd-CAR) to implement the goIT program in the Cordillera region, the TCS program is now running in 20 schools across six provinces of the Cordillera region, namely Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Mountain Province and Kalinga. “True to our vision of promoting quality education for every Filipino, TCS’ goIT program facilitates the learning of much-needed technological skills of our Cordilleran learners and hopefully encourage them to pursue STEM,” DepEd-CAR Regional Director May Eclar said. With DepEd prohibiting face-to-face classes due the ongoing pandemic, the goIT program is done virtually with six facilitators handling one module each.

Source: Manila Times November 04, 2020 16:51 UTC