education

TESDA – Technical Education and Skills Development Authority – Purpose, Functions and Responsibilities

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is a government organization in the Philippines that provides free technical vocational education and training programs. Filipinos who wish to enhance their existing skills or learn new skills can get it from TESDA. The organization is also responsible for certifying the competency of workers in various industries TESDA’s main goal is to … Read more

OWWA Scholarships 2024 Education Training Programs

OWWA offers a range of scholarships to dependents and beneficiaries of OFWs. That is why it is important to keep your membership active to utilize these education benefits. In case you are wondering what are the available scholarships and training programs, we have listed the full list here. The Department of Labor and Employment’s Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is … Read more

How to Apply OWWA Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP)

OWWA offers a range of scholarships to dependents and beneficiaries of OFWs and one of them is the Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP). As a summary, EDSP is a scholarship grant for qualified beneficiaries / dependents of active OWWA members who plan to enroll in a 4-5 year course in college or university. There is a financial assistance up to … Read more

OWWA Targets PHP 400M Education Assistance for Families of COVID-affected OFWs

With the current pandemic, Overseas Filipino Workers are challenged with difficulties due to loss of jobs. Good thing that there are projects being launched in order to assist OFWs who have been retrenched from their jobs abroad. One of the programs include DOLE-AKAP which is financial assistance worth PHP 10,000. Another type of assistance is the Project EASE which aims … Read more