ACCENTURE has teamed with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) and several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to launch the Skills to Succeed Academy, a free online learning program for jobseekers in the Philippines.
Part of Accenture’s continuing commitment to build the future talent in the Philippines through digital skills upgrade, the Accenture Skills to Succeed Academy offers free online learning courses on soft skills and confidence-building to help young Filipinos gain the skills needed to get a job.
The rollout of Skills to Succeed Academy in the Philippines is the result of a collaboration between Accenture, Tesda, Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), Philippine Business for Education (PBEd), Foundation for Information Technology Education and Development, Inc. (FIT-ED), and Bayan Academy for Social Entrepreneurship and Human Resource Development (Bayan Academy).
The launch comes at a time when the National Economic and Development Authority highlighted the need for workers to improve their employability skills.
For the estimated 1.2 million applicants from the graduate pool this year, improving their foundational skills to get work and be workforce-ready will be critical as they face stiff competition in the local job market.
Designed and developed by Accenture for jobseekers aged 16 to 24, the Skills to Succeed Academy uses technology to reach more people and make the training more interactive for participants.
The training program consists of three courses and 36 interactive learning modules, which cover basic steps in making informed career decisions and securing and maintaining a job.
Options
Jobseekers will have the option to take the modules either via self-study or within facilitator-led study groups through a blended curriculum of online and offline materials.
The courses are “You and Your Career,” a course that helps participants choose a career based on their interests, skills, motivation and style; and “Getting a Job,” which helps participants develop the main skills required to secure a job, such as how to create and tailor their resumes, make a good first impression, and prepare for and succeed in interviews.
The third course, “Success in Work,” will help the jobseeker sustain a job and develop a career, covering aspects such as keeping motivated in work, setting goals, how to behave in work and how to manage your career.
“The Skills to Succeed Academy is part of our continuing commitment to building and upskilling Filipino talent through a technology-enabled employment readiness tool that is focused on the soft skills – an equally important set of attributes around work ethic, attitude as a team player and communications skills,” said Lito Tayag, Accenture’s country managing director for the Philippines and Corporate Citizenship Lead for the Asean region.
“This complements the technical abilities of our young jobseekers. Accenture is privileged to be closely working with our partners from Tesda, FIT-ED, PBEd, PBSP and Bayan Academy, who share the same goal of reaching and helping Filipinos find employment or start a business,”he said.
Partner’s role
Under the collaboration agreement, Tesda will focus on identifying Academy participants through its e-Tesda and In-Center Trainings, while the NGOs and Accenture will support the implementation of the online learning courses.
The Academy (www.s2sacademy.ph) aims to reach and engage thousands of young jobseekers through different learning technologies, gaming techniques, role-based simulations, videos, quizzes and other interactive exercises. PR