THE Provincial Government of Negros Occidental led by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has signed a strategic partnership with Teleperformance, a leading global group in digitally integrated business services.
Teleperformance is headed by its Chief Operating Officer and Country Head Jose Luis Marquez.
The partnership signed at the Governor's Office in Bacolod City yesterday, July 27, aims to promote collaboration between Teleperformance and provincial government through the Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (Nolitc), a recognized talent development hub with expertise in technical vocational education focused on information and communications technology (ICT) and language sector.
Under the agreement, both parties are expected to provide opportunities and enhance the skills of the students and graduates of Nolitc for a career at Teleperformance subject to the standard screening and recruitment processes.
Teleperformance will likewise provide a venue for seminars, workshops, and training activities for the benefit of the academic institution.
Nolitc has been an active human resource partner of Teleperformance for over 10 years and has helped transform the lives of socio-economically disadvantaged individuals around the province by offering scholarship programs in Contact Center Services and English language Proficiency.
Marquez, in his meeting with the governor, expressed optimism that they will be able to deliver a lasting, transformational impact to the province through the strengthened engagement with Nolitc.
Teleperformance also discussed with the governor its Cloud Campus program, a revolutionary virtual workforce platform designed to optimize the customer experience and remote employee engagement in today's hybrid work environment.
Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz II said the province will support the expansion of Teleperformance sites in Negros Occidental which will spur economic growth and bring more job opportunities to Negrenses.
The governor is also committed to building another cyber center facility for IT-BPM locators, he added.
For her part, Vocational School Administrator Ma. Cristina Orbecido said the center is keen on doing the cloud campus program and impact sourcing project with Teleperformance in the coming months,.
Orbecido said it is very timely with the completion of their new campus in Talisay City next year.
Teleperformance Marketing Manager for VisMin Levi Trio was also present at the agreement signing.
Teleperformance employs about 55,000 people in the Philippines and operates over 40,000 workstations in 23 locations including Bacolod City. (PR)