Partnership positioned to boost digital livelihood for graduates

PHILIPPINES' leading online English teaching platform 51Talk and the country’s first full online education provider AMA Online Education (AMAOED) recently formalized a ground breaking partnership to provide digital livelihood to the latter’s graduates.

Further, the partnership will allow 51Talk teachers to avail of AMAOED’s higher education and teaching certification programs.

The latter currently has 150,000 enrolled students worldwide.

51Talk, meanwhile, is the leading online English education platform in China that specializes in providing quality online English language teaching for kids and adults through live, one-on-one, interactive, and fun lessons with a pool of passionate Filipino home-based teachers.

It has 20,000 teachers spread across the country earning from home.

Early this year, 51Talk announced that they are seeking 100,000 Filipino English teachers to join the platform in the next five years.

51Talk Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jack Huang, in a press release, said the partnership is another milestone in 51Talk’s history.

“It is a very welcome development as the demand for English teachers continue to rise due to the strong demand in China for online English education,” Huang added.

As part of 51Talk’s commitment, AMAOED graduates shall get an express lane allowing them to teach in the platform and start earning from home in just three days.

For his part, AMA Education System Vice Chairman and CEO Dr. Amable Aguiluz IX said it’s a perfect fit and natural transition from online education to online livelihood.

“It feels great knowing that we in AMAOED share the same vision with 51Talk in harnessing the power of technology to change and improve the lives of Filipinos worldwide,” he said, adding that “I am very excited what the future holds for our graduates with 51Talk as our partner.”

Another first from AMA Education System, AMAOED is the first university in the Philippines to offer college degree courses which can be taken completely online, with flexible class schedules that mostly appeal to part-time and full-time working students alike.

It offers a self-learning platform with the guidance of professors and with the aid of multimedia technology, the press release said.

51Talk Country Head Jennifer Que said there are hundreds of AMA graduates teaching English online using the 51Talk platform.

They are outstanding and passionate and because they are AMA graduates, they are very tech savvy too, she said.

51Talk is asserting its leadership in the global e-Education space by taking strides in ensuring top-notch quality is delivered by its pool of highly-educated, well-trained and certified Filipino teachers.

Huang, moreover, said the partnership also ensures the continued professional development of home-based online English teachers and what better way to accomplish this but through online means.

“This will definitely translate to a better teaching-learning experience for all 51Talk users, he said, adding that “I foresee a very productive and long-term relationship between us.” (PR)