BACOLOD City – A total of 22 trainees completed the Digital Jobs PH Technical Training Project conducted by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental.
Romeo Tome, provincial officer of DICT-Negros Occidental, said those who graduated on Thursday attended the 35-day digital marketing and e-commerce course that began in September.
The course included a 14-day training with partner-micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs); and 21 days of online session.
Tome said the graduates passed the guidelines set, including the quality of their output, through assessment and evaluation.
Aside from digital marketing and e-commerce, the project also offers six other courses, such as general virtual assistance, content writing, search engine optimization, social media marketing, advertising, graphic design, and web development.
In Negros Occidental, 24 scholars coming from San Carlos City and 22 others in Cadiz City availed of the digital marketing and e-commerce course in 2017 and 2018, respectively.
After Kabankalan City, the project will also be implemented for 22 scholars in Escalante City, Negros Occidental this year.
The Digital Jobs PH Technical Training Project, which started in 2017, aims to provide technical training to unemployed and financially unstable residents in the province, enabling them to land ICT-related jobs.
Tome said the main purpose of the project is job generation.
The DICT with the Department of Trade and Industry, with partner-MSMEs and local government unit, identified the scholars – who should be 18 years old and above, at least high school graduate and computer literate.(With a report from PNA/PN)
