More and more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), including their family members and beneficiaries, are now venturing into the information technology (IT) through the help of government scholarship programs.
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Regional Welfare Office is now with its 17th batch of Microsoft Tulay Trainees. The program offers a free computer training to OFW returnees, family members and beneficiaries.
According to OWWA-CAR Microsoft Tulay instructor, Roderick Joaquin, they have so far 160 graduates and these graduates have formed an OFW Family Circle called the OWWA Microsoft Tulay Alumni Organizations (OMTAO).
Joaquin also stressed that Microsoft Tulay Program, a joint project of the OWWA, Microsoft, and the Ople Policy Center, is opening up new door for OFW returnees.
“Some of our graduates ventured into computer shop, greeting, and calling card business, while others are trying their luck on call centers or Business Process Outsourcing (BPO),” he said.
Joaquin also confirmed that about 10 of their graduates followed up what they have learned from the Tulay program, by enrolling in IT courses offered by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), under its Pangulong Gloria Scholarships (PGS).
Source : http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/234747/gov-t-offers-it-scholarships-ofws
