TESDA to boost digital literacy of DILG personnel, Abalos says
By Chito Chavez

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur’’ Abalos Jr. and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Suharto Mangudadatu forged an agreement that will upgrade the technical capabilities of the DILG personnel, specifically on digital literacy and visual graphics design, among others.
“The program will be carried out through the DILG-BOOST (Building Opportunities and Overall Advancement for Personnel Through Skills Training of TESDA) Project,’’ the DILG said.
The DILG-BOOST Project focuses on providing opportunities for livelihood training programs to empower DILG personnel to acquire practical skills, for them to find supplemental source of income to enable holistic growth.
Interested DILG personnel and their qualified dependents will also benefit from the free technical education and skills development training.
The project is specifically designed to provide opportunities for retirees to prepare and explore options that will extend their retirement benefits and to support the implementation of the Magna Carta of Women or Republic Act (RA) No. 9710.
Under the agreement which was signed on Monday, March 4, the DILG is tasked to identify and endorse qualified participants and ensure that they shall finish the training program and undergo mandatory competency assessment.
For dependents, the DILG noted that those who are unemployed, underemployed, out-of-school youths (OSY), and individuals from disadvantaged and marginalized groups shall be prioritized in the training program.
On the other hand, the TESDA shall provide free skills training and competency assessment to qualified DILG-endorsed participants, and award certificates to those who pass their respective competency assessments.
For his part, Mangudadatu said, "We are gathered today to mark a significant milestone in our collaborative journey to uplift and empower the Filipino people. We envision a future where every woman is capacitated to perform as well as their male counterparts and not be limited to gender stereotypes.