MANILA – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has forged a partnership with an educational firm to assist in delivering cybersecurity courses.
In a press release on Tuesday, TESDA announced that it signed a partnership agreement with CybersCool Defcon, Inc. on March 6. The collaboration aims to offer skills training, assessment, and certification in cybersecurity, along with other information technology-related skills.
“Through this collaboration, we can ensure a secure and reliable cyberspace for every Filipino. [With our partnership with CybersCool], TESDA can now provide training to confront emerging risks, threats, and attacks on [cyberspace] and cyber terrorism in the country,” TESDA Secretary Suharto Mangudadatu said during the partnership signing ceremony.
Both institutions will collaborate to develop, enhance, and validate TESDA’s competency standards, training regulations, competency-based curriculum, and assessment tools.
TESDA mentioned that CybersCool will contribute facilities, equipment, supplies, and software to support the initiative.
While TESDA courses are accessible to all, the partnership with CybersCool is particularly aimed at individuals who are 18 years old and above, high school graduates, as well as the unemployed and underemployed.
Additionally, other beneficiaries from the public sector will also be considered in accordance with TESDA’s agreements with relevant government agencies or instrumentalities.
“These training courses support the policy directives on cybersecurity given by our President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as embodied in the National Cybersecurity Plan of 2023-2028 which calls on the entire public and private sectors to give utmost priority in addressing and responding to the threats involving the recent waves of cyberattacks and cybercrimes in the country,” CybersCool chair Reynato was quoted as saying.
