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Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) expanded access to free digital skills training through a partnership with UNESCO-UNEVOC and the HP Foundation. The new courses are available through the TESDA Online Program and include content from HP LIFE, a free business and digital skills training platform. Learners can access the courses through TESDA’s online learning portal. TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco Benitez said the initiative aims to help Filipinos develop skills needed to stay competitive as technology continues to transform industries. The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) announced that they are looking to offer a cybersecurity training program, pushing partnership with Israel and will be open to other countries too. TESDA claims the initiative will be beneficial in ease of doing government businesses and in prevention of cyber attacks. So this partnership can be very beneficial to the Philippines," TESDA officer-in-charge Rosanna Urdaneta told Philippine News Agency (PNA). TESDA is already in discussion with its Qualifications and Standards Office, and ICT Office on the proposed Competency Standards, and once approved by the TESDA board, it will take three to six months to train assessors and trainers for the new training program. Read more in our articles including "TESDA launches additional free digital courses on the e-TESDA platform" and "TESDA eyes partnership with Israel in developing cybersecurity training program".