Tech4ED Centers

Tech4ED Centers Under the DTC Initiative, the Department has committed to support the strengthening of the digital capacities of citizens.
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Tech4ED-DTC is a program of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) that aims to harness ICT to bridge the digital divide and alleviate poverty in the unserved and underserved communities in the Philippines. Technology for Education, Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development - Digital Transformation Center (Tech4ED-DTC)

Tech4ED-DTC is a program of the Depar

tment of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) that aims to establish sustainable centers able to provide ICT-enabled services and ICT skills development opportunities for the socio-economic development of communities, especially those that are underserved and unserved.

21/11/2025
๐ŸŒ Boost Your Digital Skillsโ€”For FREE! ๐Ÿ’ปThe DICT Tech4ED Digital Transformation Centers (DTCs) invite you to take FREE, s...
07/11/2025

๐ŸŒ Boost Your Digital Skillsโ€”For FREE! ๐Ÿ’ป

The DICT Tech4ED Digital Transformation Centers (DTCs) invite you to take FREE, self-paced online training courses from the Cisco Networking Academy โ€” and earn official certificates upon completion! ๐ŸŽ“โœจ

๐Ÿ“ฑ Just scan the QR code to register for the Cisco Networking Academy using your email.
โœ… Enroll in your chosen course.
โœ… Learn at your own pace.
โœ… Finish the course and get your certificate!

Empower your future with in-demand ICT skills โ€” from networking to cybersecurity, programming, and more. ๐Ÿš€

-DTC

18/10/2025
๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐“ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ณ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฅ๐š ๐‹๐†๐” ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ: ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐„๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐žIn celebration of National ICT Month 2025 and its them...
25/06/2025

๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐“ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ณ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฅ๐š ๐‹๐†๐” ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ: ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐„๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž

In celebration of National ICT Month 2025 and its theme โ€œWalang Iwanan sa Digital Bayanihan,โ€ the Department of Information and Communications Technology โ€“ ICT Literacy and Competency Development Bureau (DICTโ€“ILCDB), in partnership with the Local Government of Valenzuela City through the Valenzuela City Academic Center of Excellence (ValACE), successfully conducted a Minecraft: Education Edition training session last June 21-22, 2025.

The event was spearheaded by Mike Kenneth Venus, along with his colleagues in Tech4ED; Jepthe Laderas and Leandro Milan.

Also present to show strong support was ILCDB Director Jimmicio S. Daoaten, while Senator Sherwin โ€œWinโ€ Gatchalian graced the activity with a brief visit.

This initiative highlights DICT's commitment to making learning engaging, inclusive, and digitally empoweredโ€”one block at a time!

๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ!๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ณ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฅ๐š ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ | Happening today at the Valenzuela City Academic Center of Excel...
18/06/2025

๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ!

๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ณ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฅ๐š ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ | Happening today at the Valenzuela City Academic Center of Excellence (ValACE) โ€” our Basic Digital Literacy Training for Senior Citizens!

In line with National ICT Month 2025, the DICT-ILCDB, in partnership with Valenzuela City LGU, empowers our beloved lolos and lolas to navigate the digital world with confidence.

Because in this , โ€” not even our senior citizens.

๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐“-๐ˆ๐‹๐‚๐ƒ๐ ๐ฑ ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ณ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฅ๐š ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐š ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ก๐š๐ง!In celebration of the National ICT Month 2025, the Depa...
13/06/2025

๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐“-๐ˆ๐‹๐‚๐ƒ๐ ๐ฑ ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ณ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฅ๐š ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐š ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ก๐š๐ง!

In celebration of the National ICT Month 2025, the Department of Information and Communications Technology - ICT Literacy and Competency Development Bureau (DICT-ILCDB) proudly partners with the Local Government of Valenzuela City, through the Valenzuela City Academic Center of Excellence (ValACE), to bring inclusive digital programs closer to the community.

Aligned with this yearโ€™s theme, โ€œ๐™’๐™–๐™ก๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™„๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™จ๐™– ๐˜ฟ๐™ž๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ฎ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™๐™–๐™ฃ,โ€ a series of FREE trainings will be held at ValACE to empower every sector of societyโ€”from students to senior citizens, MSMEs to out-of-school youthโ€”with digital tools and essential knowledge.

๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ & ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ:
โœ…Basic Taxation & Bookkeeping for MSMEs and budding entrepreneurs
โœ…Basic Digital Literacy Training for Senior Citizens
โœ…Graphic Design with AI-Powered Canva for Out-of-School Youth
โœ…Minecraft Education Edition Training for Grades 6โ€“8 students

Certificates and food will be provided for all sessions!

Letโ€™s work hand-in-hand to build a digitally empowered, future-ready Bagong Pilipinasโ€”where no Filipino is left behind.

๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐“-๐ˆ๐‹๐‚๐ƒ๐ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐„๐”๐’๐“ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‹๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ ๐Ÿ’ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐‚๐š๐›๐š๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ | On May 22, 2025, the Depa...
02/06/2025

๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐“-๐ˆ๐‹๐‚๐ƒ๐ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐„๐”๐’๐“ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‹๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ ๐Ÿ’ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

๐‚๐š๐›๐š๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ | On May 22, 2025, the Department of Information and Communications Technology - ICT Literacy and Competency Development Bureau (DICT-ILCDB) conducted a site inspection at the Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST) in Cabanatuan City as part of the universityโ€™s application for a Level 4 Digital Transformation Center (DTC).

The visit aimed to assess NEUSTโ€™s digital infrastructure, facilities, and readiness to meet the standards for DTC Level 4. Leading the inspection was Director IV Jimmicio S. Daoaten of DICT-ILCDB, joined by Engr. Ruel Fortu and Rommel Vidal of the Tech4ED-DTC Project Management Team, who provided technical evaluation and project insights.

The DICT-ILCDB team was welcomed by NEUST officials, including Dr. Marlon Torres, Chief and MIS Director; Dr. Jean Guillasper, Vice President for Research, Extension, and Training; and Training Director Malou Puno.

To further strengthen institutional collaboration, the visit concluded with a courtesy call to the Cabanatuan City Local Government Unit (LGU), reinforcing local government support for NEUSTโ€™s digital transformation journey.
Bringing digital transformation to the forefrontโ€”one center at a time!





๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ• ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ (๐“๐Ž๐“) ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐‹๐‚๐ƒ๐ ๐…๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐“ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌThe Department of Information and Co...
01/05/2025

๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ• ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ (๐“๐Ž๐“) ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐‹๐‚๐ƒ๐ ๐…๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐“ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ

The Department of Information and Communications Technology - DICT IV-A successfully conducted another series of learning sessions today, focusing on key topics designed to enhance the knowledge and competencies of our participants.

The day began with Gender Analysis Training, facilitated by Dr. Krizna Rei M. Palces, which is essential for promoting inclusive and equitable development by equipping participants with tools to assess and address gender-related issues.

This was followed by Pre-Assessment, Skills Mapping, and Learning Management System Navigation, led by Ms. Eloisa Dee Chin, which are crucial for identifying learning needs, aligning training interventions, and ensuring effective use of digital platforms.

The final session, SPARK Assessors Accreditation, was conducted by Ms. Lylle Michelle Siarez, highlighting the importance of maintaining quality and integrity in assessment processes for credible skills recognition.

We sincerely thank our distinguished resource speakers for sharing their expertise and extend our appreciation to the International Labour Organization, the Digital Skills Factory, and C&E Adaptive Learning Solutions for their continued support.

๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ” ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ (๐“๐Ž๐“) ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐‹๐‚๐ƒ๐ ๐…๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐“ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌYesterday's session was energized by...
01/05/2025

๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ” ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ (๐“๐Ž๐“) ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐‹๐‚๐ƒ๐ ๐…๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐“ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ

Yesterday's session was energized by an inspiring opening message from our esteemed ILCDB Director, Mr. Jimmicio S. Daoaten, followed by the continuation of the Start and Improve Your Own Business program, covering key topics such as Connectivity Challenges, AI-Analytics of Sales Data, Generating SKUs and barcodes, AI Deep Research, Implementation Guides, and Individual Action Planning.

It also featured a live demonstration of artificial intelligence tools and a collaborative group activity, providing participants with practical, hands-on learning experiences.

We extend our deepest gratitude to the entire team at the International Labour Organization (ILO) for their unwavering support in making this training a reality.

A special thank you also goes to our distinguished resource persons from the ILO, led by Mr. Hideki Kagohashi, for generously sharing their knowledge and expertise.

๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ“ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ (๐“๐Ž๐“) ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐‹๐‚๐ƒ๐ ๐…๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐“ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌIn collaboration with the Internatio...
01/05/2025

๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ“ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ (๐“๐Ž๐“) ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐‹๐‚๐ƒ๐ ๐…๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐“ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ

In collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), todayโ€™s session focused on 'Start and Improve Your Own Business,' delving into key topics such as the principles of AI-mainstreamed entrepreneurship training, the basics of AI services on mobile apps, marketing funnels, AI risks and mitigation measures, and AI-assisted coaching. The discussion provided valuable insights on shaping the future of business with AI.

The session aimed to empower MSMEs to embrace innovation while leading with integrity in an increasingly AI-driven world.

๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ (๐“๐Ž๐“) ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐‹๐‚๐ƒ๐ ๐…๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐“ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌLast Fridayโ€™s session empowered part...
01/05/2025

๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ (๐“๐Ž๐“) ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐‹๐‚๐ƒ๐ ๐…๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐“ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ

Last Fridayโ€™s session empowered participants with essential skills in Basic Digital Literacy, covering Smartphone 101, Internet Access, Internet Safety, and Social Media Marketing.

Beyond the lessons, participants had the unique opportunity to collaborate with peers from other regions during the demo-back session, applying their new knowledge and sharing best practices in training delivery.

We sincerely thank Ms. Kristine Joyce Magadia, our esteemed Resource Speaker, Ms. Tin Magadia, Stakeholder Engagement Lead for Livelihood at PLDT & Smart, and their team, for their support and for generously sharing their expertise with all the participants.

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