Career advice for
students goes virtual at Edukasyon.ph
Press Release
November 3, 2015
MAKATI CITY – Social
enterprise Edukasyon.ph has introduced an online career platform where
high school students can get career advice for dream jobs and the
education that they need to get there.
The site offers a diverse
set of career options with FREE access to a database of 5,300 colleges
and universities, 300 Senior High-ready schools, 50,000 courses, and
2,800 scholarships offered in the Philippines and abroad.
“We understand how
frustrating it can be for our high school students to figure out what
kind of jobs they want to be doing when they grow up. Edukasyon.ph can
help young students map out the education they need depending on the
careers they can imagine themselves to be doing,” said Linartes
Viloria, Chief Executive Officer, Edukasyon.ph.
Students can simply find
schools and scholarships just by registering at www.edukasyon.ph. As
soon as they register they can click on career options, get updates on
higher academic opportunities that correspond to their interests,
preferred locality, and tuition fee budget.
To bring the website closer
to the students, Edukasyon.ph has been conducting career clinics at
high schools all over the Philippines. It has visited 27 public high
schools in the National Capital Region including the cities of Marikina, Manila, Pasig, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela.
“Students all over the
Philippines should have access to this information that can change the
way they're planning their education and eventually their lives. We
want them to know the opportunities out there, so they can make better
choices,” said Henry Motte-Muñoz, Founder, Edukasyon.ph.
On October 2015,
Edukasyon.ph concluded its first wave of regional Career Clinic
Caravan in Baguio City. This activity was organized through the
assistance of volunteers from National Youth Commission Northern
Luzon, UP Subol Society, and UP Baguio Rotaract Club.
In the next few months,
Edukasyon.ph is scheduled to be visiting high schools in key areas in
Cebu, Bacolod, Dumaguete, Davao, and in other key cities in Regions 3,
4, 6.
“We are happy to be working
with government, the private sector and volunteer organizations in
bringing education information closer to our students. The
responsibility of educating students on careers do not lie solely on
our schools. It is a responsibility that we all share and we should
work together on,” said Henry Motte-Muñoz, Founder, Edukasyon.ph.
Under its volunteer program,
Edukasyon.ph accepts volunteers from organizations nationwide who are
willing to help in its regional career clinics all over the
Philippines.