BDO Foundation, BSP, and TESDA launched free online financial education modules for millions of tech-voc learners. These modules, co-developed by BDO Foundation and BSP, are available on the TESDA Online Program at e-tesda.gov.ph.
The first three of nine modules cover personal finance basics: financial planning, budgeting, saving, and debt management.
TESDA Director General Kiko Benitez praised the launch of the financial literacy modules during Financial Literacy Week, highlighting the BSP and BDO Foundation’s collaboration in empowering the Filipino workforce.
“I hope our collaboration will not end with the three fin-ed modules that have been developed so far. Nagsisimula pa lang tayo [at] marami pa tayong gagawing online courses,”
TESDA Director General Jose Francisco “Kiko” Benitez
The upcoming modules, by BSP and BDO’s Foundation, will cover investing, scam prevention, consumer protection, digital literacy, PERA, and economic indicators.
“By fostering financial responsibility among Filipinos, we can take a step forward to our bigger goals as one nation. This program helps ensure that our future workforce is not only ready to take on their careers but also empowered to make responsible financial decisions that will help safeguard their future,”
BSP Financial Inclusion and Consumer Empowerment Sub-sector managing director Atty. Charina De Vera-Yap
BDO Foundation and BSP initially made the nine modules available to partner agencies and the public through the BSP E-Learning Academy (BELA), an online platform with courses on personal finance, economics, and central banking. TESDA is the first government partner agency of the BDO’s Foundation and the BSP to make the e-learning modules accessible through its online platform.
