The provincial government of Negros Occidental achieved another milestone as Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson signed a memorandum of agreement with Layertech Software Labs Inc., becoming its first government global partner.
Lacson welcomed the opportunity given by LayerTech to the Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC) as a pioneering global partner, hoping that “we could be at par with other international partners” in technology training.
Maria Jhian Sangil, chief executive officer of Frei LayerTech, said this is a pioneering program in collaboration with NOLITC.
“We are giving all learning materials to NOLITC for free. We are training NOLITC facilitators to become accredited trainers of the program,” she added.
Under the program, NOLITC will roll out the delivery and establishment of the Public Data Analytics course, Harnessing the Power of the Digital Economy course for MSMEs, and the Learn2Code: Coding out of Poverty Programs.
The agreement officially designates NOLITC as an official Layertech training partner, allowing the institution to conduct the PDA, HPDE, and L2C courses and issue the same certificates.
Sangil said that they endorse partners to global clients for these training, certifications, and funding opportunities.
While Layertech has conducted output-based training since 2020 with international partners and private organizations, including the Chamber of Commerce, this is their first partnership with a government entity, having previously implemented training in countries like Papua New Guinea, Armenia, and various Arabic nations, she added.
Also present during the MOA signing were Provincial Legal Officer Alberto Nellas II and NOLITC school administrator Ma. Cristina Orbecido. ||
