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STI, one
of the leading and largest educational institutions in
the country, is building a P250-million academic center
in the posh Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.
The
eight-story complex will house a modern school, a
research and development center and state-of-the art
gymnasium.
“After
being awarded the lease contract by the Bases Conversion
and Development Authority for the Campus Gateway
property, STI is now geared up for the construction of
the building due to be completed in 2008,” said STI
president and chief executive Monico V. Jacob.
The
facility forms part of the P1.5-billion expansion
program of STI, which also includes the recent
establishment of the Delos Santos-STI Megaclinic in SM
Megamall, investments in
Delos Santos-STI
Medical Center
and the ongoing expansion of STI campuses through
acquisition of properties in several areas all over the
country.
Earlier, STI and ePLDT, through Ventus Contact Centers,
signed a memorandum of agreement to help address the
fast-growing manpower requirement of the business
process outsourcing (BPO) industry in the Philippines.
Under
the agreement, ePLDT will provide a Customer Service
Representative (CSR) training program that will be
embedded as an elective in the Bachelor of Science in
Information Technology curriculum of STI.
This
special elective course focuses on call-center
fundamentals (with special focus on English
proficiency). The program will run for two semesters and
will include a training program for teachers that will
ensure that STI graduates will be equipped with skills
that meet the standards of the BPO industries.
Graduates of the program can take the preemployment
qualification exam of e-PLDT to immediately be employed
as CSRs or technical support representatives in one of
their seven sites. They also have the option to use
their training to have job-placement opportunities in
other call centers.
The BPO
industry here generates around 200,000 jobs or more
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