Improvised Learning Platforms: Convenient ways to graduate/learn while working

Some of us came from a not-so-financially-stable family. This makes it hard for them to finish their undergraduate course or even step into tertiary education. Despite of this rarity, they still continued to move on and strive hard to earn for their loved ones. Some resort to being an OFW and most of them are now in the BPO/Call Center Industry.

The good thing about being in a BPO/Call Center company is that, they have programs that help their agents/employees financially when they decided to go back to college. Since most of the BPO employees as well are getting 13K base minimum, even without that support, they can easily enroll in State Universities and finance their own education.

The real major dilemma is not really the finances since as what I’ve said earlier, most Call Centers offer great pay and education assistance to their employees. The main hindrance for them to get that undergraduate course is really the time needed to be spent in school to finish their course (commute, time spent every day for schooling, and also if they will still be alive and have the energy to go to work).

Good news! To address this, most of the top universities here in the Philippines have improvised their learning opportunities to meet the demands of this medium-class workers who haven’t had the opportunity to go to tertiary education.

You can see below some information and the website of the Universities that offers such programs to cater the needs of these modern day heroes. These programs vary but most of them just needs you to report to school once a week (distance learning – modular).

List of schools offering the service:

University of the Philippines - provides free education to those deserving students, but the total annual income is always considered.

To view the information (how to avail and faculty contact information) and the courses offered, please access this link: http://goo.gl/1Cs39O

Polytechnic University of the Philippines – provides a less costly education to everyone.

To view the information (how to avail and faculty contact information) and the courses offered, please access this link: https://goo.gl/hlBkvW

University of Makati – provides distance learning and also provides a modularized learning that enables you to get an undergraduate diploma in just a year.

To view the information (how to avail and faculty contact information) and the courses offered, please access this link: https://goo.gl/5HJRWe

Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila – provides a very less costly education to deserving Manila residents.

To view the information (how to avail and faculty contact information) and the courses offered, please access this link: https://goo.gl/A1sD7u

Asian Institute for Distance Education (AIDE) – provides a very easy curriculum that is comfortable for those employees that works full time.

To view the information (how to avail and faculty contact information) and the courses offered, please access this link: http://goo.gl/qTulHW

These are just some of the institutions that offers such services. Rest assured that I have considered other aspects of our lives while doing this article - responsibilities at home, the time spent working, tardiness at work, how many hours we need to take a rest per day, the cost of the education and lastly, the quality of education you will be getting.

So who says that you need to be burdened financially and sacrifice your career while earning that degree you wanted? I will quote a Filipino adage we usually use when dealing with the pros and cons, “Kung gusto mo may paraan, kung ayaw mo maraming dahilan”. Need I say more?