BDO Foundation, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) have partnered to offer free online financial education (fin-ed) modules to millions of technical-vocational learners across the country.
The modules, co-developed by BDO Foundation and BSP, are accessible through the TESDA Online Program at e-tesda.gov.ph. The first three of nine modules introduce learners to essential personal finance topics, including financial planning, budgeting, saving, and debt management.
Ceremonial launch of e-learning modules. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑢𝑛𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒-𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑇𝐸𝑆𝐷𝐴 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝐾𝑖𝑘𝑜 𝐵𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑧, 𝐵𝐷𝑂 𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑜 𝐷𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑜, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵𝑆𝑃 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝐼𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑟 𝐸𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑆𝑢𝑏-𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝐴𝑡𝑡𝑦. 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝐷𝑒 𝑉𝑒𝑟𝑎-𝑌𝑎𝑝. (Photos courtesy of TESDA)
TESDA Director General Jose Francisco “Kiko” Benitez praised the initiative, launched during Financial Literacy Week, highlighting its potential to empower the Filipino workforce. “Nagsisimula pa lang tayo [at] marami pa tayong gagawing online courses,” Benitez said, emphasizing plans for more modules.
The next set of modules, now under development, will tackle advanced topics such as investing, fraud prevention, digital financial literacy, and economic indicators.
“This program helps ensure our future workforce is not only career-ready but also capable of making responsible financial decisions to secure their future,” said Atty. Charina De Vera-Yap, BSP’s Financial Inclusion and Consumer Empowerment Sub-sector managing director.
Previously available through the BSP E-Learning Academy (BELA), TESDA now serves as the first government partner to host the modules on its platform, further expanding access to financial education.
