STI steps up Linux training for project recipients
Technology school STI was tapped by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to provide training on open source technologies, notably on the Linux operating system to 1,200 teachers from schools that were recipients of the PCs for Public School Project (PCPS).
STI is among the three private companies, along with computer provider Lenovo and Advanced Solutions Inc., that were part of the winning bid for third phase of the PCPS.
The PCPS has a 600-million-peso grant from the Japanese government. It extends the original PCPS phases by delivering about 20,000 computers to public high schools nationwide.
Under the partnership, STI will supply the trainers to the recipient schools for regular hands-on training on Fedora Core 3 Linux and Open Office, both of which are alternatives to the more popular and widely used Microsoft Windows operating system and Microsoft Office.
Likewise, the trainers will also provide teachers with search basics on the online encyclopedias Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Britannica.
STI will provide 64 hours or eight days of training to the 1,200 public high school teachers. The training itself will start on October 19.
STI also offers 28 STI Colleges and Education Centers nationwide to serve as training centers for the duration of the training.
The PCPS started in 2002 and has already provided 32,000 computers to over 2,000 public high schools nationwide.
The whole project, including the third phase, has so far cost 1.8 billion pesos.
