St. Dominic College of Asia, Philippines

Sustainable Training and Education Program for Lifelong Learners

St. Dominic College of Asia (SDCA) aims to provide a better quality of life to lifelong learners by providing competency development, personal development, and social development aligned with UNESCO’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets namely: SDG 4 – Quality Education, SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth, and SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals.

SDCA, through its program Sustainable Training and Education Program (STEP) for Lifelong Learners, is in tripartite partnership with Local Government Units (LGU) and Non-government Organizations (NGO) in the Philippines specifically Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), City Government of Bacoor Cavite, Municipality of Maragondon Cavite, US Department of Veterans Affairs in the Philippines, Golden Arable Farm, Inc., and GregDom Foundation, Inc.

The program aims to provide the lifelong learners the training and education needed to develop and apply for successful learning, living and working towards the attainment of a better quality of life.

Top 3 Learnings

1. Our students have developed their entrepreneurial skills which gave them employment and business opportunities.
2. We discovered more teaching pedagogies applicable to different types of learners.
3. Our institution has acquired more partners to assist the implementation of the project.