One of the country’s leading telecommunications company unveiled an innovative program using the ubiquitous cellular phone to teach English to out-of-school-youth to enable them to land a job in the booming business process outsourcing (BPO) industry.

Ernest Cu, president and chief executive officer of Globe Telecom, said the move is in support of the education initiative of GSM Association, which brought together the Department of Education (DepEd), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) and other industry players to create education opportunities for out-of-school-youth nationwide.

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