OC-Craft: Edukasyon.ph offers free online tools to empower students and schools through COVID-19

Edukasyon.ph is the largest online youth platform in the Philippines that empowering millions of students aged 13 to 23 to make self-aware education decisions that lead to a fulfilling career and life. Students use the website to gain access to courses, schools, scholarships, online education, and other resources and opportunities that enable them to find and take the paths best suited to their own interests, skills and priorities. Edukasyon.ph worked with hundreds of partners - schools, corporations and foundations - to enable them to reach and engage with the student community along the journey from education to career. Edukasyon.ph was launched in 2015 and also operates the website FindUniversity.ph. They already attracted more than 10 million visitors each year.

Due to the rising toll of COVID-19 pandemic, a declaration of enhanced community quarantine was raised in March 2020. Since then the edtech startup has been working on several initiatives to improve connectivity and efficiency that bring convenience to its student and partner communities through its platform.

FREE Edukasyon.ph software solution to manage applications, admissions and announcements.

Edukasyon.ph’s school services have led to over 500 senior high schools and colleges joining the platform in the last three years. However, during these challenging times, these online tools do much more: ensure process continuity and help protect frontline staff from unnecessary physical contact with students or parents.

By offering all senior high schools, colleges and technical-vocational institutions free access to their own dedicated Edukasyon.ph account, their Admissions Departments can:

Create a school profile page and upload all relevant information including admissions requirements, photos of facilities, videos and important school updates/announcements

Respond to questions from Edukasyon.ph’s 8 million annual students in real-time

Turn on an online application form and process all student applications received

Nearly 200 new partner schools have signed up to the Edukasyon.ph platform in the last four weeks alone, including University of the Visayas campuses, University of Mindanao campuses and the AMA Education System - joining existing partners like Ateneo de Manila University, Mapua University and Silliman University.

Henry Motte-Muñoz, Founder and CEO of Edukasyon.ph said, “These months have historically been peak season for senior high students searching for courses, colleges and scholarships on Edukasyon.ph, and we are now seeing 10x more online inquiries given the challenges of community lockdown. We’re grateful that more schools are opening up to online operations and are pleased to offer our services for free to ensure both schools and students are connected and supported.”

Interested schools can sign-up for Edukasyon.ph’s free platform here.