The Philippine’s Globe Telecom said its wholly owned subsidiary, Kickstart Ventures, has invested $100,000 in local online learning platform Kalibrr.
The company helps Filipinos get jobs in the local business process outsourcing (BPO) industry by offering online learning programs.
According to the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP), the BPO sector is one of the fastest growing industries in the country, and is projected to employ 1.3 million people and earn $25 billion in 2016.
At present, Kalibrr is focused on getting users in metro Manila call center jobs.
The company has already successfully helped users start their careers with some of the country’s top BPO companies.
It plans to cater to companies in other industries, and expand to other provinces in the Philippines and abroad, Globe said in a statement.