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Satellite Units.
SEC. 28.Satellite Units. - The Academy may establish satellite units in existing DICT offices in particular regions, provinces, or municipalities. To ensure broader access to quality ICT trainings and skills development and further enhance the capability of the Academy to attain its purposes, additional satellite units may be established upon determination of the DICT and in coordination with the CHED and the TESDA.
Access and Admission.
SEC. 29. Access and Admission. - The Academy shall be accessible to all citizens regardless of skill, age, gender, religious belief, economic status, ethnicity, physical disability, political opinion, or affiliation. The DICT, through the Academy, shall promulgate an equitable and inclusive admission process to ensure that citizens have equal access to ICT education and that the broadcast base of the citizenry shall have ICT education.
Finances.
SEC. 30. Finances. - The operations of the Academy shall be financially supported by a budget from the DICT, reasonable fees and dues collected, as well as through donations, in accordance with applicable laws and rules. Donations collected shall he held in a fund to be administered in trust by a committee created by the DICT for such purpose. The fund shall in no case be impaired. Donations received shall be used only for the purposes for which they were donated, subject to accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
Partnerships.
SEC. 31. Partnerships. - The Academy may form partnerships with different educational institutions, technical and standards organizations, and private entities for purposes of achieving the goals of the Academy. Partnerships may be in the form of research, collaborations, resources sharing, module and training development, faculty exchange standards development, training collaborations, internships, apprenticeships, and other similar forms. All partnerships entered into by the Academy shall be in accordance with the provisions of this law and approved by the DICT Secretary. There shall be no disbursement of any funds by the Academy or the government for the purpose of establishing these partnerships. The Academy shall be empowered to accredit courses offered by educational institutions, private or public, following strict competency standards and guidelines developed by the DICT.
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