Virtualahan

Virtualahan is a Davao City-based social enterprise and inclusive employment partner that trains jobseekers from underserved communities and connects them with businesses looking to build a more diverse workforce. Buyers working with Virtualahan get a structured talent pipeline together with consulting support for embedding inclusive hiring practices into their own organizations.

Its service for employers runs across four areas: strategy sessions to embed inclusive employment practices, customized training programs delivered virtually or in person, job matching drawn from its trained talent pool, and audits of client processes, policies, and assessment tools. On the talent development side, candidates complete five weeks of digital upskilling in digital marketing, data and automation, generative AI, and graphic design, followed by employment support such as job coaching, mentorship, and apprenticeship placement ahead of matching to an employer.

Virtualahan works across the technology, non-profit and NGO, and business process outsourcing sectors. Its partner list includes Microsoft's Enabler Program, whose member companies include Cognizant and ePLDT, the Department of Information and Communications Technology's Digital Jobs PH program, and Accenture's Skills to Succeed program, for which it has served as the Philippine country partner since 2017. It also developed a Technical Guidance Note on inclusive hiring for the World Food Programme's Regional Bureau in Bangkok, covering more than seven country offices.

Delivery is based in Davao City, with training run on an accessible learning management system built to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines standards and funded by the Department of Science and Technology, described as the first such system in the Philippines. Its main employment partner for placements is Spectrum Impact Sourcing, and its talent pool spans persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples, solo parents, and other underserved groups. Graduates have gone on to work with organizations including Microsoft, SMEs such as The Landscape Market, and start-ups such as VoiceIt, with more than 2,000 jobs created to date.

For businesses looking to diversify their talent pipeline or strengthen inclusive hiring practices, Virtualahan combines skills training, employment support, and employer consulting under one program based in Davao City.