MAKATI CITY – The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Philippines, the country chapter of the leading worldwide network of communication professionals, and COMCO School of Communications, the communication training and education arm of global award-winning communications group COMCO Mundo League of Enterprises recently signed a partnership agreement for the launch of The Communications Olympiad.
The Communications Olympiad aims to empower the next generation of communicators by providing them with transformative knowledge with real-world applications. The initiative envisions providing a learning journey with practical exercises through an Olympiad-level competition for the participants to advance their skills as the next communications professionals. The initiative will include a pilot class program which is a series of webinars designed to explore the Best Practices in Communications, the Role of Communications in Environment Conservation, and Innovations in Communications.
The Communications Olympiad is open to all colleges and universities across the Philippines. Only one team can represent each school and should be composed of five members, guided by an adviser. The inaugural theme ‘Rewrite Climate Change’ will prepare and equip participants to leverage their communication skills to inform, educate, and inspire people and stakeholders to address concerns in environment conservation. To learn more about The Communications Olympiad, please visit https://comcomundo.com/the-communications-olympiad/.
The Communications Olympiad is organized by IABC Philippines and the COMCO School of Communications, and sponsored by COMCO Mundo League of Enterprises and Teleperformance. Its official media partners include Malaya Business Insight, SEA Wave Pilipinas, SEAWaveMag.com, and WhenInManila.com. The official student organization partners are the Arts and Sciences Society of English Majors – West Visayas State University, Kapunungan sa mga Mass Communicators – Silliman University, University of the Philippines – Baguio On MIC, and the West Visayas State University Communication Student Council.
