Miriam College, C&E ALS Partner to Expand Access to Skills-Based Learning Through Micro-Credentials

by Ferry Bayu | Nov 7, 2026 | Business

As demand grows for flexible, skills-focused education, Miriam College and C&E Adaptive Learning Solutions (C&E ALS) are collaborating to expand access to learning opportunities through micro-credentials, offering learners additional pathways to develop competencies alongside their academic and professional pursuits.

The partnership was formalized through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed on October 22, 2026, bringing together Miriam College’s academic expertise and C&E ALS’s capabilities in educational content development, production, and digital distribution.

Under the agreement, Miriam College will develop course-related manuscripts and syllabi, while C&E ALS will oversee the design, layout, and editing of learning materials for publication and distribution via AsCEnd, an online learning platform developed by C&E ALS.

Micro-credentials offer learners additional opportunities to acquire new skills and strengthen existing competencies beyond conventional degree programs. These shorter, skills-focused courses complement traditional degree pathways, allowing individuals to pursue targeted learning alongside their existing academic or professional commitments. The flexible structure of micro-credentials lets learners study at their pace and on their own schedule, reinforcing the importance of continuous learning and empowering them to adapt to the ever-evolving demands of the workforce.

For higher education institutions, micro-credentials also present opportunities to expand their academic offerings to new learner segments, including working professionals seeking to upskill or reskill in response to changing industry requirements. 

Highlighting the value of micro-credentials, C&E ALS CEO John Emyl Eugenio said:

“Micro-credentials allow institutions to build on their academic strengths and offer focused, flexible learning experiences that respond to the needs of students, working professionals, and lifelong learners.”

In addition to developing workforce-relevant skills, micro-credentials may also help learners pursue further academic qualifications. Depending on institutional policies and assessment requirements, certain micro-credentials may be recognized for academic credit, allowing learners to apply their acquired knowledge and competencies toward eligible degree or diploma programs. 

This approach offers learners greater flexibility in pursuing educational goals, allowing them to build previously acquired knowledge and competencies while exploring opportunities for further study.

For C&E ALS and Miriam College, the partnership aims to broaden learning opportunities for students, working professionals, and lifelong learners from diverse backgrounds. By combining Miriam College’s academic expertise with C&E ALS’ digital learning solutions and services, the partnership aims to expand access to flexible, personalized learning opportunities that equip individuals with relevant skills and support their continued academic and professional growth.

About C&E Adaptive Learning Solutions

C&E Adaptive Learning Solutions (C&E ALS) is a Philippine learning solutions company that aims to make education more innovative, personalized, and accessible. Through print educational resources and digital learning platforms, C&E ALS supports institutions and individuals to promote meaningful learning experiences.

About AsCEnd Learning

AsCEnd Learning is an online platform offering globally competitive, short, stackable, and non-stackable micro-credentials developed by C&E Adaptive Learning Solutions in collaboration with OpenLearning. It empowers students and lifelong learners to pursue continuous education through flexible, specialized courses designed to boost workforce readiness and competence.

Kravos AI Launches Public Beta of Its Enterprise-Grade AI Agent Infrastructure Platform

by Ferry Bayu | Nov 7, 2026 | Business

Kravos AI has officially launched its public beta, opening access to its managed infrastructure platform for autonomous AI agents. Designed to eliminate the backend engineering required to productionize AI, Kravos unites managed knowledge ingestion, retrieval, skills, external tools, and multi-modal voice and chat runtimes into a single execution layer. Developers can even build, ground, and test agents directly from coding assistants like Cursor and Claude via open Model Context Protocol (MCP) support. Builders can start creating for free at kravos.ai.

Kravos AI today officially announced the public beta launch of its dedicated AI agent infrastructure platform, opening global access for developers, enterprises, and technical operators to build, deploy, and scale custom autonomous agents. Available immediately with a self-serve Starter tier, the platform eliminates the complex backend engineering required to operationalize AI, allowing teams to move from concept to production-grade deployment in minutes.

While foundation models provide raw reasoning, taking autonomous agents into production has historically required months of fragmented plumbing, including custom vector search pipelines, brittle tool connectors, and disparate frontend widgets. Kravos AI solves this by delivering the complete execution layer around the model: knowledge grounding, skill orchestration, tool execution, and deployment runtimes are connected out of the box.

“Foundation models have made intelligence accessible, but the engineering required to make agents reliably take action, search private data securely, and interact across channels remains a massive barrier for most organizations,” said Mr. Marc Dagatan, Co-Founder and CEO of Kravos AI. “Kravos AI is built to carry that infrastructure weight. Builders can configure complex business logic, connect their data, and even build directly from AI coding environments like Cursor and Claude using open standards like MCP—while our platform handles the runtime, security, and execution below.”

Key Capabilities of the Kravos AI Platform

The public beta introduces a comprehensive suite of developer and enterprise tools designed for the complete agent lifecycle:

Remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) Support: Developers can connect their preferred coding assistants (Cursor, VS Code, Claude, and ChatGPT) directly to Kravos AI via Streamable HTTP, enabling teams to scaffold, ingest data, and manage agent configurations programmatically from their development environments.

Isolated High-Performance RAG Architecture: Agents are grounded in proprietary enterprise knowledge—including live web crawls, internal documentation, and files—accelerated by a dedicated, isolated RAG cache that reduces retrieval latency to sub-10ms while preventing cross-agent data exposure.

Instant Multi-Modal Deployment: Completed agents can be deployed instantly using a single-line drop-in script tag supporting both real-time voice and text interfaces, or embedded directly into existing products via developer REST APIs.

Deterministic Tool Execution & Action Workflows: Beyond conversational Q&A, agents can execute real-world workflows, query live databases, trigger webhooks, and interact with external enterprise software using standardized tool definitions.

Live Observability & Human-in-the-Loop Takeover: Operators can inspect step-by-step agent reasoning traces, audit tool execution payloads, and intervene with seamless human handoff whenever conversations require human judgment.

Immediate Availability and Getting Started

The Kravos AI public beta is available immediately to developers, startup teams, and organizations worldwide. Users can create a free account to test sandbox agents, configure knowledge sources, and explore the developer API with no credit card required.

To sign up or explore technical documentation, visit https://kravos.ai.

About Kravos AI

Established in 2026, Kravos AI was built to solve a fundamental problem in autonomous execution: bridging the gap between raw AI models and reliable business workflows. Rather than acting as a service agency, Kravos AI provides a zero-infrastructure platform where teams can easily construct, test, and manage custom AI agents tailored to their exact specifications. With built-in step auditing, multimodal deployment, and enterprise-grade security, Kravos AI serves as the central control plane for modern AI operations.

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Call for Photo Entries for ‘TPSW 2026’, Celebrating Volunteerism in Asia

by Ferry Bayu | Nov 5, 2026 | Business

In celebration of International Volunteer Year 2026, the Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST) invites photographers across Asia to submit entries for ‘Ten Photos to Shake the World’, spotlighting local volunteers driving community change.

In celebration of the International Volunteer Year (IVY) 2026, the Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST) is inviting amateur and professional photographers across Asia to submit their work for the Ten Photos to Shake the World (TPSW 2026) for a chance to win cash prizes and showcase their advocacies. 

As a pan-Asian non-profit committed to sustainable development across the region, ASSIST centers TPSW 2026 on the theme “Volunteers in Frame: Capturing the Spirit of Volunteerism and Social Impact.” The competition spotlights the transformative role local volunteers play in driving civic action and social change – an effort ASSIST is proud to align with the spirit of IVY 2026.

The Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV), Toily Kurbanov, says about TPSW 2026: “Too often, volunteers are the people behind the scenes. In the spirit of the International Volunteer Year, this competition puts them in the frame and highlights the role they play in building stronger communities.”

First launched in 2011, TPSW was created to elevate diverse themes of social responsibility through photography. Following a brief hiatus after 2022, the competition makes its high-profile return in 2026 with a renewed focus on local volunteerism. The competition is open to amateur and professional photographers across the Philippines, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, and Thailand, inviting visual storytellers to capture the unsung efforts driving local progress. 

“Volunteerism is love put to action,” says Francis Macatulad, representing ASSIST. Beyond being a noble ideal, volunteerism serves as a crucial driving force behind ASSIST’s social development and community transformation projects across Asia. “Volunteers are the hearts, hands and voices of an organization’s social development program—unpaid and often unsung heroes. With TPSW, ASSIST Asia hopes to celebrate their passion and recognize their invaluable contribution to nation-building,” he adds.

ASSIST Rep also encourages photographers to participate and amplify grassroots volunteer efforts through photography and storytelling.

Participants are invited to submit original photographs that illustrate local volunteer efforts, with top entries competing for cash prizes, international recognition, and features across organizational platforms. 

Submit your entries now and have an opportunity to win awards and cash prizes! 

Submission of entries is extended until November 20, 2026.

For mechanics and questions, visit the TPSW official Facebook page.

About Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST)

ASSIST (Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation) is a self-sustaining pan-Asian NGO working at the intersection of social impact and sustainable transformation. True to its role as a Partner for Progress, ASSIST collaborates with corporate and institutional funders to deliver co-created initiatives as well as award-winning flagship programs that convert social investments into lasting local capacity. Explore our work and partner with us: www.assistasia.org