Yes, an individual can become a learning service provider as long he/she meets the requirements

LSP refers to an individual, a group of individuals,  units or organizations within or outside DSWD  who provide interventions or initiatives that aim to capacitate through direct provision of L&D and or facilitation (AO 18 s 2019). This may include the academe and other training institutes that provide capability building interventions focusing on the progression of SW career development tracks, it also refers to organizations that provide capability building interventions that focus on compliance to standards of SWD programs and services implementation.

Partners are expected to align its vision with that of the Department. Thus, its results should contribute to the improvement of competencies and empowerment of Social Welfare and Development (SWD) Stakeholders for them to deliver the highest quality of social welfare and development programs and services.

The goals of partnership are the following:

• Provide a learning environment through capacity building programs for stakeholders to increase their competence on SWD;
• Collaboration between and among Social Welfare and Development practitioners that are engaged with learning and capacity building; and
• Utilize intensified social welfare and development research in developing capacity building programs to respond to the needs of social welfare and development stakeholders and contribute to the enhancement of the Social Work curriculum

Partners of DSWD are composed of organizations catering to SWD program development and implementation, individuals with expertise at capacity building, and research and development with the following specific descriptions: