CHED offers K-12 Transition Program, aids academe by Marwellen Agcopra
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) offers K to 12 Transition Program to faculty and staff who will be deloaded because of the new curriculum in basic education as presented during the orientation on the Implementation/Availment of Instruction, Research and Sectoral Engagement (IRSE) on April 27, here.
CHED designed development packages with the perception of not only restraining the detrimental effects of the transition but also in upgrading higher education in the Philippines. Since the new curriculum will highly affect the higher education sector as senior high school is rolled out across the country this 2016, the low enrollment in college and universities until the year 2021 is already foreseen. CHED, for its part, created development packages to aid the academe and the deloaded faculty and staff through providing them opportunities, hence, improve their skills. Among these packages is the IRSE Grants that aim to improve the faculty’s skills by engaging them in work outside the classroom. IRSE is composed of three components that include the
Instruction Grants, which allow faculty to receive retraining and updating of teaching strategies in view of the current context, Research Grants where faculty can receive research training, to do research, and engage in creative work, and Sectoral Engagement Grants that focus on complementing knowledge with practice and application in partnership with sectors such as government, industry and civil society. The development grants aim to provide support to retained full-time personnel, including 27,000 faculty, 12,000 staff, and 4,000 HEI Faculty transferring to Senior High School in the country. “We already oriented the Higher Education Institutions about the IRSE, mostly on research but of course, they were also informed about sectoral engagements,” says Dr. Zenaida Gersana, CHED Region 10 Director. Moreover, Kevin Ross Nera, CHED Senior Government Engagements officer, expressed that “given the availability of faculty members, now is the perfect time to take advantage of the expertise, skills and competencies of people in the academe through IRSE Grants.”
DOLE 114th Labor Day Job Fair posts 6,000 vacancies
by Mildred E. Dablio
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) region 10 announces some 6,481 jobs are available in the upcoming 114th Labor Day Job Fair on 1 May at SM Event Center, Cagayan de Oro City. Of the confirmed job vacancies solicited, Regional Director Raymundo G. Agravante said that around 3,773 will be available for local employment from 64 participating private companies and government agencies. Meanwhile, the DOLE-10 is expecting around 2,708 job vacancies for overseas employment from 10 recruitment agencies, as processed by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). Top job vacancies are Customer Service Representatives (700 vacant positions); Factory Workers (600); Welder (200); and Business Transcriber (80). The rest of the occupations are Service Crew (50); Bus Conductor (50); Tour Attendant (50); Bus Driver (50); Collection Officer (40); and Accounting Assistant (40). Most of the overseas manpower services job posts are in the Middle East countries and Malaysia. DOLE will be joined by members of the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) comprising the DOLE attached agencies--Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), National
Reintegration Center for OFWs (NRCO), National Conciliation Mediation Board (NCMB), National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RWTPB), Employees Compensation Commission (ECC), Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), and POEA and will be bringing their services in the One-Stop-Shop Desks provided during the Job Fair. Together with the DOLE Provincial Field Offices, the different provincial, city, and municipal local government units, through their respective Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs), various Tripartite Industrial Peace Councils (TIPCs), and other alliedpartner agencies will simultaneously celebrate the event in the respective provinces of the region. Participating jobseekers may avail various pre-employment services such as issuance of birth certificates, clearances, and PhilHealth Cards from the DOLE’s partner agencies--Social
Security System (SSS), PhilHealth, and Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Director Agravante, announced that jobseekers to be fully prepared when they participate in the job fair. “I invite our jobseekers to participate in the Job Fair and ready themselves with their proper business attire, bring multiple copies of resumes, school credentials, certificates of employment, clearances, photos, passport (for overseas applicants), and other pertinent pre-employment documents needed by employers,” Agravante said.
To expedite registration, applicants are advised to prepare ahead of time the National Skills Registration Program Form, downloadable thru the DOLE-X website (http://ro10.dole. gov.ph) Downloadable Forms button or thru the link, http://ro10.dole.gov.ph/ fndr/mis/files/NSRS%20Form%20 1%20-%20Registration%20Form. pdf. Please present duly filled-up forms to Registration in SM City. This year’s month-long Labor Day celebration in the region is anchored on the theme, “Kinabukasan Sigurado sa Disenteng Trabaho.”
Misamis Oriental IPMR swears in TUBIGAN, Initao – Misamis Oriental governor administered the oath of office to Datu Salagaan Allan M. Mandokita as the Indigenous People’s Mandatory Representative (IPMR) to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of this province, Tuesday. Board Member Datu Mandokita will sit as a regular member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan after he was elected during a 2-day presentation of the province’s “indigenous people’s structure” held last April 12 and 13 this year. “This is a welcomed development in the struggle of our indigenous people
for recognition and at the same time, an affirmation of our commitment for a broad democratized representation in our Sangguniang Panlalawigan,” Governor Yevgeny Vincente B. Emano said. The membership of a regular “lumad” representative of the said lawmaking body is pursuant to Sec. 16
of Republic Act 8371 section 16 of its implementing rules and regulations, as will as with the Administrative Order No 001, series of 2009 of the National Commission of Indigenous People (NCIP). The indigenous people’s structure of the province passed a resolution that confirmed the selection of Datu Salagaan to the said position after which a “certificate of affirmation” was issued by Dir. Roberto Almonte, of the NCIP regional office. “This is a historic day for our lumad brothers. Today our indigenous people of the province ceases to be just bystanders but has actually become active participants to the
development and progress of our communities,” Gov. Emano said. The oath taking ceremony of Datu Salagaan was attended by several acknowledged leaders coming from various tribes of IP’s in the province. Several IP’s shed tears as Gov. Emano explained to them the significance of the occasion. “Let your children celebrate this day with songs and dances in the coming years. For today you have just claim your rightful place as active participants in shaping a brighter and productive generation of indigenous Filipinos,” Gov. Emano said. (PIO/ MisOr/jv)