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April 29 & 30, 2009

Presentation and Critiquing

The 2-day “Training on Module Writing Preparation” designed to enhance the insights and capability of module writers was conducted on April 29 to 30, 2009 at the Moot Court, College of Law of Western Mindanao State University. This undertaking was accomplished as another milestone of the series of activities of the AFNR, Project 2 under the active and able leadership of Dr. Chona Q. Sarmiento, Project Leader and Dr. Vivian Molina; the Training Coordinator supported by the project staff was very successful.

April 21 to 24, 2009

Immersion of Coco-Sugar Processing Trainors at PCA

To equip and enhance the knowledge and skills on Coco-Sugar, three faculty members of the WMSU College of Agriculture, namely Dr. Rafael Baguio, Prof. Concesa Mangaya-ay, and Prof. Ritzi Umacob, who will serve as trainers on said technology under the AFNR Project 2 are presently  undergoing training on Coco-Sugar Processing from, April 21 to 24, 2009 at the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Zamboanga Research Center, San Ramon Zamboanga City under the supervision of Mr. Ramon Rivera, Chief Genetics and Breeding Section.

Enhancing the Demands of ZAMPEN SUCs AFNR Graduates Through Curriculum Intervention Using Modular Approach with High S and T Content

The project aims to enhance the employability of AFNR graduates among selected ZamPen SUCs and to increase enrollment and participation to AFNR courses by providing curricular interventions that integrate strong S & T and entreprneurial skills development among both educators and students that are practically needed in the industry thereby enrsuring strong interface and linkage between academe and the industry sector

Project components and corresponding proposed budgets are broken down as follows:

Enhancement os student learning through module development, which involves the production of 10 modules (5 modules on technologies and 4 modules on entrepreneurship on banner-commodities of Region IX) and training module for educators for the integration of the modules to existing curricula. This will benefit at least 300 students from two campuses of WMSU; two campuses of JRMSC and ZSCMST.

Capability enhancement for faculty will involve training for preparation of modules and enhancement of laboratory manuals to be participated by 70 faculty members from three SUCs (WMSU, JRMSC, and ZSCMST). Included in this component are educational visits to model institutions on entrepreneurship to gain added insights needed for the development of the module.

Facilities upgrading involves renovation and upgrading/acquisition of laboratory facilities and equipment in production and processing activities related to the three commodities (coconut, rubber, tissue cultured seedlings, and seaweeds). This will include renovation and acquisition of training facilities.

Short-term training courses for AFNR students and unemployed graduates. This component will involve at least 250 students and unemployed graduates in four campuses of WMSU and JRMSC.