The Commission on Higher Education – Cordillera Administrative Region (CHED-CAR) held the first episode of the 2023 series of the SEED Project or the Skills Enhancement and Employee Development Project on March 09, 2023, via Zoom platform. A total of 95 participants composed of the CHED-CAR personnel, TES Focal Persons from various Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the Region, as well as on-the job training students being designated in the Regional Office attended the said episode which dealt with the topic “Advanced Business Writing Skills.”
With the objective to ensure the smooth implementation of the programs under UniFAST, the Commission on Higher Education – Cordillera Administrative Region UniFAST Unit completed visiting higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Abra Province on March 1-2, 2023. Among the schools visited were Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology (ASIST), Abra Valley Colleges (AVC), Data Center College of the Philippines – Bangued (DCCP-Bangued), and Divine Word College of Bangued (DWCB).
Seventy-four (74) grantees from four higher education institutions (HEIs) in Abra namely Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology (ASIST), Abra Valley Colleges (AVC), Data Center College of the Philippines – Bangued (DCCP-Bangued), and Divine Word College of Bangued (DWCB) attended the orientation program on Tulong Dunong Program (TDP-TES) on March 1, 2023, at Social Hall, ASIST, Bangued, Abra.
368 new grantees of the Tulong Dunong Program or TDP-TES under the Lone District of Baguio City attended the orientation of UniFAST programs conducted on February 25, 2023, at Baguio Central School, Baguio City.
To further improve the implementation of the programs under the Republic Act No. 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, the CHED-CAR UniFAST Team met with the representatives of the Mountain Province State Polytechnic College on February 23, 2023. Leading the team, Dr. Bernadette C. Pal-ec, Education Supervisor II and UniFAST Focal Person, discussed matters regarding the liquidation and billing, monitoring of beneficiaries, and adherence to the projects and programs spearheaded by the Regional Office and the Unit.
