iSchools staff members attend workshops

In preparation for the training roll-outs to the CICT’s iSchool Beneficiaries targeted for the month of October and November, 2007, simultaneous trainors’ training on Computer and Internet Literacy Course, and Monitoring and Evaluation; were attended by the College’s staff who are part of the said project’s team last August 22 – 24 at the Benguet State University, La Trinidad, Benguet and National Computer Center-Commission on Information and Communications Technology Head Office at UP-Diliman, Quezon City, respectively.

As TCA’s counterpart of the Intenet for Schools or iSchools Project with the CICT, Tarlac College of Agriculture sent five computer studies instructors to the Computer and Internet Literacy Course workshop. They were Mrs. Catherine S. Rosete, Ms. Maria Regina G. Mari, Ms. Sheila A. Ragasa, Mr. Rodel R. Ramos and Mr. Ruben R. Parazo. All of whom are belonging to the to the college’s Institute of Engineering and Computer Studies. The said faculty members are International Computer Driver’s License certified after taking and having passed an exam at the CICT. After the training, they will serve as lecturers for CILC trainings at the projects recipient schools.

Meanwhile, after having been assigned as iSchools Project staff’s area coordinators, Ms. Gracielle Hilario and Mr. Ramir Lambino of the Institute of Education and Institute of Arts and Sciences, respectively, attended the trainors’ training on Monitoring and Evaluation. In the implementation of the project, Hilario and Lambino will be responsible for:

*assisting in the management of all activities of the iSchools Project,
*organize and manage trainings for the iSchools Project recipients
*serve as Training Manager for the scheduled dates of training
*conduct overall evaluation of the project, and
*help in the efficient handholding of the project to the recipient schools