Capacity Building Strategies of SRTC for CBMS:The Batangas Experience

Statistical Research and Training Center(Sentro ng Pananaliksik at Pagsasanay sa Estadistika)J and S Building, 104 Kalayaan Avenue, Diliman, QuezonCity

Capacity Building Strategiesof SRTC for CBMS:

The Batangas Experience

6th CBMS Philippines National ConferenceManila Diamond Hotel, December 9, 2009

Capacity Building Strategies of SRTC for CBMS:The Batangas Experience

Outline of Presentation

I. Introduction

II. Current Involvement of SRTC onCBMS

III. SRTC Project on CBMS in Batangas

Capacity Building Strategies of SRTC for CBMS:The Batangas Experience

I. Introduction

1. Statistical Research and TrainingCenter (SRTC) - the research andtraining arm of the Philippine StatisticalSystem (PSS)

2. One of 5 major statistical agencies inPSS

3. Currently attached with NEDA

Capacity Building Strategies of SRTC for CBMS:The Batangas Experience

I. Introduction

4. Major training responsibility -conduct of statistical trainings toupgrade the quality of statisticalmanpower in government

5. SRTC trainings cover data collection/generation, processing, maintenance,utilization, packaging anddissemination

Capacity Building Strategies of SRTC for CBMS:The Batangas Experience

II. Current Involvementof SRTC in CBMS

1. SRTC considers Community BasedMonitoring System (CBMS) a viableapproach in generating sub-regionaldata vital to local planning anddecision-making

2. System is statistical in nature; hence,all modules of CBMS were made partof regular course offerings

Capacity Building Strategies of SRTC for CBMS:The Batangas Experience

3. Inclusion is aimed at providing propertraining to LGU personnel involvedin CBMS work

4. Has conducted several trainings onCBMS with participants coming fromdifferent provinces of the country

II. Current Involvementof SRTC in CBMS

Capacity Building Strategies of SRTC for CBMS:The Batangas Experience

5. Has conducted trainers’ trainings todevelop a pool of qualified resourcepersons at the local level

6. Long-term view – SRTC to focusmore on higher level training needsof LGUs like enhancement of analysisand/or utilization of CBMS data forlocal planning and decision-making

II. Current Involvementof SRTC in CBMS

Capacity Building Strategies of SRTC for CBMS:The Batangas Experience

III. SRTC Project on CBMS inBatangas

1. SRTC is currently involved ininstitutionalization of CBMS in Batangasthrough a UNDP-funded province-wideMDG project

2. Main goals of MDG project inBatangas – put in place CBMS datasystem in all cities and municipalitiesof the province and train LGUs in dataanalysis/utilization to come up withrequired MDG report

Capacity Building Strategies of SRTC for CBMS:The Batangas Experience

3. Strategies adopted to put up the CBMSdata system in Batangas:

III. SRTC Project on CBMS inBatangas

3.1 Established linkages withmajor stakeholders - Linkedwith CBMS Network Team, NEDARegion IV-A and ProvincialGovernment of Batangas (PGoB)and made them main partners inimplementing the project

Capacity Building Strategies of SRTC for CBMS:The Batangas Experience

3.2 Secured firm support fromGovernor Vilma Santos-Recto- A key factor to the smooth entryand implementation of CBMSproject in the province

III. SRTC Project on CBMS inBatangas

Capacity Building Strategies of SRTC for CBMS:The Batangas Experience

3.3 Broaden the base ofpartnership and cooperation -List of project partners expandedto include academe (BatangasState University and University ofBatangas), DILG Region IV-A andcity/municipal governments

III. SRTC Project on CBMS inBatangas

Capacity Building Strategies of SRTC for CBMS:The Batangas Experience

3.4 Trained a core of localresource persons for CBMStrainings - conducted trainers’trainings for selected staff ofPGoB, NEDA Region IV-A andlocal universities held at SRTC andin Batangas in close coordinationwith CBMS Network Team

III. SRTC Project on CBMS inBatangas

Capacity Building Strategies of SRTC for CBMS:The Batangas Experience

3.5 Expanded the pool of resourcepersons for local CBMStrainings - trained additionaltrainers from PGoB, academe,NEDA and DILG Region IV-A, andcity/municipal planning anddevelopment offices

III. SRTC Project on CBMS inBatangas

Capacity Building Strategies of SRTC for CBMS:The Batangas Experience

3.6 Secured support of PGoB andLGUs in co-financing theproject in their respectiveareas – substantive fundingsupport for the implementationof project down to the barangayscame from PGoB andcity/municipal governments

III. SRTC Project on CBMS inBatangas

Capacity Building Strategies of SRTC for CBMS:The Batangas Experience

3.7 Mustered the support ofacademic community toprovide other inputs vital toimplementation of project -local universities made availablenot only their IT and trainingfacilities but personnel as wellduring conduct of various trainings

III. SRTC Project on CBMS inBatangas

Capacity Building Strategies of SRTC for CBMS:The Batangas Experience

3.8 Worked closely with PGoB,NEDA Region IV-A and CBMSNetwork Team inimplementing data collectionand post-data collectionactivities of project -undertaken to ensure the efficientand coordinated implementationof various activities of project

III. SRTC Project on CBMS inBatangas

Capacity Building Strategies of SRTC for CBMS:The Batangas Experience

4.1 Number of trained core localresource persons in Batangas:13 at PGoB and 3 at BSU and UB

III. SRTC Project on CBMS inBatangas

4. Latest updates on the project:

4.2 Number of trained localresource persons in cities andmunicipalities: 108 at cities andmunicipalities

Capacity Building Strategies of SRTC for CBMS:The Batangas Experience

4.4 Conducted data collection in 32cities/municipalities

III. SRTC Project on CBMS inBatangas

4.5 Started the data editing in 32cities/municipalities

4.3 Number of trained personnelfor local CBMS data collection– 3,548

Capacity Building Strategies of SRTC for CBMS:The Batangas Experience

III. SRTC Project on CBMS inBatangas

4.6 Started the data encoding in 25cities/municipalities

4.7 Initiated the mapping/digitizing in20 cities/municipalities

4.8 Expected to complete the CBMSdata system for 32 cities/municipalities by end-2009

Capacity Building Strategies of SRTC for CBMS:The Batangas Experience