Case Study - Philippines Metagora Pilot Project CHAPTER 4: TRAINING FOR FIELD OPERATIONS (page 4)
4.2.3 Training Venues
The RDs and PSOs were tasked to identify and secure the venue of the Interviewers’ Training. The following were the basic requirements considered for selecting a training venue:
- Available facilities for board and lodging for the participants during the training period;
- Quiet and free from distractions;
- Good lighting and well-ventilated;
- White/black board;
- Tables and chairs; and
- Adequate in size to accommodate a class size of 25.
The training was a live-in training; hence, the availability of facilities for lodging was an important consideration in selecting a training venue.
4.2.4 Participants and Trainers
Below is a summary of the participants and trainers who attended the Level II training in four training centres.
| Training | Date | Venue | No. of Participants | Trainers/Responsible Persons | | CAR/
Benguet | 8-10 March 2005 | Agricultural Training Institute,BSU compound, La Trinidad, Benguet | Total = 38 NSO = 8 NCIP = 1 LGU representative = 1 CHRP = 2 NSO/NCIP ENs = 26
| RD Olivia G. Gulla (NSO) OIC-Villafe P. Alibuyog (NSO) DSO Delano C. Bolislis (NSO) Atty. Russel Ma-ao (CHRP) Prof. Rosario Jimenez (CHRP) Mr. Recto Alawas (NCIP) | | Region 1, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur | 8-10 March 2005 | Narvacan Tourism Lodge | Total = 24 NSO-CAR = 5 NSO-CO - 1 CHRP = 1 NCIP = 1 NSO/NCIP ENs = 16 | RD Alfredo D. Batoy (NSO) PSO Urbana A. Romano (NSO) Mr. Mohammad I. Victor (NSO) Ms.Benita Hernandez (CHRP) Mr. Felinor Sajonia (NCIP) |
| Region 2, Nueva Vizcaya | 8-10 March 2005 | Villa Margarita Mountain Resort, Km. 260 Busilac, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya | Total = 36 NSO N. Vizcaya = 3 NSO-CO = 1 CHRP = 5 NCIP = 7
NSO/NCIP ENs = 12 NSO Aurora = 2 Aurora ENs = 6 | OIC RD Matilde Alejandro (NSO) PSO Lauro T. Marquez (NSO) Ms. Cholly L. Bayon (NSO)
DSO Julita Valdez (NSO) Atty. Anita Chauhan (CHRP) Mr. Arlene Ganal (CHRP) Mr. Bong Soriano (NCIP) | | Region 2, Quirino | 8-10 March 2005 | Villa Caridad Hotel & Restaurant, Villa Hermosa Sur, Maddela, Quirino | Total = 32 NSO Quirino = 4 NSO-CO = 1 CHRP = 5 NCIP = 2 NSO/NCIP ENs =20 | PSO Magdalena C. Bautista (NSO) DSO Julius Emperador (NSO) SCO Anna B. Dumangeng (NSO) SCO Dante Tacadena (NSO) Atty. Anita Chauhan (CHRP) Mr. Arlene Ganal (CHRP) Mr. Bong Soriano (NCIP) Mr. Victor Calingayan (NCIP) |
4.2.5 Training Schedule
Training included the Interviewers’ Manual with the aim of teaching the Metagora Pilot Survey concepts and definitions, the content of the questionnaires/forms contents, field enumeration procedures, and procedures for completing the questionnaires/forms. The procedures for supervision were also examined since the participants in the training included the team supervisors and NSO field supervisors. Mock interviews were conducted as part of the training to determine whether the enumerators understood the lectures and to familiarise them with the questionnaire and practice the proper way of interviewing.
The detailed training schedule for the Interviewers’ Training is shown below:
| Time | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | | 8:30-9:00 | - Registration
- Opening Prayer
- Welcome Remarks
| - Instructions on How to Complete the Questionnaire
- Cover Page –Socio-demographic Profile
| | | 9:00-10:00 | | | | 10:00-12:00 | | - Perceptions on and Awareness of the Rights of Ancestral Domain and Ancestral Lands
- Realisation of the Rights of IPs
| | 12:00 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | | 1:30-3:00 | | - Duties and Obligations of IPs
- Violations of IPs
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| 3:00-3:30 | | | |
| 3:30-5:00 | | - Mechanism for Grievance and Redress
- Customary Laws and Practices
- Measures to Protect IPs’ Rights
- Remarks
| - Open Forum and Evaluation of the Training
- Allocation and Distribution of Survey Materials to ENs/TS
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| 5:15- 6:00 |   | |   |
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