Statistical Research and Training Center

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Forging Partnerships in Statistical Training in
Asia and the Pacific 25-26 November 2002,
Bangkok,Thailand
Statistical Research and Training Center
The Training Arm of the Philippine Statistical
System (PSS)
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Main Sections

• Introduction

• Organization and facilities

• Training programs, resource persons and
  participants

• Partnership arrangements

• Recommendations to enhance statistical capacity
  building in the region

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Basic Information on SRTC

• Focal agency on statistical research and training
  in PSS

• Created in 1987 when PSS was reorganized

• One of 5 major statistical agencies in highly
  decentralized PSS

• An attached agency to socio-economic planning
  department

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Basic Information on SRTC

• Basically funded by government

• An accredited research and training institution
  in the country

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Basic Information on SRTC
Mandate/Mission

• Improvement of quality of statistical information
  generated by PSS through conduct of high quality
  statistical research and training

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Organization and Facilities

• Has 2 technical divisions (Research and Training
  Divisions) and an administrative division to
  carry out mandated functions

• Maintains a staff of 26 personnel
• Executive Director, 3 division heads, 7
  statisticians, 1 executive assistant, 1
  information officer, 1 librarian, 2 training
  assistants, 2 research assistants and 8 support
  staff

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Organization and Facilities

• Training Division of 7 personnel 1
  division head, 4 statisticians and 2
  training assistants handles training activities
  of the Center

• Facilities such as training rooms, computer
  laboratory, computers, audio-visual equipment,
  packages used for training, internet facilities,
  and accommodation rooms for out-of-town
  participants are all housed in Kalayaan Avenue,
  Diliman, Quezon City

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Training Programs

• Offers 2 types of training programs regular and
  specialized courses

• Regular training programs

• calendared courses

• cover topics on data collection and processing,
  database management, data analysis and
  statistical modeling, statistical report writing,
  and data presentation/dissemination

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Training Programs

• duration of courses ranges from 5 to 8 days

• charge a participation fee of P5,500 and P8,000
  per trainee for 5-day and 8-day
  training course, respectively

• training fee covers costs of materials, meals
  and snacks, and training certificate

• course list is updated every year and available
  in agency webpage

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Training Programs

• Specialized training programs

• customized courses covering any topic on
  statistics

• individually designed to meet specific needs of
  clients

• course duration may range from 5 days to one month

• cost would depend on duration, cost of developing
  training materials, resource persons and food
  arrangements and other costs

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Training Programs

• Language of instruction for all training courses
  is English

• Also, all training materials are written in
  English

• Local participants of training courses may be
  granted maximum graduate credits of 6 units
  (electives courses only) as per accreditation

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Training Programs
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Training Programs

• List of regular courses offered

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Training Programs

• List of regular courses offered (contd)

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Training Programs

• List of regular courses offered (contd)

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Training Programs

• List of regular courses offered (contd)

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Training Programs

• List of specialized training programs conducted
  in 2002

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Training Programs

• List of specialized training programs conducted
  in 2002 (contd)

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Training Programs

• List of specialized training programs conducted
  in 2002 (contd)

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Resource Persons

• SRTC has a pool of resource persons for its
  training programs

• These resource persons are

• Practicing statisticians and professionals with
  extensive teaching experience in academe,
  non-government offices and international
  organizations

• Connected with academic institutions, major
  statistical agencies, SRTC, other government
  offices and private institutions

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Participants

• Statistical personnel of government agencies and
  offices/units engaged in statistical activities
  either as primary or secondary function

• Size of training class is limited only to 25
  participants

• Open also to interested participants from other
  countries

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Participants
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Participants
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Partnership Arrangements

• Sharing of training materials as well as video
  materials on various statistical topics

• Partnership with SIAP in conduct of country
  courses for Philippines and other countries

• Partnership with other institutions in
  development and/or conduct of statistical
  training courses for their respective clients

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Partnership Arrangements

• Partnership in building up the statistical
  training capacity of least developed countries

• Exchange program among training personnel and
  provision of slots in trainers training programs
  of SIAP, TES Institute and other similar training
  institutions as part of capacity building for
  training institutions in region

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Partnership Arrangements

• All requests pertaining to training materials,
  documentations, participation in training
  courses, schedule of training courses, and other
  related concerns should be addressed to

The Executive Director Statistical Research and
Training Center 104 J S Building, 104 Kalayaan
Avenue Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines srtcoed_at_s
rtc.gov.ph
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Recommendations

• SIAP to continue pursuing
  e-learning initiatives to make training programs
  in the future more accessible and affordable to
  greater number of clients

• Need to develop and conduct more trainers
  training programs aimed at developing the skills
  of trainers and facilitators and those involved
  in planning, designing, implementation, and
  evaluation of training programs

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Recommendations

• SIAP to tap donor agencies and international
  funding institutions (IFIs) in raising funds to
  support its country training programs and other
  training-related activities of countries in region

• Improve networking and complementation among
  statistical training institutions to
  assist other countries in region in handling
  problems related to statistical human capacity
  building

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Forging Partnerships in Statistical Training in
Asia and the Pacific 25-26 November 2002,
Bangkok,Thailand
Thank You !
Statistical Research and Training Center
Philippines