Gov. Rodolfo P. del Rosario is pushing for legislation creating the Davao del Norte Training Institute (DNTI) in order to attain excellence in local governance.
In pursuit of the P.E.O.P.L.E. agenda of promoting education, the training center shall serve as venue for the training of local government officials, functionaries and employees.
The provincial training institute will offer in-service trainings, orientation courses, seminars, workshops and other training programs designed “to upgrade the knowledge, moral fitness, probity, efficiency and capability” of the local officials and civil servants.
It will also implement a curriculum for practical education in modular masters program, that allows the participants to earn appropriate and equivalent credit units towards attaining a post-graduate degree.
Aside from the aim of empowering LGU officials and staff, Gov. del Rosario is pursuing the project as part of the cost-cutting and revenue-generating measures of the province, in keeping with the president’s thrust of instilling budget discipline among government agencies.
The governor earlier said the training center would enable the province to save millions of pesos spent on travels of provincial officials and employees who attend trainings and seminars outside of the Region 11. To help conserve the resources of the province, Gov. del Rosario had declared a moratorium in 2010 on such exorbitant outside trainings.
Del Rosario said the center will initially cater to the training needs of local functionaries and staff in Davao del Norte. However, the facilities of the center will be available later on to other provinces and government agencies, as well as, non-government organizations. [Noel Baguio]
