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Selected members of the Philippine e-Extension Team who attended the Certified Knowledge Manager Program conducted by the KM Institute in Reston, Virginia, USA last December 2013 have all passed the certification examination and now declared Certified Knowledge Managers.

The team of new Certified Knowledge Managers of ATI is composed of Antonieta J. Arceo and Pamela Mariquita G. Mappala of ATI-Information Services Division; Maricel D. Dacapias and Aureo Martinez, Jr. of ATI-Regional Training Center I; Ma. Norma G. Maddalora of ATI-RTC II; Ma. Gracia S. Pungay of ATI-RTC VII; Hazel Grace T. Taganas and Dennis Boyd R. Baltazar of ATI-RTC VIII; Noemi Beth G. Macario of ATI-RTC X; Fil Victor A. Babanto of ATI-RTC XIII; and Liberty O. Inciong of ATI-International Training Center on Pig Husbandry.

This is in line with the Institute's Agriculture and Fisheries Extension Framework, providing more effective and effective services to help attain socio-economically progressive rural communities. With the new insights gained by the team on knowledge management, the Institute as an organization will be able to enhance their existing efforts and create a learning environment for new knowledge and lessons learned in the field of agriculture and fisheries extension.

Photo below shows the team together with their co-participants during the training in the US from World Bank, US Army, Visa Boeing, Haliburton, National Guard (MIN) and Abt Associates.

Two of e-Extension Coordinators who are also courseware developers from Agricultural Training Institute have been recently conferred their doctoral degrees -- one in agricultural education and one in educational management.

Rolando V. Maningas of ATI-Regional Training Center IV-A recently graduated at Cavite State University while Merrian P. Sloiva of ATI-Regional Training Center VII graduated at Visayas State University.

Aside from being regional coordinators for Philippine e-Extension Program, Maningas co-authored the e-learning courses on 'Lika! Usap Tayo: Effective Human Communication and Human Relations' and 'Auspicious, Vandaceous: Growing Vanda and Vandaceous Orchids' and the 'Taste the Creamiest Cream Dory: Online Course on the Culture and Utilization of Pangasius' with Laguna State Polytechnic University.


Soliva, on the other hand, developed the course on 'Yummy Yam: Online Course on Ubi Production'. and the soon-to-be-launched 'Online Course on Urban Gardening'. Photo shows Soliva with her husband.

DIPOLOG CITY -- The Agricultural Training Institute, the lead agency in implementing the Department of Agriculture's e-Extension Program for Agriculture and Fisheries, gathered its e-Extension Coordinators from the ATI Network of Training Centers for its 2014 Knowledge Management Updates.