VENUE

Colombo Plan Staff College Bldg. C, Department of Education Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines

TARGET NO. OF PARTICIPANTS

10 to 25

PARTICIPANTS' PROFILE

Officials from government ministries/departments, agencies, and other TVET institutions

Strategic planning embraces several constructs such as ideas that are formed in the minds of people. If we are explicate the term, what comes into our minds are associated terms like " strategy", "planning", "quality" and the "future".

The term strategy refers to a plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim. The term also refers to directing and planning operations. Historically, in the early 19th century it derives from the Greek "strategos" which means literally, "general of the army" or "generalship". Each of the Greek tribes would elect strategos to head its regimen. The strategos gave advice about managing battles to win wars. Thus, it had its beginnings related to directing and planning military operations.

Planning (also called forethought) is the process of thinking about and organizing activities required to achieve a desired goal. It involves the creation and maintenance of a plan that require conceptual skills. As such, planning is a fundamental property of intelligent behavior. This program leads us to a process we call strategic planning. Strategic planning is a tool for organizing the present on the basis of the projection of the desired future. A strategic plan is a roadmap to lead an institution from where it is now to where it would like to be in the next five years. In strategic planning, directional guidelines are given by the institution’s stakeholders. These guidelines aid appraising the changing market conditions and spot opportunities or dangers. They examine the organization’s strengths and weaknesses, mission and organizational values. Then, they try to match the corporate opportunities with the organization’s strength and priority commitments.

The program aims for the participants to:

• appreciate the need and importance of strategic planning;
• understand the concepts, principles, processes and mechanisms of strategic planning and management;
• comprehend the steps involved in the process of strategic planning;
• be able to design and operationalize a customized strategic planning framework; and
• prepare the respective institutional development action plan, guided by the strategic planning process.

This program will cover the following contents:

Theme Papers:

• Theme Paper 1: Overview of Strategic Planning
• Theme Paper 2: Vision, Mission, Strategic Goals and Objectives
• Theme Paper 3: Strategic and Activities
• Theme Paper 4: Monitoring and Logical Framework

Exercises and Workshops:

• Formulating the SWOT Analysis/Environmental Scanning
• Formulating the Vision and Mission Statements
• Formulating the Goals and Objectives Statements
• Formulating the Specific Activities/ Actions under the Goals and Objectives
• Formulating the Monitoring and Logical Framework

Different instructional methodologies will be utilized for this customized program. Some of these methodologies are listed below:

• Face to face lectures
• Group and Individual tasks
• Workshops and exercises
• Study Visits

Category	Cost (USD)	Inclusions
A	$450	Training materials Lunch and AM/PM snacks from July 8-12, 2019
B	$850	Training materials Single Occupancy Accommodation at the CPSC hostel from July 7 (2 P.M.) to July 13 (noon) All meals from July 7 (dinner) to July 13 (breakfast) Airport transfers
C	$750	Training materials Double Occupancy Accommodation at the CPSC hostel from July 7 (2 P.M.) to July 13 (noon) All meals from July 7 (dinner) to July 13 (breakfast) Airport transfers

Note: Accommodation Includes free wifi in all rooms and common areas, airconditioner, hot/cold shower, cable TV, and welcome fruits and drinks

Registration is on a first come first served basis. A letter of confirmation will be sent once the minimum ten (10) participants is met on or before April 30, 2019. Please note that a full-payment is necessary to confirm your attendance to the program.

If there is insufficient number of participants, CPSC reserves the right to reschedule the training. If there is schedule conflict after movement of dates or force majeure, CPSC will reimburse the total amount received from the participant. Should the participant wish to withdraw from a confirmed program, the payment may be used to attend other programs advertised via CPSC website or 50% of the total amount may be reimbursed.

If any organization would like to conduct this program solely for their group, CPSC may prepare and send a customized program proposal, with some cost adjustment.

Payments may be done through Bank Transfer:

• Dollar Account
• Peso Account