The Inter-Agency Committee on Research and Statistical Matters (IAC-RSM) proceeded with the second leg of a series of capacity-building activities for the technical staff of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on July 16, 2015.
More than 20 DOLE staff dealing with research and statistical matters participated in the training on statistical data generation and formatting, which was organized by the Institute for Labor Studies (ILS).
The Institute for Labor Studies organized a workshop on Philippine Employment Projections Modelling from July 27 to 31 for the technical staff of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), with technical and funding support from the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Technical staff of DOLE underwent an intensive training-workshop in data generation, using STATA, a statistical software. The workshop is a continuation of a project, which started in 2010 as an effort to form the basis for the formulation of employment creation targets as reflected in the Philippine Labor and Employment Plan (LEP) 2011-2016.
On June 22-23, 2015, technical staff of the Institute for Labor Studies (ILS) and other offices and attached agencies of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) participated in a training on statistical analysis using Stata. The training is in preparation for the updating of the Philippine Employment Projections Model (PEPM), in partnership with the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
The Institute for Labor Studies hosted the Department of Labor and Employment’s flag raising ceremony last June 15, 2015 at the Labor Governance Learning Center in Intramuros, Manila. The event was attended by DOLE Assistant Secretary Ma. Gloria Tango and key officials, with ILS Executive Director Mary Grace Riguer.
Members of the DOLE Inter-Agency Committee on Research and Statistical Matters (IAC-RSM) underwent a seminar on “Linking Research to Labor and Employment Policy Development and Innovation” last June 25-26, 2015 at The Bayleaf Hotel in Intramuros, Manila.
Organized by the Institute for Labor Studies (ILS), the workshop was a two-day training designed to assist the agencies in drafting their research papers, and is the first leg of a series of capacity-building activities of the committee.