The Department of Science and Technology Regional Office IX (DOST-IX), together with the consultants from Quality Partners Company, Ltd., successfully conducted the “Year 1: Cycle 1: Phase 3 – GROW” training for the selected 20 DOST technical staff from the 16 DOST Regional Offices in the country under the DOST-PCIEERD-funded project “Knowledge Transfer (KT) to DTS: Catalysts to MSMEs’ Gaining PQA for SMEs” from 31 January – 07 February, 2022. PCIEERD or the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development is one of the sectoral councils of the DOST.
PHASE 3 – “GROW” is part of the initial phases of Total Quality Management knowledge transfer activities. This phase aims to grow the skills and capabilities for better enhancement of total competence and improvement of total performance through increased commitment to quality and workplace cooperation, focused on continually improving work relationships.
The completion of this phase significantly contributed to the objective of enhancing the competencies and effectiveness of the technical staff in the promotion and application of
Total Quality Management (TQM) practices as Consultant-Trainer Coach to selected MSMEs in their respective regions. Successful transfer of knowledge for GROW phase signifies that the program is almost reaching its first milestone, only one more knowledge transfer activity left to complete the 1st cycle.# ((John Ken Y. Esmas, DOST-IX)
