PSRTI Holds Two Customized Trainings for PSA

PSRTI holds two Customized Trainings for PSA

Posted February 10, 2021

In keeping with its mandate of delivering relevant and useful capacity activities focusing on statistics, the Philippine Statistical Research and Training Institute (PSRTI) started the year with two (2) customized trainings on Microsoft Excel for Database Management for the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

Resource person Mr. Sim Estallo is photographed while delivering his lecture on Microsoft Excel for Database Management. Mr. Estallo handled a total of 35 participants for one section during the three-day training.

Resource person Mr. Primitivo Warren Garcera answers a query from a participant during a hands-on workshop. Mr. Garcera was the resource person for the three-day training for one section, handling a total of 35 participants.

Participant impressions are a staple during closing ceremonies. Ms. Mariam Panontongan of PSA graciously shares her positive comments on the conduct of the training course, giving compliments on the expertise of the resource speakers and professionalism of the PSRTI staff for an overall fruitful experience.

The PSRTI Executive Director III Josefina V. Almeda, Ph.D. gives her closing remarks, which includes thanking the PSA staff for their active participation in ensuring the success and productivity of the training course and the invitation to continue trusting the PSRTI with their capacity-building needs.

(1/2) Participants hold their pose as training coordinators take a virtual class picture, a customary souvenir for every PSRTI training course. This customized training course on Microsoft Excel for Database Management was attended by a total of 70 participants, split into two sections of 35 each.

(2/2) Participants hold their pose as training coordinators take a virtual class picture, a customary souvenir for every PSRTI training course. This customized training course on Microsoft Excel for Database Management was attended by a total of 70 participants, split into two sections of 35 each.

The trainings, held February 2-4, 2021 has two batches, composed of selected staff from Provincial Statistical Offices (PSO), and Regional Statistical Services Offices (RSSO) as well as the Technical Staff from Community-Based Statistics Service (CBSS) and other services of PSA. Resource persons are Mr. Sim L. Estallo and Mr. Primitivo Warren B. Garcera.

A total of 70 participants attended, with 35 for each Section A and B, respectively.

The 3-day training focused on creating and formatting spreadsheets, learning to sort and filter, creating formulas, being familiar with a range of functions, getting to work with pivot tables, charts, and other basic functionalities of Excel in preparation for basic data management and its application on the data that PSA staff will be using for their services.

Most of the participants are involved or assigned in simple database management responsibilities, doing research, data analysis, and report preparation.

Some of the impressions on the trainings are: “very organized conduct of training courses”, “well-managed time/schedule of the courses”, “resource persons are knowledgeable, discussed the topics clearly so that it’s easy to understand, with great sense of humor and rapport to virtual participants”, “training materials were provided accordingly”, and “topics were very useful and easy to grasp as it was discussed both technically and in layman’s term.”

The trainings on Microsoft Excel for Database Management are part of the project on the Capacity Building for Selected Technical Staff of Local Government Units (LGUs) and the Community-Based Statistics Service and other services of the Philippine Statistics Authority.

PSRTI holds two Customized Trainings for PSA

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