Eighteen personnel from members of the Philippine Statistics Authority Interagency Committee on Labor and Productivity Statistics (PSA IACLPS) participated in the four-day training on Data Visualization Using Infographics conducted by the Philippine Statistical Research and Training Institute last December 2-4, 2019 in Quezon City.

The training equipped the participants with the knowledge and skills on the use of visual graphics in presenting statistics briefly and clearly. It also featured best practices of data visualization and the importance of good visual storytelling. The training culminated with the presentation of participants’ infographics using their available data and applying the lessons learned during the training program.

Prof. Stephen Jun V. Villejo of the UP School of Statistics, and Mr. Jerome P. Lucas of NWPC, served as resource speakers and shared their knowledge and insights of the course. Training Assistant is Ms. Irish Blanche R. Reloj. Impressions from the participants include comments saying that ‘’the training venue was very conducive, clean, orderly, well equipped, good ventilation and spacious. The resource speakers were very effective in imparting knowledge to the participants. Presentations of lectures and workshops were interactive.