The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VI and the Civil Service Commission Region VI held two trainings for supervisors. The trainings, dubbed Supervisory Development Track 1 and 2, were conducted for Unit, Section, Division Chiefs and members of the Management Committee of DSWD.

“Although I largely understand Supervision, a significant learning is the need to optimize productivity of the employees. It was emphasized that every worker should be honed to be efficient and effective at the same time,” said Julieta Olmos-Calamba, head of the Personnel Services Section.

 Batch 1 of the training was held in January while the second batch was held last week. Facilitated by the CSC personnel Michelle Joy Nartea with its accredited resource persons Lourdes Villa, Noemi Grace Palmares and Dr. Roel A. Alli, the trainings had topics on Effective Communication, Change and Transition, Delegation and Discovering and Transformation.

“I consider it as a life-changing training, especially the first track. It was the first supervision I had. What struck me most was that as a supervisor, one should be accountable for the blame yet should be able to share the glory to the team,” said May R. Castillo, Information Officer.

 Another participant, Richard Dean Bolido Layon, said, “It sparked the interest of Supervisors to learn, unlearn and relearn about concepts along Supervision. It also served as eye opener on the part the agency to really invest in its workforce, particularly supervisors,” said Layon.

“We had a higher level discussion on coaching, mentoring, counseling and empowerment,” said Clarence Darryl Alfuente, Budget Officer.

Moreover, Mary Ann Masculino, Regional Program Head of Sustainable Livelihood Program, says, “I have realized that for me to become an effective supervisor, I need to know more about myself, especially in what areas I need to improve. Understanding oneself leads to better understanding of others.”  These two trainings were the first for the agency in years. In the past, the agency sent participants in CSC-initiated trainings.