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NNC Calabarzon Capacitates New Set of Nutrition Program Managers

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Category: Region 4a

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MANILA, Nov. 29-- As part of the continuing capacity development program of the National Nutrition Council, the Training on Nutrition Program Management (NPM) was conducted for the 21 newly designated and untrained Nutrition Action Officers (NAO) and District/City Nutrition Program Coordinators (D/CNPC) of Calabarzon on November 25-29, 2019 at Swiss-Belhotel Blulane, Sta. Cruz, Manila.

The participants were welcomed and acknowledged by Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator (RNPC) Carina Z. Santiago. The 5-day training was facilitated by Training Manager and Nutrition Officer (NO) III, Ms. Lourdes B. Orongan together with NO II Ezra Minette B. Lasin and Provincial Nutrition Coordinator (PNC) Zarah Clarice T. Megino. NO I Alistaire Anne M. Matociños acted as secretariat and participant.

Eight (8) modules were discussed and completed with inclusion of updates from the Local Nutrition Action Plan (LNAP) workshops specifically on the nutrition situation analysis, identification of the nutrition interventions, budget estimates and LNAP template. Role playing, exercises, games, refresher, ice breakers, group discussions and presentations were some of the learning approaches and teaching strategies that were used during the training. Two (2) municipalities namely General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite and Nagcarlan, Laguna presented their draft LNAP for CY 2020-2022, as well as their re-entry plans during the last day.

The 21 NAOs and D/CNPCs all graduated as Nutrition Program Managers on the last day of the training, November 29, with profound appreciation of their roles as nutrition stakeholders and workers. They were enthusiastic to return to their own LGUs and start to effectively implement and sustain what they learned in the 2019 NPM Training.

The Training on Nutrition Program Management aims to enhance the capacities of nutrition workers and stakeholders particularly in leading nutrition programs to ensure that the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition is centralized and transcribed in practical nutrition programs and are effectively managed at the local level.