Mr. Alan DG. Fabella evaluates the activities conducted by the Career and Development Management Section (CDMS) of the ATI RTC IV-A during the two-day Gap Assessment and Orientation on ISO 9001:2015.
TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite – In view of certifying the remaining nine (9) Expansion Centers of the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) on International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015, top management and staff of ATI CaLaBaRZon geared up for the Orientation on ISO 9001: 2015 Cum Initial Gap Assessment on January 15 – 16, 2018. The orientation is the initial step compliant to ISO 9001:2015, equipping staff with information and requirements relevant to certification.
ISO Core Team from ATI Central Office facilitated the two-day orientation and initial gap assessment, with Ms. Athena Agape B. Baguisi, ISO Team Leader and Marco Venise L. Ronquillo, ISO Secretariat. The first day commenced with Center’s Gap Assessment on Quality Management System Practices. As part of the activity, Mr. Alan DG. Fabella interviewed the top management and all sections starting from Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Accreditation and Partnerships, Information Services and Admin and Finance based on Center’s existing management system practices. He evaluated and recommended corrective actions for any loophole findings. On the second day, Mr. Fabella, who also served as the resource person, discussed in detailed the clauses specified in the Philippine National Standard on quality management systems – requirements highlighting its concepts and principles. He also presented the results of gap assessment from each section before the activity ended. This result will serve as an eye-opener for ATI CaLaBaRZon to align and correct its non-conformities apt to necessary requirements applied in ISO Certification.
“Nakita natin ano pa ba talaga yung dapat i-correct, ano yung mga dapat pang gawin to improve yung system. This will further give us clarification kung ano itong ISO na ito at para maging ready na rin tayo. Mas magandang makita ngayon pa lang kung ano yung mga discrepancies para mai-correct natin. In terms of process, itatama, aayusin kung ano pa yung mga kulang,” remarked by Ms. Marites P. Cosico, Center Director of ATI CaLaBaRZon, during the orientation. While Ms. Mariel Celeste C. Dayanghirang, Assistant Center Director of ATI CaLaBaRZon mentioned on the closing program that, “We need to have teamwork for us to have this ISO accreditation.”
The next leg of ISO will be this coming May for the actual audit.