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REVISED POLICIES/ GUIDELINES FOR THE FACULTY WORKLOAD OF THE ISABELA
SATE UNIVERSITY (ISU)

Legal Bases:
1) RA 8292, Section 4h
2) RA 1880
3) EO 292
4) Board Resolution No. 57, s. 2001 dated October 23,2001
5) DBM Budget Memorandum No. 71, s. 1996

I. RATIONALE

Faculty members of the Isabela State University perform a variety of functions along mandates of
the University, namely: instruction, research, extension and production. Depending on their
qualifications, experiences and specialization/expertise, faculty members are expected to be
involved in all or a combination of these functions. As holders of faculty positions, however,
instruction must always be apart of their duties.

With teaching as a primary function, faculty members may be given quasi- teaching assignments
(teaching related works). In the interest of the services, they may also be designated to perform
administrative duties on their qualifications and competence.

In order to rationalize the functions of the faculty members, a workload scheme had been
established to serve as a guide in assigning teaching loads as well as other related duties. Faculty
members are expected to carry a regular r a minimum workload; and any excess thereof may
entitle them to a corresponding overload payment, subject to the availability of funds as provided
in the budget allocation for honoraria. In case, there is insufficient fund for the full payment of
allowable excess load, the balance of unpaid excess load will be converted to vacation service
credits.

Recent budgetary constraints have necessitated a review of all existing workload scheme of ISU
to make it more realistic and responsive to present situation and condition. A rational and
equitable distribution of workload is also necessary to achieve better efficiency and effectiveness
among faculty members.

This proposed revision of faculty workload scheme took into consideration NBM No. 71, s. 1996
of the Department of Budget and Management and the PASUC Executive Board Meeting on 17
November 1997, which recommend the establishment of regular or minimum faculty credits units
per week workload in all SUCs. It also studied existing workload schemes of other state
universities and colleges.

II. Definition of Terms

1) Working Hours- Under R.A. 1880, all government employees including faculty members
are required to render forty (40) hour per week or eight (8) hours per day. This definition
is reiterated in Section 5, Rule XVII of Book V of E.O. No. 292 the same is highlighted in
CSC Resolution No. 96-2875. Section 4h of R.A. 8292 also provides the working hours of
SUCs as approved by the Board of Regents.
2) Actual Contact Hours (ACH)- This refers to the actual time of a faculty in the University.