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Reference
DECS Order No. 5, s. 1990
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.
3) Full Time Equivalent (FTE)- This refers to the prescribed weight value of contact
hours (CH) per week of actual teaching (AT), quasi- teaching assignments (QTA)
and/or designations.