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LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Faculty and Staff Development Policy

1. RATIONALE

The Ifugao State University aims to establish maintain and promulgate a
systematic plan of action for personnel development in a continuing effort to upgrade
the competencies of members of the faculty, the administrative and support staff
through a system of scholarship grants, seminars, workshops, trainings conferences
and other human resource interventions.

The University also abides with Section 1, Rule VIII, Omnibus Rules Implementing
Book V, EO No. 292; every official and employee of the government is an asset or
resource to be valid, developed and utilized in the delivery of basic services to the
public. Hence, the development and retention of a highly competent and professional
workforce in the public service shall be the main concern of every department or
agency.

Every department or agency shall therefore establish a continuing program for
career and personnel development for all agency personnel at all levels and shall
create an environment or work climate conducive to the development of personnel
skills, talents, and values for better public service.

For this purpose, the University adopts the following policies and guidelines:

2. BASIC POLICIES

2.1. It shall be the policy of the University to continuously promote and support
the development of its human resource.
2.2. The University shall accord equal chance to every deserving member of its
human resource to avail of grant opportunities following the Equal
Opportunity Principle (EOP) in such a way that all personnel shall be
covered under the guidelines regardless of sex, sexual orientation and
gender identity, civil status, disability, religion, political affiliation and
indigenous cultural affiliation.
2.3. The awarding of these grants shall not in any way prejudice the efficiency or
effective performance of instruction, research, extension and production
functions of the University.
2.4. Grants enjoyed, especially those of scholarship and fellowships are
privileges and not rights, so that every privilege must be accompanied by a
corresponding obligation. A scholarship contract shall be executed by the
University and the grantee to include specific arrangements and shall strictly
enforce the return to work agreement and reimbursement of scholarship