NDOE Staff Undergoes Intensive Training on Project Reporting
Press Release #0710-12 (National Department of Education – Wehns Billen)
Palikir, Pohnpei – FSM Information Services
July 7, 2010

Palikir, Pohnpei (National Department of Education): July 7, 2010 -  On July 5, 2010, at the NDOE Office, in the Kolonia Amcres Building, seven NDOE staff members attended a Project Reporting Training Session, conducted by Dr. Kyaw Soe of Pacific Resource in Education and Learning (PREL). Dr. Soe was awarded the contract to provide training on a basic project reporting format that could give the staff  guidelines for the preparation of their reports on the NDOE major program activities, including the National School Accreditation System.

A long time employee of PREL and an acquainted consultant in the FSM area, Dr. Soe created the Pacific Education Data Management System (PEDMS) that is used Pacific-wide in the US Territories and the Freely Associated States.  Dr Soe started the training by familiarizing the staff with the performance reporting format using: goals, objectives, indicators, expected outcomes and actual outcomes.

As usual, Dr. Soe often uses examples to elaborate each topic discussed, here he referred to the NDOE progress chart on the wall.  He reiterated the significance of writing a concise program plan which provides the guidelines in project implementation as well as reporting.  He also pointed out how the objectives, indicators, expected and actual outcomes should always be quantifiable and measurable reflecting the numeric values of what is accomplished and what is not.

Attending the training  were Weison Weital, data specialist, Chris Iriarte, textbook inventory specialist, Quincy Lawrence, bridging gaps specialist, Olfred John, financial management specialist, Kuliano Raymond, secondary education specialist, Wayne Mendiola, administrator, postsecondary education & scholarship and Welson Nedlic, curriculum and assessment specialist. Seated in to cover the training was Wehns Billen, editor for the NDOE Media Unit.  The training is expected to last several days.

Last year Dr. Soe conducted a similar training on developing database for NDOE’s projects and demonstrated how the data could be collected and factor into the progress reports for the department. 

For more information, please contact Wehns Billen at NDOE by e-mail: bilhew54@yahoo.com or at 320-2609.