TAGAYTAY CITY – Government agency, or office, nominations for the government masteral scholarship under the Public Management Development Program (PMDP) have until Jan. 19 to complete their nominees’ application requirements for the Middle Managers Class (MMC) Batch 17 scholars.
The PMPD serves as the National Government’s Career Executive Service Development Program, which opens this year’s MMC Batch17 government middle management scholars who will start classes on Feb. 16, 2018.
PMDP Managing Director Nanette C. Caparros said the MMC is designed for “High Performing and High Potential” (HP-HP) Section and Division Chiefs with Salary Grade (SG) 20 to 24 position, aged 50 years and below.
Caparros said that the PMDP-MMC scholars have to undertake the five-month Residential Training at the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) Conference Center complex here; a 10-day Sensing Journey in a chosen depressed locality and working breaks, and the required six-month Re-Entry Project (ReP) conceptualization and implementation.
Accepted government department or agency nominees will enjoy full scholarship grant from the National Government through the DAP as the designated PMDP implementing agency.
The PMDP, as a leadership initiative is overseen by a Steering Committee composed of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Finance (DOF), Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the Career Executive Service Board (CESB).
The DAP has been tasked to implement PMDP, as part of its mandate to carry out human resource development programs designed to instill development perspectives and advance management capability of key sector leaders in the government.
The DAP corps of seasoned mentors from government, private sector and eminent academicians comprise the illustrious faculty pool, the program’s key asset for providing a rich and distinctive training on both theory and practice of public management.
PMDP is a purposive and integrated professional development program for public managers in the third level of the bureaucracy and their successors and the program is highly contextualized to the Philippine public sector.
It also brings together personnel from various agencies and regions to interact and discuss government issues to broaden both their perspectives and network.
The scholars complete the entire curriculum requirements with three learning areas on governance and development; strategic public management and personal efficacy and leadership.
Upon completion of the studies, the MMC scholars will be awarded the academic equivalency of a Master’s Degree in Development Management (MDM) upon completion of the program’s academic requirements and the approved and implemented Re-Entry Project (REP).
Scholars who will complete all modules are given Certificate of Completion of Residential Training while a Diploma in Development Management is also given to those who complete the modules, and have an approved ReP Plan.
Milette F. Young, PMDP head of promotions and admissions, has described the program as not just a rewarding but also a life-changing experience.
Young also referred to the PMDP admission guidelines and nomination forms that are accessible through www.dap.edu.ph/pmdp/forms.
Interested government applicants may inquire for further information through telephone (02) 631 – 2128 or 631-0921 loc. 125 / 126 or email: [email protected] or visit www.facebook.com/PMDPparasabayan. (PNA)
