The Local Government Training and Research Institute – Philippine Network (LoGoTRI-PhilNet) has accredited four training programs of Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan’s Governance and Leadership Institute (GLI) of Xavier University.
The certificate of accreditation was awarded during the Consortium of Academic Institutions in Mandaluyong City on October 30.
A non-stock, non-profit national association, LoGoTRI-PhilNet is a network of Local Resource Institutions (LRIs) composed of different academic and non-academic member communities.
It aims to rationalize and focus capacity development efforts in local governance, and to institutionalize mechanisms towards sustained, responsive, appropriate, transparent, accountable and quality capacity-building interventions for local government units (LGUs).
The association awarded value stars to four of GLI’s training programs:
- Community Participation in Local Governance – four stars (Excellent)
• Balanced Scorecard to Effectively Manage Organizations – four stars (Excellent)
• Bridging Leadership for Organizations – four stars (Excellent)
• Community Participation in Procurement – three stars (Generally Satisfactory)
In school year 2014-2015, GLI was able to train leaders from 104 local government units across Mindanao.
GLI believes the accreditation affirms its mission of building up the capacity of public servants to advance good governance and effective leadership, and its vision to be the premier leadership institute in Mindanao by 2020.
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