Despite the 2021 In-Service Training (INSET) being a voluntary activity, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that thousands of teachers participated in the week-long activity which aims to update their knowledge, skills and competencies.
Due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the country, DepEd decided to hold this year’s INSET online. Given the adjustments in the school calendar, the 2021 INSET was scheduled from March 15 to 19.
Based on the data from the Information and Communications Technology Service-Education Technology Unit (ICTS-EdTech), it recorded a total of 269,718 enrollees from all over the Philippines - as combined views in different streams reached more than 100 thousand on the first day.
“We thank our teachers who continue to embrace the demands of their profession amidst these difficult times,” Education Secretary Leonor Briones said in a statement issued on Saturday, March 20.
“This kind of support from our dear teachers motivates us further to push for policies and programs on educators’ upskilling and welfare,” Briones added.
The week-long activity featured discussions on integration and utilization of DepEd Commons, DepEd TV, DepEd Learning Management System (DLMS), and Open Educational Resources, among others.
Briones noted that the training materials are uploaded in the DepEd Commons and Learning Management System (LMS), allowing teachers to take the training at their own pace.
The INSET training was livestreamed on official DepEd Facebook, Youtube, and Streamyard platforms.
The INSET 2021 was organized by the ICTS-EdTech headed by Director Abram Y.C. Abanil, under the Administration Strand led by Undersecretary Alain Del B. Pascua and Assistant Secretary Salvador Malana III.
It is part of the Public Schools of the Future (PSOF) Framework of the Administration Strand under the Briones’ leadership from direct instruction from Pascua as a continuation and follow through of Strand Interface for Programs and Guidelines (SIPAG).