In order to train SAR Writing Teams for the graduate program offerings of UP and align with the UP System target to further promote SAR submission, the Paghahanda: 2025 UPD QAO Self-Assessment Report (SAR) Preparation Workshops brought together 79 participants across 18 degree granting units in UP Diliman.
“We need to catch up with the preparation of Self-Assessment Reports (SARs) for graduate degree programs. We also wanted to take the opportunity for us to learn more about what OBE is about and how it is translated to our graduate degree programs,” UPD QAO Director Matias shared during the SAR Prep Workshop Opening Program last July 21, 2025.
“We need to learn how the program education outcomes and student outcomes move from the undergraduate towards our graduate programs. That’s the reason why there’s a new learning objective for this batch,” said Prof. Matias as she introduced the difference of this year’s workshops to the undergraduate SAR Prep Workshops in 2024.
The first batch held on July 21, 30, August 4 and 11 convened 40 members of the SAR writing teams across nine (9) Degree Granting Units (DGUs). Aimed at supporting various DGUs, UP Diliman strives for improved SAR submission for graduate programs by the end of 2025.
The four-day session workshops focused on in-depth discussions of Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) principles and AUN-QA Programme Level Assessment criteria, facilitated by lead trainers Prof. Rosella Torrecampo, Prof. Emeritus Irene Villaseñor, Prof. Evangeline Amor, and Assistant Professor Jon Paul Maligalig.
Batch 1 participating units include Cesar EA Virata School of Business – Department of Business Administration and Department of Accounting and Finance; College of Human Economics (CHE) – Department of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management; College of Science (CS) – Institute of Biology; Technology Management Center; Asian Center; College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) – Department of Political Science; National College of Public Administration and Governance; College of Engineering – Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research; and College of Human Kinetics (CHK) – Graduate Studies Program.
Batch 1 SAR Prep Workshops participants during the Closing Ceremonies
Training facilitators served as mentors during writeshops to aid SAR writing teams in the development of their draft. For the first batch, Prof. Emeritus Irene Villaseñor, Asst. Prof. Marvin Luis Sabado, Prof. Aleli Bawagan, Assoc. Prof. Joanne Bantang, Asst. Prof. Jon Paul Maligalig, and Asst. Prof. Ma. Rosario Concepcion Ang served as training facilitators.
SAR Prep Workshop Batch 1 Lead Trainers and Training Facilitators during the Closing Ceremonies.
Meanwhile, the second batch of the SAR Prep Workshop was held on September 8, 29, and October 6, gathering 39 participants across nine (9) degree granting units namely CHE – Department of Family Life and Child Development; CSSP – Department of Psychology; College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) – Department of Community Development; School of Library and Information Studies – Main; CHK – Graduate Studies Program; CSWCD – Department of Social Work; CS – National Institute of Physics; CSWCD – Department of Women and Development Studies; and Tri-college.
Batch 2 SAR Prep Workshops participants during the Closing Ceremonies.
The three-day session highlighted discussion on OBE principles and AUN-QA Programme Level criteria, facilitated by lead trainers: Asst. Prof. Romina P. Beltran-Almazan, Asst. Prof. Jon Paul Maligalig, Prof. Evangeline Amor, Prof. Ruth R. Lusterio-Rico, Prof. Amihan Bonifacio-Ramolete, and Asst. Prof. Marvin Luis Sabado. Prof. Aimee Lynn Barrion-Dupo of the Institute of Biological Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baños also served as resource speaker.
Coach-facilitators Prof. Amihan Bonifacio-Ramolete, Prof. Leslie Joy L. Diaz, Prof. Ian Kendrich C. Fontanilla, Assoc. Prof. Perlita M. Frago-Marasigan, Asst. Prof. Yhna Therese P. Santos, and Assoc. Prof. Nefertari A. Arsad served as mentors for DGU’s writeshop and SAR draft development.
The workshops also featured interactive sessions and open forums that encouraged active participation and dialogue. Weekly writeshops to strengthen venues for collaborative writing were also part of the workshop design. Participating DGUs committed to the submission of the completed SAR draft on December 31, 2025.
The UP Diliman Office for the Advancement of Teaching (OAT) and Quality Assurance Office (QAO) held two Outcome-Based Education (OBE) workshops in September and November 2024. The workshops focused on aligning learning outcomes and syllabus design to support academic units in revising curricula and developing Self-Assessment Reports (SAR).
To strengthen UP Diliman’s commitment to quality assurance and integrate risk management principles in facilitating the attainment of the University’s core purpose, the UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office and Macro Vision Consultancy (MVC), launched the Risk Management Training on October 14-16 at the Conference Hall, Balay Kalinaw.
The UP Diliman Quality Assurance Office held the 4th quarter QA Clinic on October 28, 2024, with 24 QA Officers. Discussions included year-end reviews, strategic planning, aligning with UP programs, rankings, and QA tools like PESTEL and SWOT to enhance implementation and improvement.
Following the successful ISO Gap Analysis, the UPD Quality Assurance Office together with Macro Vision Consultancy spearheaded the three-day ISO Awareness Training last October 7-9, 2024 at the E.T. Virata Hall, Institute for Small-Scale Industries (ISSI).
The College of Engineering visited the College of Human Kinetics for a benchmarking session facilitated by the Quality Assurance Office. This initiative explored integrating QA practices and ARTA processes at the COE, aiming to synergize academic and administrative processes in their unit.
As a kick-off activity in the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD)’s ISO 21001:2018 Educational Organizations Management System (EOMS) certification journey, fifty-six (56) academic and administrative units participated in the remote and onsite Initial Assessment and Gap Analysis last September 23, 24, and 30, 2024 spearheaded by the UPD Quality Assurance Office (QAO).
