Renewing the commitment to quality education and instructional enhancement programs intended for faculty members, program advisers, department heads and college deans, Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology, through the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs headed by Dr. Rachel D. Lauriaga and the Center for Continuing Education (CCE) headed by Mr. Gualberto A. Lantaya Jr. co-organized with an external training provider, At1ndahan (Hapinoy) Inc. a two-day event dubbed as the Faculty Learning and Excellence Program (FLEx) beginning today Wednesday, October 15, 2026.

In his message to more than 150 faculty participants, ZSCMST President Dr. Roy L. Valesco reminded the institution’s thrust to provide quality education that the students deserve, for teachers’ resonance of growth to continued enhancement in program and syllabi. “Behind every successful student is a teacher who continues to learn. Learning does not stop with our student. May FLEx Program strengthen our learning, continue to support one another to embrace new ideas to work together and make excellence as a shared commitment.” Dr. Valesco said.

Dr. Joe-an Cuaresma, Education Program Specialist of the Commission on Higher Education- Region IX emphasized in her discussion on alignment of outcomes, content, activities and assessment of syllabi modification.

Dr. Antonio Godinez who chairs the Professional Education Program complemented the previous discussion through actual workshop and output evaluation using new forms per College and participant. Ms. Joni Czarna Lantaya also explained the functional framework of the Office of Instruction as its director on instruction, course outline and its implementation as evaluation.

Atty. Alinasser Yusop who is the Curriculum Specialist showed the latest CHED Circulars and education related news, while Dr. Gefilloyd De Castro emphasized the development of Ai-enabled teaching and learning aspects of the modern classroom.

The FLEX Program will continue on October 16, 2026 with Practical Ai skills and Gender and Development programs marrying into the academic innovation as some of the topics to be presented to the participants.