The Literacy Coordinating Council (LCC) has commenced the conduct of a series of workshops on the National Literacy Information System (NLIS) Data Harvesting and Population via Google Meet. The first of the series which was held on September 8-11, 2020 focused on the National Literacy Awards (NLA) Database Module. This module features relevant data on all NLA Winners from the three categories namely: Outstanding Local Government Units, Outstanding Literacy Programs, and Outstanding Literacy Workers. Said module also includes other pertinent information on all the winners beginning from the time the NLA was first launched in 1994. The said virtual workshop specifically aimed to gather, validate, and integrate the NLA database under the NLIS system, with the current LCC website structure.
Establishment and maintenance of a literacy national databank is identified as one of the crucial deliverables of the LCC in the universalization of literacy in the Philippines, as stipulated in Republic Act No. 10122, as well as the Council’s goals and strategic directions. Development of a literacy database and management system, known as the NLIS, is also one of the target milestones of LCC in its Roadmap to 2022.
This virtual activity was participated in by Mr. Nemesio O. Malatamban III of the House of Representatives (HRep); Ms. May R. Cinco of the Education Network (E-Net) Philippines; Ms. Aurea Jean A. Abad, TWG Member; Ms. Ma. Cristina M. Gonzales, NLA Board of Judges Member; Mr. Elijah Lyle R. Minguez, Freelance Software Engineer; and the LCC Secretariat head and staff.
The next workshops that will deal with the rest of the NLIS database modules will be held from September to December 2020.
