OBJECTIVES

To enhance productivity of the target clienteles by equipping with the vocational, livelihood, technical skills, and other skills.
To increase community engagement for resource sharing and dissemination of knowledge, technology and innovations.
To provide mechanism for the diffusion and adoption of knowledge developed technology, and innovations to the community, specific sectors, and target clienteles.
To develop and enhance the capability of the faculty, staff, and students for a more responsive and effective extension services.

GOALS

Extension services of BISCAST endeavor on helping the target clientele and specific sectors utilize their resources and abilities through information dissemination, capability training, advisory and consultancy services, technology transfer and livelihood training towards achieving a goal, enhancing productivity, or improvement of the quality of life.

Extension Projects & Activities

Recent Extension Technical Advisory and Outreach Activities

CCRPH TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND DISSEMINATION Training on CCRPH Modular Block System and Machines With Participants from RAMP Construction

This two day training (February 17-18, 2021) with Ar. Montero explained that priorities were considered for the project as the main beneficiaries were the low-income families. The house should be: 1) Affordable. It should be more affordable than the conventional house sold in the market; 2) Climate Change Resilient. This is the feature added by the researchers in response to disasters, particularly typhoons. So, during and after the typhoon, the occupants go back to their normal life having a continuous supply of water and energy; 3) Green Building. CCRPH was submitted for evaluation to the Phillippine Green Building Initiatives (PGBI), AITECH of the HLURB, and the EDGE which follows an international grading system for green building. The CCRPH got the corresponding certificates from the aforementioned certifying entities. At this juncture, Mr. Enrico Navarro of the RAMP Construction enquired if the team was able to conduct a comparative analysis of the strength of the blocks against the conventional blocks; and how many stories it can be utilized for. Ar. Montero replied, the Consultant from Ethiopia, using the Nexus column blocks was able to construct a four-story building. The Seminar-workshop ends productive that participants were grateful for their well-structured hollow blocks.

MNCCI & BISCAST "Hot Kitchen Meals Project"

By the means of Food Laboratory of Bicol State College of Applied Sciences and Technology, The Metro Naga Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI), a lead partner of A-PAD Philippines in the Bicol region, launched the MNCCI Hot Kitchen Project in Naga City to provide free meals for frontline workers in the battle against COVID-19. The MNCCI Hot Kitchen chefs and volunteers started preparing and delivering 1,200 lunch and dinner meals to hospitals and checkpoints every day since April 1, 2020. The project spearheaded by MNCCI is a close collaboration among partners, namely, the St. Joseph Alumni Association Batch ’95, Grow Negosyo, UPLBAA-CamSur Chapter, BISCAST, A-PAD Bicol, and the Naga City Government. This project ends until May 10, 2020.

Expanded Grassroots Governance Project

This project held on August 3, 2019 until December 15, 2019 and successfully nailed by its International linkage, The Partnership for Transparency Asia Foundation, Inc.. Its trainings and activities demonstrate commitment to serve the grassroots through sharing of knowledge and expertise on financial management and act in recognition of the professional, social and ethical responsibility which benefited the 502 Ikabuhi Microfinance members who are Sari-sari Store owners, food vendors and retailers from different barangays of Naga City.

Climate Change Resilient Pilot Housing Technology Transfer and Dissemination: Practical Training on Design and Construction of the BISCAST Low-Cost House Building System with LGU - Canaman

This fruitful training on Practical Training on Design and Construction of the BISCAST Low-Cost House Building System held on April 29 - 30, 2019. This Training presents the practical application design and construction of the BISCAST Low-Cost Housing Building system. Its expected outcomes are to develop activities and public discourse in response to the needs of the communities on serves. The Training productively incapacitated its 20 trainees from LGU-Canaman through different construction procedures and production of hollow blocks.

Climate Change Resilient Housing Technology & MANFABLAB Orientation with United Architect of the Philippines Camarines Chapter

This successful event of sharing ideas about Housing Technology held on March 29, 2019. It provides information in the BISCAST Climate Change Resilient Housing Technology & MANFABLAB, and present to the (23) participants the practical application design and construction of the BISCAST Low-Cost Housing Building system. The participants enjoyed visiting the BISCAST Manufacture and Fabrication Laboratory and become oriented when they visited Climate Change Resilient Pilot House.

Last September 2, 2019, BISCAST REPED conducted its 10th Regular REPED Council Meeting at REPED office. They Institutionally reviewed 4 Extension proposals and certified that 4 out of 4 reviewed proposals have passed the criteria of the Review and Evaluation Committee during the the 2019 In-house Review of Extension Proposals held last August 15, 2019 at the same office. These Extension Programs/Projects are the following:

Grassroots Livelihood in Selected LGUs of CamarinesSur: A Research Based Extension Program
Uswag Banwaan: A Community Extension Program for Selected LGU's in Camarines Sur and Naga City
Livelihood Skills Program for 4Ps' Beneficiaries and other Marginalized Groups in Camarines Sur
BISCAST and Gawad Kalinga Extension Program

Figure 1: ISO Performance Graph on Achieve Approval of Extension Proposals

Some Usual Transactions and Procedures in Extension Services

MOA Signing with other Agencies, NGOs, LGUs, or International Linkages

Approval of Extension Proposals through REPED Council Meeting

In-house review and evaluation of Extension Proposals

Call for Submission of Extension Proposal for 2019-2020

List of The Urban NEXUS-BISCAST Projects and Activities:

CEA-CARES Technology Transfer of Machine for Making Multi-type of Concrete Blocks in the Construction of SME Faculty

(November 26-28, 2019)

Climate Change Resilient Pilot Housing Technology Transfer and Dissemination: Practical Training on Design and Construction of the BISCAST Low-Cost House Building System with LGU - Canaman

(April 29 - 30, 2019)

Climate Change Resilient Housing Technology & MANFABLAB Orientation with United Architect of the Philippines Camarines Chapter -UAP

(March 29, 2019)

Urban Nexus Regional Forum: Sharing the BISCAST Experience in the framework of the Urban Nexus Approach

(June 21-22, 2018)

Climate Change Resilient Pilot Housing Technology Transfer and Dissemination: Practical Training on Design and Construction of the BISCAST Low-Cost House Building System with LGU Naga

(May 10 -11, 2018)

Dissemination of Urban Nexus Approach to SUCs in the BICOL Region - Urban Nexus Regional Forum: Sharing the BISCAST Experience in the framework of the Urban Nexus Approach and BISCAST Adoption of the Urban Nexus Approach[SSC]

(October 19-20 2017 & November 22, 2017)

Design and Construction of Micro-Enterprise for the Values and Wellness Organization using BISCAST NEXUS Technology: Training for Team of Laborers/Foreman for the Technology Transfer of NEXUS Technology for Construction of Micro-Enterprise Facility in Daraga, Albay

(June 2, 2017)

Freedom of Information

Extension Org Structure

The Research, Extension, Production, and Enterprise Development (REPED) Council.
Research, Extension and Production Enterprise Development (REPED) Division.
Extension Services Unit
The College President
The Vice-President for Academic Affairs
Director for REPED
The Institutional Extension Coordinator
The College Deans
The College Extension Coordinator

Extension Services Unit: Functions

The Extension Services Unit shall spearhead the promotion, transfer, adoption, and utilization of knowledge and technology generated and adopted by the College.

Strategies of Extension Implementation

Establish system for engaging community and/or establishing partnership with organization/agency which consist of guidelines in planning, needs assessment, validation of needs, and procedures for partnership.
Criteria for selection of the community and beneficiaries shall be established to ensure a relevant and realistic extension programs will be implemented by the College.
Conduct needs assessment to target community beneficiaries of the community before the conduct of actual implementation of extension project.
Ensure that extension activities will not end with training. It must be followed-up with enterprise development training.
Proven extension models must be adopted: Simple communication model, Diffusion Model and Adoption model
Conduct Impact Assessment six months to two years after the end of the implementation of extension program/project.
Utilize research-based technologies for income-generation of the beneficiaries and sustainable development.
Establish and maintain strong linkages with public and private organizations/agencies and industrial establishments for fund generation and job placement
Provide continuing program for upgrading the capabilities of extension workers through immersions, grants and training
Extension workers should promote the use and development of volunteer leaders
In establishing or approving extension programs/projects the following must be considered: faculty’s ﬁeld or expertise, clear goals and beneﬁciary, link between extension service and functions of teaching and research, amount of time required, evaluation of service activities, and HEI policies governing extension services.
BISCAST shall establish mechanisms to ensure sustainability of effective programs for the purpose of improving existing policies, guidelines and procedures

Project Completion

All faculty extensionists shall be required to submit project terminal reports in the prescribed format to the college and Extension Services Unit upon completion of the extension project.
The project terminal report includes all the necessary documents/attachments such as but not limited to signed MOA, approved proposal, training design, list of trainees, profile of trainees, attendance sheets, results of training evaluation, program-invitation, certificates.

3. Opening program and culminating activities may be conducted by the college to commence and end, respectively, the extension project. The cost may be charged against the College extension fund with counterpart from the LBU/community/beneficiary.

4. Certifications shall be issued to all participating extension personnel and units.

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