Creation of a BIR Training Council

June 23, 1967 REVENUE MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 44-67 The exigencies of the revenue service so requiring to provide a continuing leadership and direction in the development of BIR personnel (Training) for the purpose of advancing organizational goals and objectives and to assure the implementation of the concept of management responsibility in employee development with emphasis on the performance of the individual, a Training Council is hereby created composed of the following: cdta Rudolfo B. Argonza Chairman Roberto P. Clemente Vice-Chairman Ladislao Jimenez Member Valentin Usigan " Themistocles Montalban " Arsenio Santos " Gregorio Leao " Ceasar Kierulf " Salud Campomanes " Antonio Non " Vicente Puno " Reynaldo Suarez " Francisco Rivera " Efren P. Castaeda " Rodolfo T. Villanueva " Pureza Versola " Council members, who cannot be present at meetings, will at all times appoint an alternate member to attend in their place. To insure a continuing effort in each Department's Training Program, Department Heads will appoint new council representatives when a given individual can no longer serve. The new member should be recommended by memorandum for the approval of the Commissioner of Bureau of Internal Revenue. The Training Council shall meet as often as necessary to formulate the training programs of the Bureau of Internal Revenue. It shall explore areas for training within each department and take necessary steps in the structuring, execution and evaluation of training programs formulated on such area. The Council shall also create a Standing Committee on Training within each department designating and appointing members who are capable and willing to work on the implementation of the training programs in their respective Department. The Chairman of the Training Council will integrate the reporting of training activities and projects with the Bureau of Internal Revenue Improvement Project System. cdtech This order shall take effect immediately. MISAEL P. VERA Commissioner of Internal Revenue June 16, 1967 MEMORANDUM FOR: The Commissioner (Thru, the Rev. Operations Head, Administrative) SUBJECT : Creation of a Training Council This is a recommendation for the creation of a Training Council to provide continuing leadership and direction in the development of BIR personnel for the purpose of advancing organizational goals and objectives. cdi The undersigned being exposed to the ideas, concepts and techniques of training in the United States through Mr. C. F. Schwankl of the U.S. AID has now a mental picture of the training structure in the U. S. Internal Revenue Service and is presently imbued with the idea that the creation of this Council is necessarily founded on the premise that employee development (training) is a management responsibility and hence representatives from each Department must be involved in the structuring, execution and evaluation of training activities. In this manner, the BIR's training program becomes integrated with the specific work goals both on an individual basis and department level. The element of involvement finds sanction in modern day training concepts and in an article by a certain Bernard J. Bienvenu entitled, "What Kind of Training for Tomorrow?". "Training and development, like human problems, cannot be completely delegated to a particular department, for they are by their very nature the responsibility of all supervisory personnel." In this connection, it may be stated that the real worth of training activities can only be measured by the "terminal behavior" (performance appraisal) of the individual. The superior officers will be able to assess results through analysis of increased productivity. It is felt that this Council-approach to BIR training activities will in no way be incompatible with Executive Order No. 88, series of 1964, establishing the Finance Academy in that the Chief, BIR Training Division will continue the scheduled classroom training utilizing the Finance Academy facilities to the extent feasible and continue to administratively report training programs to the Academy Director. Based on consultation with Department Heads, the following individuals have been designated to serve in the Training Council: Roberto P. Clemente ) Assessment Department Ladislao Jiminez ) Valentin Usigan ) Collection Department Themistocles Montalban ) Arsenio Santos Specific Tax Department Gregorio Leao Internal Audit Department Ceasar Kierulf Legal Department Salud Campomanes Administrative Services Dept. Antonio Non Technical Services Dept. Rudolfo Argonza Management Planning Dept. Vicente Puno ) Reynaldo Suarez ) Special Operations Dept. Francisco Rivera ) Efren P. Castaeda ) Rodolfo T. Villanueva ) Staff of the Training Division Pureza Versola ) The role of the Training Division personnel as members of the Council will be that of Technical Advisors. They will be responsible for providing assistance and guidance in the structuring of training programs for optimum effectiveness based on the concept of adult learning theory, modern teaching techniques and administrative support. The results of training can well be discernible in greater revenue production as well as in the increased efficiency of revenue service. It is now our design to build a training program with emphasis on the behavioral aspects of our future participants wherein the real results of training programs include the evaluation of the participants performance on the job. We can achieve this objective through the creation of the Training Council as proposed herein. It will be the function of this Council to meet as often as necessary to formulate the training programs of the BIR and carry out such programs to the letter. If this proposal will meet your approval it will be a giant step in realizing the goals and objectives of the BIR. LLjur EFREN P. CASTAEDA Chief, Training Division APPROVED: MISAEL P. VERA Commissioner of Internal Revenue