The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) thru its Information and Public Assistance Division (IPAD) conducted 130 lectures, benefiting a total of 6,069 participants, nationwide from January to December 2011, exceeding set targets for the year by 27% and CY 2010 actual number of lectures conducted by 23%.
The ECC has been actively pursuing its advocacy seminars thru its monthly in-house seminars and ECP advocacy seminars in the regions. The monthly in-house seminars are conducted at the ECC multi-purpose hall with human resource officers, administrative officers, owners of establishments or their representatives and union representatives as target participants. The ECC has been concentrating the conduct of its awareness drive on companies or industries with low awareness on the EC Program. The ECP advocacy seminar, on the other hand, is conducted in coordination with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Offices. It is conducted in three or four regions per year with more than 100 to 200 participants comprising of human resource officers, administrative officers, owners of companies and union representatives
Company and agency heads of private and public institutions in Metro Manila and the regions may request a resource speaker from the ECC to present and discuss the EC Program to their employees. The ECC likewise actively participates as resource speaker in various Occupational, Safety and Health trainings particularly the Basic Occupational Safety and Health (BOSH) Training Courses and Construction Safety Trainings (CST). The ECC also participates in the DOLE Orientation Course on Technical Assistance and Advisory Services for Entrepreneurs. The said seminar mandates the prioritization of assistance and enhancement efforts for small and micro enterprises including the Barangay Micro Business Enterprises to improve the quality of their products/services and build their capacities in meeting the goals of government promotion, workers protection and eventual compliance with labor standards.
For CY 2011, 130 employees’ compensation program lectures were conducted by the Information and Public Assistance staff benefitting a total of 6,069 participants comprising mostly of human resource officers and union representatives nationwide.
Through the various trainings and seminars conducted, employers and workers are informed of their rights, benefits and privileges under the Employees’ Compensation Program.
Below is the tentative schedule of the ECP internal and external trainings for CY 2012.
| DATE | EVENT | VENUE |
| January 17 | In-house seminar (Primarily for overseas manning agencies representatives –HMO’s, Adm. Officers, Owners) | ECC Multipurpose Hall |
| January 23-27 | BOSH | Region 7-Cebu (Perpetual Succour) |
| January 23-27 | CST | Region 5 (Naga City, Camarines Sur) |
| January 31-Feb. 4 | CST | Region 1,Cauayan City, Isabela |
| January 30-Feb. 3 | BOSH | Quezon City |
| February 6-10 | BOSH | Region 10, CDO (Coca-Cola) |
| February 6-10 | BOSH | Region 1,La Union |
| February 13-17 | BOSH | Quezon City |
| February 20-24 | CST | Quezon City |
| February 21 | In-house seminar (Primarily for wholesale and retail trade- low awareness) | ECC Multipurpose Hall |
| March 5-9 | CST | Region 8, Ormoc City, Leyte |
| March 5-9 | BOSH | Region 2 |
| March 12-16 | CST | Region 12, Gen. Santos City |
| March 19-23 | BOSH | CAR |
| March 19-23 | CST | Quezon City |
| March 20 | In-house seminar (Transport Industries)
CDO In-house seminar |
ECC Multipurpose Hall
CDO-DOLE-OSHC Multi-purpose room |
| March 26-30 | BOSH | Quezon City |
| March 26-30 | BOSH | Region 3 |
| March 26-30 | CST | Region 9, Pagadian City |
| March 29 | ECP Advocacy Seminar | RO-3 Clark |
| April 16-20 | CST | Quezon City |
| April 17 | In-house seminar (Telecommunication Industries/hospital) | ECC Multipurpose Hall |
| April 23-27 | BOSH | Region 12, Gen. Santos City |
| May 7-11 | BOSH | Quezon City |
| May 14-18 | CST | Quezon City |
| May 15 | In-house seminar (Business Process Outsourcing) | ECC Multipurpose Hall |
| May 21-25 | CST | Region 8, Ormoc |
| May 24 | ECP Advocacy Seminar | RO5-Legazpi |
| May 28-June 1 | BOSH | Region 4B |
| June 4-8 | BOSH | Region 10 |
| June 18-22 | BOSH | Quezon City |
| June 19 | In-house seminar (Manufacturing) | ECC Multipurpose Hall |
| June 21-25 | CST | Region 8, Ormoc |
| June 28 | ECP Advocacy Seminar | RO 13-Caraga-Butuan |
| July 17 | In-house seminar (Hotel Industries) | ECC Multipurpose Hall |
| August 14 | In-house seminar (Schools/universities/educational institutions) | ECC Multipurpose Hall |
| August 23 | ECP Advocacy Seminar | RO2-Tuguegarao |
| September 18 | Trainor’s training
CDO In-house seminar |
ECC Multipurpose Hall
CDO-DOLE-OSHC Multi-purpose room |
| October 2 | In-house seminar (Domestic Maritime Industries) | ECC Multipurpose Hall |
| October 23 | In-house seminar (Fishing industries – low awareness) | ECC Multipurpose Hall |
| November 15 | ECP Advocacy seminar | RO 11 Davao City |
| November 20 | In-house seminar (Manufacturing Industries) | ECC Multipurpose Hall |