DCST mentors in Japan for IT Training

Assoc. Prof. Winston M. Tabada, head of the Department of Computer Science and Technology, and Mr. Marionito J. Gonzales, instructor of DCST, are presently in Japan for a training on Information Technology (IT). Both of them were invited by the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS) of Japan. They will be participating in different training programs.

Assoc. Prof. Tabada will participate in Training Program on Instructors of Offshore IT Project Managers ENPP from January 24 to February 11, 2011 at the Kansai Kenshu Center in Osaka, Japan. He will be attending lectures and exercises on Japanese business custom and manner, Japanese IT strategies and offshore IT development, intercultural communication, quality management in Japan, analysis of management behavior, project management, and a chance to mingle with some Japanese IT managers.



Mr. Gonzales, on the other hand, will participate in the Training Program on Bridge Systems Engineers for the Philippines 2010 with emphasis on Capacity Building of Potential IT Engineers to be Future Bridge SE-PHBR from January 17 to February 18, 2011. The training will be conducted in Yokohama Kenshu Center in Yokohama, Japan. Mr. Gonzales will be exposed to learning Japanese language, Japanese IT situation, Japanese business customs and manners, exchange experiences with engineers in IT companies, roles required for bridge systems engineers, project management, communication methods with IT managers, and software development workshop on offshore basis.

AOTS will shoulder the two participants' expenses while they are attending the training in Japan.

(as posted in The VSU Obelisk - the university's official newsletter)