Serving as the Commission’s development planning body and chief policy formulator in the area of higher education, the Office of Planning, Research and Knowledge Management (OPRKM) :

  • Directs and issues guidelines for the formulation of sector-wide and CHED-wide policies, plans, and development initiatives, and consolidates them for Commission approval and endorsement to the National Economic and Development Authority in case of sector-wide plans and policies;
  • Establishes the allocation parameters, framework/guidelines for allocating SUC budget and coordinates their application in the allocation of the budget of SUCs, and consolidate the results;
  • Develops criteria and systems for allocating HEDF and other public investment resources;
  • Directs and manages the formulation of higher education R&D agenda and monitors and evaluates its implementation;
  • Determines and provides the research infrastructure and enabling policies and initiatives;
  • Oversees major research projects for which CHED is accountable;
  • Promotes the utilization of research outputs within the framework of Intellectual Property policies;
  • Generates, processes, and analyzes higher education related date/information for policy formulation, planning, program development and serving the information needs of stakeholders;
  • Conducts or outsources research with significant policy inputs for CHED;
  • Provides overall direction in the development, implementation and maintenance of packaging information, network systems, information systems, databases, and electronic dissemination of information, and client support services supportive to the attainment of the Vision, Mission, and Goals of the CHED; and
  • Packages and disseminates in a timely manner relevant higher education and R&D data and information.

There are three (3) Divisions under the OPRKM: the Planning and Resource Management Division (3 sections); the Research Management Division; and the Knowledge Management Division

Planning and Resource Management Division

Planning and Resource Management Division with three (3) sections: the Resource Allocation Section, the Policy and Planning Section, and the Special Projects Section, delivers the following functions :

– Conducts activities needed for the formulation and updating of sector-wide plans for higher education such as :
        1. Environmental Scanning/situational analysis
        2. Identification and resolution of goals and objectives
        3. Translation of goals/objectives into action plan
        4. Consultation and other activities in aid of plan formulation
        5. Packaging, dissemination and advocacy
– Formulates and recommends a higher education development plan cum investment plan relevant to national development
– Monitors the performance of higher education based on established parameters/indicators relative to Plan milestones and targets;
– Spearheads the formulation/preparation of agency performance commitments and action plans and medium/long-term plan in higher education; and

– Assists in the preparation of the annual budget, budgetary target and projections and performance indicators of the agency.

Research Management Division
– Directs and manages the formulation and implementation of the higher education R&D agenda
Reviews and recommends R&D priorities/agenda in/on higher education
        1. Evaluates, endorses and serves as clearing house for higher education institution research proposals for HEDF and GAA funding
        2. Facilitates the processing of approved CHED-funded researches
        3. Monitors the implementation of CHED-researches
        4. Evaluates the outputs and impacts of CHED-funded researches
– Provides research infrastructure and enabling policies for promoting research and development:
        1. Periodically assesses the research capacity and productivity of HEIs to determine development needs
        2. Designs and implements awards/incentive schemes to enhance research productivity and reward high quality research outputs
        3. Develops and implements research capability programs for HEIs – faculty researchers, such as but not limited to: thesis/dissertation grants, support for paper presentation in international conferences, and visiting research fellow
        4. Evaluates and assesses research development, extension, and knowledge management project proposals and recommend it for funding
– Promotes the utilization of research outputs within the framework of Intellectual Property laws and policies:
        1. Updates and maintains data infrastructure
        2. Upgrades CHED accredited journals to be classified/included under the journal international indexing
        3. Supports and/or convenes local/international research conference/symposia and other media for dissemination of research findings
– Evaluates and assesses research and development extension (RDE) and innovative project proposals related to higher education and recommend projects to be funded;
– Monitors, in collaboration with the HEDFS, and submits periodic reports on the status of CHED-funded projects; and

– Conducts or outsources research with policy inputs to CHED;

Knowledge Management Division

Knowledge Management Division with three (3) sections: the Information Management Section, the Knowledge Resource Section, and the Systems Integration Section, with the following specific functions :

(3.a.) Information Management Section
– Prepares plans, projects and strategies for the development;
– Formulates, coordinates, and implements policies and guidelines related to higher education data collection, processing, and data banking;
– Conducts annual collection, collation, consolidation, storage, and analysis of data and information from higher education institutions in the country in coordination with the CHED regional offices;
– Provides technical assistance to the CHED office and higher education institutions on the data collection, processing and data banking needs of the Commission;
– Manages/maintains databases to enable continuous online access of higher education data;
– Prepares annual higher education statistical bulletin and directory of higher education institutions and program offerings of higher education institutions;
– Prepares higher education data projections and other related statistics as required by the stakeholders in support to the policy formulation and decision-making;
– Collects, generates, and monitors higher education indicators gathered from CHED offices, higher education institutions and government and non-government agencies; and
– Coordinates with the concerned agencies for statistical standards uses in aggregating data.

 

(3.b.) Knowledge Resource Section
– Develops, recommends and implements policies, standards and guidelines related to higher education information packaging and dissemination;
– Performs quality checks on manuscripts and final printed products worthy of publications and initiate administrative processing for printing;
– Conducts researches and prepare write-ups for the production of CHED key publications;
– Conceptualizes, designs and develops or produce information, education and communication materials for special events and other education-related activities per target audience;
– Collaborates with CHED offices for the conduct of information dissemination campaign for CHED data products, services, and activities; and
– Monitors, collects, collates, digitizes and stores new articles/issues on education from dailies and other tri-media sources.

 

(3.c.) Systems Integration Section
– Prepares plans, programs, projects and strategies for the development, deployment and maintenance of CHED integrated information management systems in providing services to stakeholders, policy formulation and decision-making;
– Facilitates and coordinates the efficient operation of the Higher Education Management Information System (HEMIS) in all CHED office and higher education institutions;
– Provides technical assistance in outsourcing development and deployment of information systems and corresponding databases;
– Introduces and integrates new technologies into the existing system infrastructure;
– Reviews and updates CHED information systems manual and provides necessary orientation to the stakeholders;
– Provides technical assistance and client support services such as virus detection and removal, installation of authorized software, use of open source operating system and productivity suites, relocation of networked workstations, printers and other network appliances and other similar needs;
– Prepares and evaluates required documents like project concept pare, feasibility study, data element (data dictionary) manual, information systems requirement and other ICT related documents;
– Monitors and evaluates information system development and implementation; and
– Performs related analysis and design functions.

Office of the Director

Mary Sylvette T. Gunigundo, Ph.D.
Director IV

 

Reyen M. Sabate, Ph.D.
OIC, Office of the Director III