Title: Transition of Project JAYBAGS to Project iWAVES: A Community-based Action Research on the Extension Program of College of Hospitality and Tourism Management of Gordon College - Olongapo City
Authors: John Vincent G. De La Cruz, Jenny Mae Lagman, Vince Richard Gomez, Mark Alvin Lazaro, Nike Agustin
Volume: 9
Issue: 3
Pages: 106-114
Publication Date: 2025/03/28
Abstract:
: According to the Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) one of its three functions includes community extension services. This paper represents the extension program of Gordon College - College of Hospitality and Tourism Management (GC-CHTM) in partnership with relevant government agencies. Specifically, the project aims to address the problems faced by the PWDs and provide them a source of living and offer diversity and inclusivity within the hospitality and tourism sector. The College of Hospitality and Tourism Management of Gordon College, together with the City Budget Office, City Tourism Office, and Persons with Disabilities Affairs Office, conducted a series of meetings and consultation to start the assessment and planning of the projects. During the launching, the timeline of the training was presented to the learners. There will be a total of 21 sessions which be held every Saturday of the month starting from March 1, 2025 and expected to end by last week of May 2025. It is evident on result of the study that 3 participants were unable to attend resulting to a total of 12 participants only during the said session. This could indicate potential issues in maintaining participants' engagement or attendance, which may necessitate tactics to address for increased consistency in attendance for future sessions. The Project iWAVES of GC-CHTM as a transition program from the Project JAYBAGS stayed true to its commitment to offer free training services to less fortunate members of the community.