In its continued pursuit of academic excellence and human formation, CITE conducted a weeklong Retooling Seminar for Class Advisers, Mentors, and Teachers from July 14 to 18, 2025.
The seminar was attended by faculty members, mentors, and class advisers, and was anchored on two core aspirations: achieving institutional competence in technology education and nurturing a culture that integrates technical expertise with values and social responsibility.
The sessions were tailored to the specific roles of advisers, mentors, and teachers. Advisers were equipped with tools for managing advisory classes, understanding selective retention policies, and using digital platforms like the learning portals for attendance and behavior tracking.
Mentors explored personal formation strategies through active listening, goal-setting, and motivational feedback using tools like chat cards. Teachers delved into competency-based teaching methods, flexible learning strategies using online resources and revisited the principles of teaching in the artificial intelligence era.
The seminar opens with a Holy Mass and a series of talks including an address by CITE President Dr. José Ramiro A. Carpio Jr. followed by a 2-day online session by Engr. Reuel Jose Zapata who introduce to the staff the Wadhwani Foundation’s learning portal—an AI-powered platform designed to support job readiness and career advancement through the JobReady and JobRise programs.
Each day featured focused sessions such as Professionalism, Mentoring for Character Formation, Qualities of CITE Teachers and Advisers, Best Practices in In-Plant Supervision, and internal control processes such as HR and Finance. External mentors were also tapped to be resource persons including Mr. Randy Cabahug, Mr. Jackson Cheung, and Mr. Ingersoll Misiona.
Day 5 highlighted collaborative possibilities with TESDA Region VII, with Regional Director Gamaliel Vicente Jr. discussing strategies for enhancing technical training programs. In the afternoon, Dr. Cristie Ann Jaca, University Director for Information, Communication and Public Affairs of Cebu Technological University led a dynamic session on the evolving principles of teaching in the age of AI.
The seminar reinforced CITE’s distinctive approach to education—integrating values with skills, and instruction with formation. With reflection periods and synthesis sessions, the retooling ended with a renewed commitment to form students into technically competent and morally upright individuals.