Standardizing for international excellence, Dr. Sheila E. Balid-Bordado, Vice President for Digital Transformation and Quality Assurance Director, and Dr. Onward O. Ognita, Dean of the College of Teacher Education, looked into opportunities to recalibrate the outcome-based education (OBE) at Naga College Foundation, Inc. (NCF) as they appeared at the 9th ASEAN University Network (AUN)-Education Quality International (EQI) OBE Workshop on October 28 to 31, 2025, at Novotel Pratunam Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.
The AUN-QA and EQI teamed up for the four-day intensive training-workshop that emphasized “OBE Ecosystem Approach to Future-Ready Education” and guided a total of 10 key officials from five higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines—Philippine Military Academy, University of the Philippines Los Baños, University of the East, Mindanao State University – General Santos, and NCF.
Both serving as benchmarks for quality higher education, AUN-QA specializes in establishing quality assurance frameworks and assessments, while EQI lays out mechanisms to aid the academes meet those standards.
One of which mechanisms is the 9th OBE Workshop held in Thailand, facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, Founder and Principal Consultant of EQI, an AUN-QA Expert and an official AUN-QA Training Specialist.
The assembly revolved around assisting the HEIs design future-ready curriculum using the OBE Ecosystem Framework: a tool that analyzes the emerging and future trends, the industries that influence education and curriculum design, and the stakeholders involved in the learner’s ecosystem.
So that reforms and recalibration are more perceptible, Dr. Bordado and Dr. Ognita will hold a series of sessions with the institution’s key academic officials and stakeholders to ensure that institutional initiatives on curriculum innovation prepare NCean graduates for future employability and are aligned with the global standards.
After sealing the initial step, NCF eyes to enlist as an associate member of the AUN-QA, a vital investment in quality culture that sets the trajectory for NCF to achieve full international accreditation and recognition.