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Company Profile

Berkman International, Inc. is a professional consulting and project

management firm which has evolved from the consulting service innovations ofDaruma Technologies, Incorporated and its predecessors. Berkman International

provides expertise in the areas of Sustainable Development, Management and

Capacity Building, Infrastructure and Facilities Engineering, Urban and Regional

Planning. The stronger organization translates to better capacity to offer a wider

arange of services and to more efficiency in providing solutions. We are

committed to understand our clients needs and challenges by providing business

solutions that are sustainable, relevant, innovative, and efficient. We optimize

our clients resources by providing consistent, value-added performance; and we

provide customized services of global excellence to ensure our clients

satisfaction.

Berkman International Incorporated is a global service

provider that strives to provide world class specialized

services and business solutions through innovation,

timeliness, relevance, and cost effectiveness. Since its

establishment in the late eighties, Berkman International is

committed to the highest level of quality and service. We

have a diverse, well-rounded and highly-motivated

professional corps who are seasoned with long years of

experience to respond to our clients multi-faceted and

multi-dimensional concerns and problems. We believe

that we can make a difference in developing innovative

ways of meeting our clients needs as we take their

success and satisfaction very seriously.

The firm maintains a consultant pool who are experts in the fields of

project management, clean development mechanism, climate change, local

governance and capacity building, institutional development, community


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development, education, training program development, curricular development,

monitoring and evaluation, socio-economics, water supply and sanitation, rural

and urban planning, natural resource management, land use planning,

coastal/marine resource management, environmental assessment, water

resources and watershed management, remote-sensing and GIS, systems and

database development, web and multimedia development, network integration,

among others.

The staff and associates are fully equipped with high-caliber training and

have long years of practical experience in numerous undertakings. In addition to

the in-house staff, it has extensive network of international and local consultants

who can provide specialized skills and experience that supplement the in-housecapability.

We build long-term and value-added relationships with our clients as we

develop innovative ways of meeting our clients needs. Over the years, Berkman

International has provided a wide range of multi-disciplinary services to

government entities, multilateral agencies as well as the private sector in the

Asia-Pacific Region. Berkman International has worked in various significant

projects in the Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand, and Indonesia. It is a multi-market, multi-disciplinary consultancy firm which offers professional services in

various fields.

Berkman International is registered under the Philippines Securities and

Exchange Commission (SEC) and had done various projects with the multilateral

and bilateral financing institutions such as the United Nations Development

Program (UNDP), World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Japan

Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) (formerly OECF), Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA), and AUSAID. It has established a very strong

linkage with national government agencies and has been implementing projects

with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR),

Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), Metropolitan Water Works and


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Sewerage System (MWSS), the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), the

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), Palawan Council for Sustainable

Development (PCSD), the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Power

Corporation (NPC), the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG),

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and numerous Local

Government Units (LGUs) in the country.

CORE SERVICES

CONSULTING

1. Sustainable Development

At Berkman International, we initiate a concerted action to maximize the

benefits of mobilizing and catalizing resources for sustainable development. We

develop innovative approaches and business solutions that showcase our

Companys adherence to the principles of participation, interdisciplinary and

intersectoral collaboration, and a landscape approach to resource and

environmental issues. We impress on our clients the need for sustainable

development that is crucial to local as well as national conditions, markets and

policies. Our relevant efforts to address the environmental challenge of the

rapidly industrializing economies today are demonstrated in the specialized

services that we offer, namely, Environmental and Natural Resources

Management, Health and Environment, Agriculture and Education.

Environmental Management

o Environmental Policy Studies

o Resource Assessment

o Renewable Energy Studies

o Clean Development Mechanism

o Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

Natural Resources Management

o Coastal Resource Management


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o Watershed Management

o Integrated Water Resource Management

o Mining

Health and Environment

o Water and Sanitation

o Health Impact Assessment

o Family Health Policies and Programs

Agriculture

o Sustainable Farming

o Sustainable Livelihood

o Market Access, Credit and Finance

o Livestock and Poultry Management

o Aquatic and Marine Resource Management

Education

o Alternative Learning Systems

o Basic Education Access

o Teachers Skills Development

2. Urban and Regional Planning

The Urban and Regional Planning Services are enriched by the

cumulative years of experiences in contemplation of the universal agenda of

promoting ecological growth or eco-growth as the cornerstone of sustainable

and responsible development. We help our clients meet their social, financial

and spatial development objectives within a sustainable environment.

Planning for sustainability and growth has been our philosophy inproviding urban and regional planning services. We work closely with our clients

to understand the range of issues they are facing and offer options and

processes for achieving their objectives in a sustainable environment. Our

systematic, integrated, and results-focused approaches are tailored to our clients


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needs and concerns to build their competitive advantage while reducing

environmental and societal risks.

The services that demonstrate our capabilities are:

Comprehensive Land Use Planning (GIS-Assisted)

Local Development Planning

Integrated Catchment Planning

Protected Area Management Planning

Tourism Planning (Ecological Tourism)

Central Business Detailing

3. Infrastructure and Facilities Engineering

Berkman International relentlessly pursues excellence by setting new

benchmarks and breaking new grounds. We draw from our extensive experience

in planning, engineering, and management of infrastructure elements in bringing

innovation to our engineering solutions. Our experts and technical personnel are

equipped with a thorough knowledge of current engineering practices using

advance technologies in solving our clients problems. We offer the following

specialized services:

Engineering Design and Detailing

Pre-Feasibility and Feasibility Studies

Construction Supervision/Management

Regional Hydrogeology and Hydrological Studies

Geotechnical Studies

Infrastructure Planning and Development Water Resources/Supply Development

Drainage and Flood Control System

Utilities Planning

Site Planning and Landscape Design

Transport and Traffic Planning


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4. Management and Capacity Building

People and institutions are critical instruments of change. Our emphasis

is to enhance vital qualitative changes at the organizational and individual levels

toward creating well-organized, fully aware, and more empowered groups

capable of self-determination and active participation in all aspects of the

sustainable development process.

Berkman International is always striving to innovate and help clients

progress and succeed. We take concrete steps toward institutional

strengthening and we vigorously pursue strategic communication as well as

knowledge and financial management, which are our added value. We

underscore the importance of strengthening the capacities of the clients, and

where appropriate, the institutions and stakeholders, in all project undertakings.

Our specialization is grouped into the following services:

Organizational Development and Strengthening

o Socio-Economic and Cultural Survey (Baseline Survey)

o Impact Assessment

o Monitoring and Evaluation

o Strategic Assessment and Planning

Strategic Communication

o Information, Education and Communication

o Public Awareness and Advocacy

o Social Marketing and Community Mobilization

o Community Development

Knowledge Management

o Information and Communications Technology

o Database Design and Development

o Software Development

Finance Management


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o Rural and Micro-Financing Studies

o Market and Feasibility Studies

o Technology Commercialization

o Tariff Studies

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Berkman International plans, organizes, directs, and administers

resources to deliver and achieve objectives within the defined scope, quality,

time, and cost constraints. We provide a dynamic, professional project

management service to meet the needs of our clients. Partnership with all

stakeholders is highly valued because we believe it is the key component in the

successful completion of projects.

Berkman Internationals experience in anticipating project and issues and

accelerating resolutions through partnership is a definite benefit to our

customers. Our team of multi-disciplinary experts ensures our partners and

clients that all project requirements are managed properly. We operate a flexible

approach, which is tailored to the specific needs of the project and the client,

ensuring that we optimize allocation and integration of inputs to meet the pre-

defined project objectives. We provide unique services that bring about

beneficial change to mark a difference. Our specialized services encompass:

Project Planning and Design

Project Monitoring and Evaluation

Project Management Information System

Procurement of Goods

Quality Assurance and Quality Control


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OUR BUSINESS GROUPS

Berkman International is linked with its other business units to strengthen

the services for consulting, project management, and outsourcing operatingwithin the framework of state of the art technologies to provide the client a one-

stop menu of services and the generation of solutions in the most efficient

manner. These business groups are:

Berkman Systems, Inc. is the leading environmental management and

monitoring service provider in the Philippines. They designed their operations to

provide their clients with a holistic and timely response to their concerns and

requirements.Certeza Infosys Corporation. is a pioneer in 1964 aerial photography since 1964

in the Philippines and also the first local surveying company to use satellite-

based Global Positioning System (GPS) in 1989. Certeza offers geographic

information system and mapping services which integrates and customizes

hardware, software and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying

all forms of geographically referenced information.

Berkman International Australia. (Perth, Australia) is an engineering solutions

provider specializes in detailing and drafting services.

Center for Environmental Studies and Management (CESM) since the time the

company was organized it has become a major player in the consulting and

advisory fields of institutional strengthening, policy study and formulation,

governance, risk management, community development, training and

environmental studies.

Elarsi, Inc. (Laboratory) organized in 1988 to provide technical and laboratory

analytical services to both the public and private sectors. The company offers the

most reliable environmental analyses available.


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Inclusive Dates of Training

Date Time In Time Out

19-Apr-12 8:00am 6:00pm 9:00:00

20-Apr-12 8:00am 5:00pm 8:00:00

23-Apr-12 7:45am 6:00pm 9:00:0024-Apr-12 7:55am 6:00pm 9:00:00

25-Apr-12 7:45am 5:00pm 8:00:00

26-Apr-12 7:50am 5:00pm 8:00:00

27-Apr-12 8:07am 4:30pm 8:00:00

30-Apr-12 7:50am 5:00pm 8:00:00

2-May-12 8:10am 5:00pm 8:00:00

3-May-12 7:55am 5:00pm 8:00:00

4-May-12 8:00am 5:00pm 8:00:00

7-May-12 8:00am 5:00pm 8:00:008-May-12 8:00am 7:00pm 10:00:00

9-May-12 8:00am 5:00pm 8:00:00

10-May-12 8:00am 5:00pm 8:00:00

11-May-12 8:00am 5:30pm 8:00:00

14-May-12 8:10am 6:00pm 9:00:00

15-May-12 8:10am 6:00pm 9:00:00

16-May-12 1:00pm 6:30pm 5:00:00

17-May-12 8:20am 6:20pm 9:00:00

18-May-12 9:00am 5:00pm 7:00:00

21-May-12 8:45am 6:00pm 8:00:00

23-May-12 8:00am 6:00pm 9:00:00

24-May-12 8:00am 6:00pm 9:00:00

28-May-12 9:30am 6:00pm 7:00:00

205:00:00 Time Consumed

200:00:00 Time Required

Names of Personnel Involved in the Training

Berkman International, Inc. Personnel

Regidor P. Sastre Project Manager

Diana A. Virtusio Business Development Specialist

Carl Sastre Office Clerk

Domingo Servaez Utility


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DPWH Personnel

Dr. Lope R. Villenas Consultant/Team Leader

Dr. Emmanuel M. Luna Consultant

Rosemarie B. Del Rosario Supervising Environmental Management

Specialist William S. Vitor Computer Operator I

Richard B. Delos Santos Computer Operator I

Cynthia M. Jayson Book Binder III

Silvestre B. Cario, Jr. Book Binder III

Roderick Novencido Liaison Officer


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Objectives

General

To seek an opportunity to be exposed to an actual workplace related to

the Chemical Engineering degree

To be able to finish the on the job training required for the degree

Specific

To be able to learn the specifics of being in an office

To be able to render services to the company that would be commendable

and comparable to an actual employee

Schedule/Timetable

Start Date End Date Task

19-Apr-12 24-Apr-12 Immersion in Office Work

25-Apr-12 11-May-12 Designation as Research Assistant for DPWH

14-May-12 23-May-12 Immersion in Office Work

24-May-12

Orientation on Climate Change Situation andInstitutions; Climate Change Impact and

Vulnerability, International and National Responses(c/o Climate Change Commission - Office of the

President)

28-May-12 Immersion in Office Work


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Areas of Training

1. Familiarization with workplace activities and ethics in an office

Berkman International, Inc. is primarily an office type workplace. Unlike itssister company Berkman Systems, Inc. that deals with both consultation and

environmental testings and certification, Berkman International, Inc. deals purely

with consultation and project management. This means that no equipment or

apparatus was used during the on-the-job training. The trainee was immersed

purely in office work; including all activities, ethics and proper decorum inside the

workplace. She was required to wear at least smart casual from Monday to

Thursday and casual on Friday.

2. Immersion in actual environmental consultation project (Designation as

Research Assistant)

During the orientation with Mr. Regidor Sastre, he mentioned that the trainee

would be assigned as a research assistant to a specific project with the

Department of Public Works and Highways as the client. The full title of the

project is Conduct of Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk

Management Institutional Capacity Development. The work as research assistant

basically consisted of making annotative bibliographies of secondary documents

for the said project, coordinating the consultants needs and concerns to the

consultation firm and to assist the consultants in completing their reports. The

consultants of the project are Dr. Lope Villenas and Dr. Emmanuel Luna.

3. Familiarization with formal written reports, formal letters and

memorandums

Many formal written documents go about the office and other agencies they

communicate with. For instance, a memorandum is always necessary when

disseminating vital information inside the office. Also, a lot of formal written

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what has traversed during a span of time. Example of this report is the monthly

progress report, submitted each month, and the inception report, submitted after

the preliminary assessment of the project.

4. Familiarization with process and documentation of EnvironmentalManagement Plan, Environmental Impact Assessment and

Environmental Impact Statement

One important aspect of the training is the students involvement in making an

EMP, an EIA and an EIS. Many protocols need to be followed strictly because

those documents are the pre-requisite of a project to get and Environmental

Compliance Certificate or ECC.

5. Familiarization with project-related and disaster-related Resettlement

Action Plans

Together with the technicalities of a project, it is also important to note of the

society related aspects. One of the most important documents encountered

during the training was the Resettlement Action Plan. It is a formal written

document that describes how project affected people will be resettled.

Reference Materials

Theoretical References

Year Document Publisher

2011 President's Bridge Program Department of Public Worksand Highways

2011 The National Disaster Risk Reductionand Management Plan (NDRRMP)

Office of Civil Defense

2010 RA 10121: Philippine Disaster RiskReduction and Management Act of

2010

Office of Civil Defense

2010 The Philippine Adaptation Strategyfor Climate Change

Department of Environmentand Natural Resources


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2010 An Institutional Collaboration for theFormulation of the Philippine Strategy

on Climate Change Adaptation

AccBio

2007 Land Acquisition, Resettlement andRehabilitation Policy (LARRP)

Environmental and SocialServices Office (ESSO) -

DPWH2007 Land Acquisition, Resettlement,

Rehabilitation and IndigenousPeople's Policy (LARRIPP)

ESSO - DPWH

2003 Water and Floods: A Look at thePhilippine Rivers and Flood Mitigation

Efforts

DPWH

2003 Roads in the Philippines DPWH, Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA)

2003 Social and Environmental

Management System (SEMS)Operations Manual

DPWH

2002 Resettlement Action Plan ReviewCriteria

DPWH

2000 Technical Guidance forEnvironmental Assessment

Shell Health, Safety andEnvironment Panel

1993 Institutional Development:Effectiveness, Participation,

Sustainability and Accountability

Ministry of Foreign Affairs -Copenhagen

1988 Guidelines for Integrated Regional

Economic-cum-EnvironmentalDevelopment Planning: A Review ofRegional Planning Studies in Asia

Environment Unit - ADB

1978 Settlement Profiles (Luzon, Visayasand Mindanao)

Ministry of Agrarian Reform

1977 Students' Fieldwork Manual in HigherSurveying, Volume II

Pedro B. Dimaunahan

1976 Principal River Basins of thePhilippines

National Water ResourcesCouncil (NWRC)

----- Hydrology and Hydraulics of Bridges Design Science, Inc.

----- Comparative Matrix on National LandUse Act of the Philippines

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Proceedings



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2011 1st Meeting of the NEDA Board -National Land Use Committee (NB -

NLUC) Technical Board

National Economic andDevelopment Authority

(NEDA)

2009 Proceedings: Policy Dialogue onAdaptation to Climate Change -

Challenges for Climate ChangeStrategies of the Philippines

Department of Environmentand Natural Resources

(DENR)

2008 Mainstreaming Disaster RiskReduction in Local Governance

Department of Interior andLocal Government (DILG)

1998 Resettlement Policy and Practice inSouth East Asia and the Pacific

Asian Development Bank(ADB)

Reports


2012 Millenium Development Goals Fund -Climate Change Adaptation Menu

Book

NEDA

2011 Philippine Secondary National RoadDevelopment Project - SNRDP,Roadway Design Services and

Environmental and Social ImpactAssessment (Draft)

US Army Corps of Engineers,Tetra Tech, Gauff Ingenieure

2011 Inception Report on Gender andTransport: From Integration to

Institutionalization Project (Phase I)

DPWH

2010 Flooding Situation in Metro ManilaVol. I (Preliminary Assessment)

Metropolitan ManilaDevelopment Authority

(MMDA)2010 Flooding Situation in Metro Manila

Vol. II (Proposed Flood ReductionProjects/Measures)

MMDA

2010 Flooding Situation in Metro ManilaVol. III (Flood Preparedness

Guidelines)

MMDA

2010 Flooding Situation in Metro Manila

Vol. IV (Annexes)

MMDA

2010 Master Plan and Feasibility Study ofFlood Control and Drainage Projects

of Selected River Basins,Nationwide, Package I (Inception

Report)

Urban Engineers, UnitedTechnologies Consolidated

Partnership


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2010 Master Plan and Feasibility Study ofFlood Control and Drainage Projects

of Selected River Basins,Nationwide, Package III (Inception

Report)

Woodfield Engineers Company

2009 Final Report: Agriculture, Adaptationto Climate Change and Conservationof Biodiversity

Rogelio N. Concepcion, Ph. D.

2009 Interim Report for Part II: Monitoringand Planning of Non-Structural

Measures and Institutional CapacityBuilding

Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.

2006 The Feasibility Study andImplementation Support on the

Cavite - Laguna (CALA) East - WestNational Road Project

DPWH, JICA

2005 Resettlement Action Plan for Land,Malicboy - Macalelon Section

ESSO - DPWH

2005 Resettlement Action Plan for Land,Macalelon - Mulanay Section

ESSO - DPWH

2004 The Study on the Improvement ofExisting Bridges Along Pasig River

and Marikina River in the Republic ofthe Philippines

Katahira and EngineersInternational

2002 Environmental Management Plan(Kabankalan - Basay Road;Hinobaan - Basay Section)

Katahira and EngineersInternational

1998 Proposed Operations andInstitutional Structure for the

Environmental Management ofDPWH Critical Infrastructure Projects

DPWH

1997 Environmental Impact Statement forthe Camp John Hay DevelopmentProject (Special Economic Zone)

ENR Consultants Inc.


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Significant Achievements

The trainee believes the most significant achievement she had during the

training was that she was able to at least begin with the annotative bibliographies

of the secondary references in DPWH. This is because she was able to providethe best service that she can to the company. She was also able to maximize

what she has learned both in Research I and Research II because her technical,

analytical and creative writing skills were put to use.

Technical Skills and New Technology Learned

Very few technical skills and new technology can be learned from

Berkman International, Inc. Moreover, they can only be learned from the

secondary references encountered during the training. For instance, the trainee

only learned about the different surveying techniques from a workbook at DPWH

and its not even related to her course. If one wishes to acquire new technical

skills and learn new technologies, Berkman International, Inc. is not the place for

them.

Equipment, Machinery, Testing Apparatus, etc. handled

It is very unfortunate that there werent any equipment, machinery or

testing apparatus to be handled during the training. Without any exaggeration,

the only equipment that the trainee came across with are the computer,

photocopy machine, fax machine, binding machine, telephone, scanner and

printer; but even then there was still a lot to learn because sometimes even the

simplest things confuse or amaze me. Moreover, those pieces of equipment were

very crucial when she was tasked to be a research assistant especially when it

came to summarizing reference materials. Some had to be copied or notedbecause they could be used as a main reference for the DPWH institutional

capacity building. The trainee is very appreciative of the chance to handle them

somehow.


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Experience with the Company Personnel Involved In the Training

Working at a consultation firm gives trainees the opportunity to meet many

people, mostly consultants, albeit the fact that sometimes one can only converse

with them a couple of times because most of them never stay in the office. It wasvery exciting to converse with consultants because its not the technicalities of

the work that one learns from them, but the experience from it all; the ups and

downs of a certain project when its already being implemented.

The only ones besides the consultants who stay in the office are the

project manager (Mr. Regidor Sastre), the utility (Mr. Servanez), the office clerk

(Mr. Carl Sastre) and the business development specialist (Ms. Virtusio). The

trainee had no problem with any of the people at the office. In fact, she had fun

because she found herself always giggling at the jokes that they would pull off.

Things are more serious at the DPWH office but she still found the people

there to be very accommodating. She was even given the favor of a ride on the

way home because the chief environmental specialist, Ms. Rose Marie Del

Rosario lived in Marikina where it was only a short jeepney ride away from her

home in Antipolo.

Strong Points

The thing that the trainee appreciated from Berkman International, Inc. is

their initiative to place students in actual projects. This is a strong point and is

very advantageous to students because they will really have a feel of what it is

like to work in the industry.

Weak Points and Suggested Solutions

The weakest point she saw from the company is that they can only offer

the students office work if the student is not assigned to a particular project. This

is dreadfully boring and disadvantageous to the students because they will not be

able to maximize what they have learned at the university.


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Potential of the Company as a Training Ground

Availability and Appropriateness of Facilities, Equipment and Machinery

For those who would really like to explore the full extent of the Chemical

Engineering profession, I dont recommend Berkman International, Inc. as a

training ground because the trainees would only mostly deal with office work. No

hands on activities will be included in the training unless maybe the students

are fortunate enough to be assigned to a project related to the degree. However,

if the trainees wish to delve into various areas of research and development,

particularly environmental studies and management, Berkman International, Inc.

is a good company to get some training. They could be assigned as research

assistants to a particular project. The trainees will be able to come across many

references, reports and documents that are essential to the implementation of

many projects. They will also be able to get a taste of how it is to work on many

projects with different people of an assortment of rankings, from consultants to

engineers and even to office utility men and women.

The company may not be able to provide hands on training but they

provide the experience on how it is to be in an actual training ground because the

company officials really let you do actual work and not just a sort of practice.

They will really let you feel of how it is like to be part of the company. They will

also be able to provide the experience of how it is like to be involved in actual

research and development.

Company Personnel Cooperation

Working at Berkman International, Inc. sometimes gets me pressured

because it is really an office where students are trained to work as if they are

really a part of the company. I really have to get things done on time even if they

dont mention it. On the other hand, it is also one of the most fun filled offices

Ive been to. I highly recomment this company in terms of personnel cooperation

because students are welcomed there with in a very light atmosphere.


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Duration of the Training

From my perspective, the duration of the training is just right for a

chemical engineering student like me. This is because I was exposed purely to

office work and roughly four to five weeks is just enough time for a trainee tolearn about an office. However, if I were assigned to a chemical plant, a testing

and standards firm (like Berkman Systems, Inc.), or something of the sort, I

would think that four-five weeks of training is too short for the reason that a lot of

things have to be learned in terms of hands-on activities. It is advisable for

students to be exposed to this type of training much longer. This way, the student

will be able to maximize what he has learned in school specially the ones related

to laboratory and unit operations equipment.

Suggestions for the Improvement of the Training Program

From the schools viewpoint, I believe that the duration of the train ing

program should be extended; not only for a few more hours but for an entire

semester. However, the student must make sure that he will be able to enter a

company that offers a formal and hands-on training program to ensure that this

time will not be wasted to mere office work. I hope that the school administration

would take this into consideration whenever they revise the curriculum.

From the companys perspective, Id like to suggest that they assign

students to a project that is somewhat related to chemical engineering. However,

this standpoint has its drawback since it can only be done if such a project is

available at the time. The student also has to participate in this project selection

because he will be the one to address his training needs to his supervisor. He isthe one who knows how the training is related to his degree.


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Advise to Future On-The-Job Trainees

Choose a company wisely. Take your time in picking which one but not to

the point that you will start your training late like I did. Be sure to maximize what

you have learned in school and never be satisfied with just office work if you seenothing substantial in it. Yes, I was immersed in office work but I feel blessed

when I entered Berkman International, Inc. because even though I wasnt able to

experience hands on activities, I was still able to learn about the field I would

like to go into someday. Every student should feel the same satisfaction during

his training.


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