Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) Zambales Training and Capability-Building Activities Quality toward Sustainability Plan Enhancement

This study evaluated the quality of training and capability-building activities under the Micro-enterprise Development (MD) Track of the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), focusing on the Seed Capital Fund (SCF) modality in the municipalities of Santa Cruz, Iba, Cabangan, San Marcelino, and Olongapo City Province of Zambales. It evaluated the program in terms of training design and relevance, content quality, delivery and methodology, adequacy of resources, trainer competence, post-training support, and sustainability and human capital development outcomes. It also examined differences in program assessment when respondents were grouped according to selected profile variables. Using a descriptive-comparative design, data were collected from one-hundred (100) respondents through a researcher made questionnaire and analyzed using frequency, percentage, weighted mean, and inferential statistics.

Sustainability, Training, Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), Zambales

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