Bioscience skills training and seminar on adult education program: Herbal products, vinegar making, homemaking livelihood skills development, and financial management through professor in the Barangay

Abstract

The Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, Philippines extension program entitled: “Professor in the Barangay: Training and Seminar on Adult Education Program” is a program that will reach out the nearby communities particularly the local residents who do not have any stable sources of income or those local barangay residents who live the poverty line. This program specifically targeted the constituents of Barangay Casiaman (Philippines) for their training on adult education program. It sought to provide knowledge and technical livelihood on making herbal products, vinegar making, homemaking tips, and financial management. Result of the training showed that there is strong evidence that the training on homemaking tips and improved the respondents’ knowledge about homemaking tips because the acquired t-test value is less than 0.05, alpha level of significance. Furthermore, it also showed strong evidence that the training on making herbal products was effective increasing respondents’ understanding, both theoretical and practical knowhow, on herbal products development (t-test value = 0.004). However, there is no significant evidence to prove that the respondents improved their awareness and capacity in vinegar making and in financial management. As per the trainings overall rating, it was deemed excellent by the respondents indicating the need for this training seminar to improve the lifestyle and the source of income of the stakeholders in Barangay Casiaman (Philippines).