Among all the state universities of Region VII-Central Visayas, only Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) qualifies in the compliance of the Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management (PRIME-HRM), the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced December 2, 2016.
Dr. Jim A. Villahermosa, NORSU Chief Administrative Officer and acting HRM, said that NORSU was able to comply with the requirements of the CSC during an audit held last June 30. The said audit was headed by the CSC Officer-in-Charge, Regional Director, Edith Lozano.
According to the CSC website, PRIME-HRM is a mechanism to support the attainment of the Civil Service Commission vision of becoming a Center of Excellence for Human Resource and Organization Development. PRIME-HRM assesses the agency’s human resource management competencies, systems, and practices toward HR excellence. It also presents a more progressive system of assessment as it entails greater engagement not just of the human resource management officer (HRMO) but also of the officials and the rank-and-file employees of the agency.
The program also aims to: serve as search mechanism for best practices in human resource management; serve as a venue for exchange and development of expertise in the area of human resource management between and among government agencies; empower agencies in the performance of human resource management functions; and promote and reward excellent human resource management practices.
PRIME-HRM covers all national and local government agencies, including government-owned and controlled operations (GOCCs) with original charter, state universities and colleges (SUCs), as well as regional offices of agencies with HR offices/units.
Marx G. Iturralde, NORSU Director for Information and Publicity said that on December 2, NORSU President Dr. Joel P. Limson received Certificate of Recognition from the CSC recognizing the university for the strides it made to comply with the PRIME HRM program in an awarding ceremony held at Canlaon City.
Iturralde added that this development comes at a time that NORSU is finding solutions to the HRM challenges that it faces. He added that the NORSU BOR has organized a Human Resource Committee that will ensure that the university has a comprehensive Human Resource Development Plan that takes into account the total well-being of each NORSU employee. Regent Ricarte M. Santos, Private Sector Representative, heads the said committee. (Alexandria Marie Lagordo/NORSU IPO)
