Junior Diplomats Undergo Basic Apprenticeship Program at Philippine Foreign Service Posts
The Foreign Service Institute (FSI), in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs–Human Resources Management Office (DFA-HRMO), conducted the Basic Apprenticeship Program on Diplomatic and Consular Practice as part of the Foreign Service Officers’ Cadetship Course (FSOCC) on 18-28 May 2016 at four foreign service posts, namely, Philippine embassies in Jakarta, Manama, and New Delhi and Philippine Consulate-General in Shanghai.
The program provided the new FSOs with knowledge and skills pertinent to foreign service work, equipped them with basic tools to enable them to meet these challenges, and prepared them for work in their future tours of duty.
The Cadets were given various opportunities to deepen their understanding of 1) the political, economic, and socio-cultural relations of the Philippines with the selected host countries; 2) the structure and operations of Philippine embassy or consulate; 3) the roles and responsibilities of a consular officer and an asistance-to-nationals (ATN) officer; 4) the necessary technical and knowledge skills to efficiently handle consular and ATN services at Post under the supervision of Consular/ATN Officer.
The participants were assisted by program managers from FSI and DFA-HRMO during the implementation of the apprenticeship program.
Philippine Embassy in Jakarta
The Philippine Embassy in Jakarta represented by Consul Jed Martin A. Llona (right) with the FSO Cadets and FSI program manager paid a courtesy call on the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Philippine Embassy in Jakarta led by Vice Consul Analyn De Leon-Ratonel (fourth from left), with the FSO Cadets and FSI representative, paid a courtesy call on the Indonesian State Ministry of National Development Planning.
The FSO Cadets and FSI program manager paid a courtesy call on the members of the Philippine Permanent Mission to ASEAN, Mr. Noel . Novicio, Deputy Permanent Representative (center), and Ms. Cecille Joyce Y. Lao, Third Secretary (right).
Philippine Embassy in Manama
The FSO Cadets, with FSI and HRMO-DFA representatives, paid a courtesy call on the Philippine Ambassador in Manama, His Excellency Alfonso A. Ver (center).
The FSO Cadets and FSI representative paid a courtesy call on the Malaysian Ambassador to Bahrain, His Excellency Dato Ahmad Shahizan Abd Samad (center).
The FSO Cadets and FSI representative with the head of the Filipino community in Bahrain, Ms. Rhaiza Sakaluran (fourth from right), during the Annual Mango Festival, dubbed as “Mango Mania Kick-Off”, held at LuLu Hypermarket in Bahrain.
Philippine Embassy in New Delhi
The officers and staff of the Philippine Embassy in New Delhi led by Ambassador Ma. Teresita C. Daza (eighth from left) with the FSO Cadets and FSI representative.
Ambassador Ma. Teresita C. Daza (seated, second from right) with the FSO Cadets during the lunch meeting hosted by the International Labor Organization in India.
The representatives of the African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO) paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Ma. Teresita C. Daza (seated, third from left) joined by the FSO Cadets.
Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai
The participants with Consul General Wilfredo R. Cuyugan and officers of the Philippine Consulate-General in Shanghai.
Members of the Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai, led by Consul Indhira Bañares (seventh from left) accompanied the participants to the Dai-ichi plant where General Manager Lee Mie Yie (sixth from left) showed the operations of the Filipino company.
Consul Indhira Bañares (fourth from left) presents a token of appreciation to Deputy Director Yuan Tao (fifth from left) of the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone for accommodating the Cadets during their tour of the area.
