Extension Services Division (ESD)

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About ESD

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Brief History

Camarines Norte State College (CNSC) is the sole public higher education institution in Camarines Norte, was established on April 2, 1992, under R.A. 7352. Initially, extension services were not part of its structure, but during the first CNSC President’s term, an Extension Services Office was created, launching its first program, the Barangay Integrated Development Approach for Nutrition Improvement (BIDANI). Successive leaderships further developed extension services, introducing the Community Integrated Development Approach (CIDAP) and expanding initiatives such as Techno-Gabay, Gawad-Kalinga, and literacy programs. Collaboration with state universities, local government units, and organizations helped strengthen these efforts.

In 2012, the creation of the Office of the Vice President for Research and Extension marked a significant step in ensuring that extension initiatives were strategic and research-driven. Under the fifth CNSC President in 2017, the institution achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification, enhancing its quality management system for service delivery. With the appointment of the sixth president in 2021, CNSC is set to further advance extension activities through technology and innovation, focusing on research-based patents and entrepreneurial projects to improve the livelihoods of grassroots communities.

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The CMO No. 22 Series of 2008 describes an extension program as a collection of activities focused on transferring knowledge, technology, or services to the community outside of formal academic requirements, with the aim of enhancing overall quality of life. Developing an extension agenda involves a critical evaluation of the legal frameworks, policies, and guidelines governing extension services. For instance, Section 4 of R.A. 8292—the Higher Education and Modernization Act of 1992—mandates that state universities and colleges (SUCs) integrate extension functions along with instruction, research, and production. At CNSC, these services are designed to drive rural development by promoting research, facilitating open learning, and establishing community laboratories.

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The CHED Strategic Plan underscores the importance of research, development, and extension as means to generate, adapt, and disseminate new knowledge and technologies that boost productivity, livelihoods, environmental protection, disaster resilience, and poverty alleviation. Similarly, R.A. 8435 (AFMA 1997) emphasizes that extension programs should strengthen local government initiatives by providing technical assistance, research support, and evaluation services, ensuring positive impacts on education, society, culture, politics, and environmental awareness. According to the CNSC Manual of Operations, extension is an educational endeavor conducted beyond traditional classroom settings, targeting the improvement of community health, economic stability, and socio-cultural well-being through technology transfer, decision-making support, and active community involvement.

Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives

VISION

Prominence in community services promoting economic and social transformation of the marginalized and vulnerable groups in the province.

MISSION

To develop an increasingly productive and self-sustained community living in harmony with the environment through acquired knowledge and skills in the fields of applied sciences, education, agri-fishery and industrial technologies.

GOALS

Undertake relevant, multi-disciplinary and participatory extension programs and activities through teacher-students’ empowerment and community involvement;
Promote knowledge and science-based technologies and environmental awareness to reach out to the community its services through education and information and technology dissemination;
Establish field-trials and/or extension-cum research of generated technology (ies);
Establish and strengthen partnerships and linkages with SUCs, LGUs, NGAs, Pos and NGOs in local, national and international level;
Teamwork with the people in a community in the adaption/utilization and commercialization of generated/packaged technologies;
Establish a training center in the province for Livelihood, Entrepreneurship, Management, Technology, Governance, Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment;
Promote the creation of technopreneurs through the transfer and implementation of technology and research-based viable projects; and,
Develop Extension/ Community-based Research Journal that would showcase the impact of extension activities to the lives of the community beneficiaries.

OBJECTIVES

Conduct of research-based extension activities or other related activities that will boost the social and economic livelihood contributing to community empowerment for sustainable development;
Establish new and strengthen matured technology that are research-based to clienteles, out of school youths (OSY) and other stakeholders;
Provide technical advice and consultancy services on knowledge management, social marketing skills and the like; Establish local and international linkages and partnerships for collaborative extension programs;
Update the University Logical Framework for Training and Extension from the planned activities of the delivery units;
Use alternative method of conducting extension activities such as the use of digital training and promotion platforms; and,
Develop and distribute advocacy or IEC materials to community partners and beneficiaries

Functions of the Extension Office

Take the lead in formulating and initiating extension programs, projects and activities of the college and assist in the implementation process;
Create policies enhancing the protection and welfare of all personnel involved in the conduct of extension activities and other extension-related policies;
Provide leadership and direction for extension projects and activities of the College;
Conduct in-service trainings, seminars/workshops, conferences, dialogues, consultancy and technical services and community involvement;
Provide technical assistance and/or expert services to various stakeholders in the community;
Promote the development of more techno-preneurs from the adopters of shared knowledge and research-based technology and viable projects;
Establish partnerships and linkages with local and national government agencies, non-government agencies, international organizations, alumni, etc.;
Take the lead in monitoring and evaluation activity of the continuing and on- going extension projects; and,
Initiate the preparation of Extension Research Journal showcasing case studies, impact analysis and the like.