Status of the IGPs of SUCs in Region VIII: Basis for Proposed IGP Manual Operation

Nelia M. Adora

Abstract: This descriptive study evaluated the Income Generating Projects (IGPs) of the State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in Region VIII. The detailed assessment of the IGPs of the SUCs focused on determining the status of the IGPs of SUCs in Region VIII as perceived by the IGP administrators, employees and clients in terms of setting up an IGP programs, organizational structure, operation performance measurement, profit sharing and accounting. The study involved the administrators, employees and clients of the ten (10) SUCs in Region VIII and it was conducted during the School Year 2018-2019. Results of the study revealed that the status of the IGPs, all aspects of operations, namely, setting up an IGP program, organizational structure, operations, performance measurement, profit sharing and accounting, were rated as “often” as perceived and were found to have highly significant differences of perceptions. With this results, it was recommended that administrators and the entire management of the different SUCs in Region should strengthen the operations of IGPs through giving it as a priority and through conforming with the standards set in the proposed IGP Manual.

Keywords: IGP Manual, SUCs, status