University of Antique hosted the two-day Crafting of the Western Visayas Consortium for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (WVCIEERD) Human Resource Development (HRD) Plan and 1st Quarter Technical Working Group (TWG) Meeting at Busalian Hall and Balay ni Juan from March 12-13, 2026.

With the aim to strengthen the strategic human resource planning, enhance inter-institutional coordination, and support the effective implementation of WVCIEERD initiatives, the activity featured a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on R&D needs assessment, guided workshop sessions, assessing human resource profile of at least 50% of the member institutions, thorough reviewing, refining, and endorsing of the proposed HRD Plan for 2026-2028 and the agreed interventions.

The WVCIEERD is a dynamic alliance of National Government Agencies (NGAs), State Universities (SUs), and Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs) committed to advancing research, development, and extension initiatives that address the evolving needs of the industry, energy, and emerging technology sectors in Western Visayas.