Popcom conducts PopDevEd training in Zambo

• Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=12&rid=791205
• Saturday, August 8, 2015

(PNA), RMA/RCK/TPGJR/R.G. ANTONET A. GO

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Aug. 8 (PNA) – The Commission on Population (POPCOM) has conducted a one-day training on Population and Development Education (PopDevEd) to education officials to equip them with the knowledge on how to teach population development and human sexuality.

POPCOM Regional Director Reynaldo Wong said those who attended the training, which was held Friday, were school supervisors and principals.

“This is given in order to equip teachers with the confidence to deal with human sexuality education,” Wong said.

He said the population and development education module had two sections and these were population and development and the human sexuality. The module is further divided into elementary, high school and college.

He said the elementary module focused on getting to know your body; what are the changes in my body; and, how am I going to deal with the changes in my body.

The high school module is centered on how to handle relationship while for the college is on fertility awareness and how to deal with responsible parenting.

Wong said the module was prepared by the population studies division of the University of San Carlos.

He said the participants who attended Friday’s training will be the ones to train the teachers in their respective schools on population development and human sexuality.