Cuadra Jovy F, Pagkatipunan Paulo Maria N, Cleofas Jerome V, Abulencia Arthur S, Chebat Raul Guillermo B, Padilla Ernestus C, Rojo Joanna Juvyjoy A, Guirit Rudolf Aldrin C, Lunag Gliceria C, Pinto Sr M Christine
Department of Social Sciences and Legal Management, Lyceum of the Philippines University.
College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila.
Acta Med Philipp. 2023 Dec 18;57(12):39-46. doi: 10.47895/amp.vi0.6289. eCollection 2023.
Organizations, including higher education institutions (HEIs), have been mandated to protect employees Organizations, including higher education institutions (HEIs), have been mandated to protect employees from the threats of the COVID-19.from the threats of the COVID-19.
This study sought to describe the perceptions of essential school workers (ESWs) of selected HEIs in the This study sought to describe the perceptions of essential school workers (ESWs) of selected HEIs in the southern Manila area in terms of how they were capacitated in compliance with national guidelines.southern Manila area in terms of how they were capacitated in compliance with national guidelines.
A total of seven HEIs participated in this qualitative study. Focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted among four sectors of ESWs: security, maintenance, health services, and office staff. Thematic analysis was used to draw insights from the narratives of the FGDs.
Three themes emerged from the FGDs: material capacitation, programmatic capacitation, and issues and challenges.
This study highlights that from the perspective of ESWs, HEIs in the southern Manila area exert efforts to comply with IATF guidelines through various expressions of material and programmatic capacitation to protect them from the threat of COVID-19. However, results also demonstrate challenges that deter full compliance and consistent implementation of the guidelines across institutions.
包括高等教育机构（HEIs）在内的组织已被要求保护员工免受2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的威胁。
本研究旨在描述马尼拉南部地区选定高等教育机构的关键学校工作人员（ESWs）对他们如何根据国家指导方针获得能力提升的看法。
共有七所高等教育机构参与了这项定性研究。在关键学校工作人员的四个部门（安保、维护、健康服务和办公室工作人员）中进行了焦点小组讨论（FGDs）。采用主题分析法从焦点小组讨论的叙述中获取见解。
焦点小组讨论中出现了三个主题：物质能力提升、方案能力提升以及问题与挑战。
本研究强调，从关键学校工作人员的角度来看，马尼拉南部地区的高等教育机构通过各种物质和方案能力提升的方式努力遵守跨部门抗疫工作组（IATF）的指导方针，以保护他们免受COVID-19的威胁。然而，结果也表明存在一些挑战，阻碍了各机构全面遵守和持续实施这些指导方针。
