An Assessment of the effectiveness of NIA-system management training to selected irrigators associations of Angat-Maasim river irrigation system in Bulacan
This study determined the extent of effectiveness of the System Management Training (SMT) conducted by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) as perceived by the SMT-trainees. It also analyzed the differences in perceptions of the SMT-trainees and non-trainees on the extent of their knowledge and skills on the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) functions; the extent of their participation in the performance of the O&M functions; and the extent of their contribution in helping solve the irrigation-related problems of their respective Irrigators Association (IAs). The findings of the study revealed that the overall conduct of SMT was effective to a great extent.