Asian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Vol. 2, No. 1, 2015 ISSN 2313-7797 __________________________________________________________________________________________ Multidisciplinary Journals www.multidisciplinaryjournals.com 1 EFFECTIVENESS OF TRAINING PROGRAM AMONG LIBERAL ARTS FACULTY MEMBERS IN AN ASIAN UNIVERSITY Imelda L. An Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas PHILIPPINES Jake M. Laguador Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas PHILIPPINES Lucila M. Portugal Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas PHILIPPINES ABSTRACT Learning as an outcome of the seminars and conferences attended would be utilized and observed through the improvement in job performance and attitude of the faculty members. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the Learning Institute Programs in terms of the perceived learning of the attendees, self-rating evaluation of their knowledge and skill level before and after the Learning & Development (L & D) activities. Descriptive type of research was utilized in the study. Results showed that the faculty members considered their perceived learning as very good in terms of the degree of knowledge they gained and skills they developed from the L & D. Orientation seminars, training and workshops in Outcomes- based education provide useful information in the process of paradigm shift from teacher- centered to student-centered approach. The attendees may be required not only to submit seminar reports for documentation but they also need to submit any output relevant to the training participated as evidence of training utilization. Keywords: Learning Institute Program, Training Effectiveness, Student-centered, OBE. INTRODUCTION Training serves as an important aspect of human resource management that seeks to develop the competence of the faculty members in delivering quality instruction and services to students. Training has become a key approach to increase the abilities of personnel to deal with the challenges and opportunities of the modern workplace (Kotnour, 2009). Most organization applied competency training as a form of reward package particularly to employee’s promotion (Macalaguim & Menez, 2014). As an educational institution it has to deliver the products and services necessary to achieve the outcomes it intends to produce (Javier, 2012). The Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) – Batangas as an institution of higher learning is now making its highest peak to be one of the nation’s prime leaders in providing equally productive and globally competitive graduates to the international community by pushing its image judiciously in the frontier of world-class universities (Laguador, Villas & Delgado, 2014), thus providing faculty development programs to its human resources is also a priority for professional continuing education. Training program evaluation is an important and culminating phase in the analysis, design, develop, implement, evaluate (ADDIE) process. However, evaluation has often been overlooked or not implemented to its full capacity. To assess and ensure the quality, effectiveness, and the impact of systematic training, this article emphasizes the importance of summative evaluation at the last phase of ADDIE and presents developments toward a summative evaluation framework of training program effectiveness (Wang & Wilcox, 2006).