MANILA, Philippines - One of the most important departments in an educational institution is the registrar’s office, but it could also be the weakest link in the entire school system. To address this, the Center for Global Best Practices is launching a one-and-a-half day seminar entitled, “Best Practices for School Registrars: From Good to Great!”, to be held on Oct. 13 and 14 at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City. When utilized properly, the registrar’s office can be used productively and effectively in many ways and even create value for the school as a profit center. This event will feature the registrars from three prestigious schools in the country: Joaquin Julian Agtarap, PhD of Ateneo De Manila University who presently heads an office of 25 associates and 200 registration committee; Rey Reyes, registrar and executive managing director for student service of the Asian Institute of Management, and Edwin Santiago, associate vice chancellor for academic services and university registrar of De La Salle University. He also serves as the chief operating officer on matters relating to student records management, and supervises several offices in the university that concerns student admissions, institutional evaluation, and student assistance. This seminar offers limited slots only and pre-registration is required. Learn the secrets of school registrars from good to great. This one-time event offers early bird and group discounts for attendees of 3 and more. For further details, inquiries, and other seminars, check www.cgbp.org or call Manila , 8427148/59 and 5568968/69, Cebu, (032) 5123106 to 07, and Baguio (074) 4235148. You may look for program leader Alexies Zabala or e-mail her at alex@cgbp.org