CDEP or JPT?

The idea of putting up an architecture review center in USC-CAFA had been there for some time now. Like most great ideas, it remained in the heads of those who thought about it. The greatest hurrdle is manpower, of course. This is what our Assistant Chair told us in our last faculty meeting. He is currently involved in a review school for the master plumber board exam and he knows the tasks needed to run such a facility. He does not think anyone in the faculty right now will be up to it considering each one's availability.

He proposed then that the department ties up with an existing review center. The fact that the PRC mandated all review centers to be "attached" to a school or university facilitates this move. In Cebu, there are only two review centers operating: CDEP and JPT.

Actually, CDEP is not operating for now. I'm not aware of the reasons but the people behind it are related to our dean and he expressed interest in the tie-up. The other review center, JPT, is based in Manila and already has a fixed faculty. While USC-CAFA can probably involve its faculty in a CDEP tie-up, it seems that JPT will only need CAFA's facilities.

It does seem like the choice is obvious. It would seem natural for CDEP to be associated with USC because of the affinity of the people behind both institutions. I just wonder, though, what other people think.

I hope this time we can give flesh to this idea.