NOV.

1, 2013

NR # 3274

House leader seeks inclusion of entrepreneurship subject in senior secondary curriculum

A House leader is seeking the inclusion of entrepreneurship as a subject in the senior year curriculum of both public and private secondary schools nationwide to maximize young students collective economic and social success on a local, national and global scale. ep. Anthony !el osario "#st !istrict, !avao del $orte%, &hairman of the House &ommittee on 'outh and (ports !evelopment, said the problem of unemployment and underemployment might be remedied if the country can produce graduates who are job creators rather than job seekers. )*very year, the countrys educational system produces graduates who crowd into the labor market searching for jobs. +ur young students finishing college need to be taught to face the world with dreams of entrepreneurial success,, del osario said. !el osario, also -ice &hairman of the &ommittee on .rade and /ndustry, said the vigor, competitive energy and creativity of small and medium enterprises in advanced economies may be emulated by young 0ilipinos and hopefully impel the countrys own economic development. ).o ensure that students process and synthesize a wide range of skills, attitude and knowledge to enable them to think critically and act creatively for personal, community and national development, it is imperative to include entrepreneurship as a subject in the secondary curriculum for both public and private schools,, he said. !el osario said entrepreneurship is a key driver of the economy, giving significant contributions to the wellbeing of people and to the wealth of nations. )1eople exposed to entrepreneurship have more opportunities to exercise creative freedoms, higher self2esteem and greater sense of control of their own lives. Hence, fostering a vigorous entrepreneurial culture maximizes individual and collective economic and social success on a local, national and global scale,, he said. He said his proposal embodied in House 3ill 4566 is based on (ection #7, Article 8// of the &onstitution that provides ).he sustained development of a reservoir of national talents, consisting of 0ilipino scientists, entrepreneurs, professional, managers, high2level technical manpower and skilled workers and craftsmen in all fields shall be promoted by the (tate. .he (tate shall encourage appropriate technology and regulate its transfer for the national benefit., .he bill also complements (ection 4, Art. 8/- of the &onstitution that provides ).he (tate shall establish, maintain and support a complete, ade9uate and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of people and society., .he bill provides that a subject on entrepreneurship shall be included in the senior year curriculum of both public and private seco6ndary schools nationwide. 0urthermore, the (ecretary of *ducation shall determine the appropriate content and scope, materials and textbooks for teaching the entrepreneurship subject and shall issue the necessary rules and regulations. ":6% rbb