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1. Rita S. Reyes SSP IV/Discussant

2. And what is it exactly we aim to achieve? It is easy to fixate on the obvious with regard to the K to 12 Basic
Education Program. Yes, together we will make early childhood education a reality for all Filipinos and not just
for those who can afford to pay. Yes, together we will fundamentally reform the basic education curriculum so
that our learners have a true mastery of basic competencies and a more deliberate path to the world of work and
entrepreneurship or are better prepared for higher learning. Br. Armin F. Luistro, FSC Secretary Department of
Education
3. COMPARISON OF THE OLD CURRICULUM AND K TO 12 EDUCATION BASIC EDUCATION
CURRICULUM (BEC) 2002 BEC is restructuring of the NESC (1983) and the NESC (1989) in order to raise the
quality of Filipino Learners and graduates and empower them for lifelong learning. 2010 SECONDARY
EDUCATION CURRICULUM The 2010 Secondary Education Curriculum (SEC) is the revised 2002 BEC
incorporating Understanding by Design (UbD) which seeks to contribute to functional literacy for all and the
development of 21st Century core skills needed for global competitiveness. K TO 12 CURRICULUM 2012 The K
to 12 Basic Education Curriculum is geared towards the development of holistically developed Filipino with 21st
Century skills who is ready for employment, entrepreneurship, middle skills, middle level skills development and
higher education upon graduation.
4. The K to 12 Basic Education Program The K to 12 Program covers Kindergarten and 12 years of basic
education (six years of primary education, four years of Junior High School, and two years of Senior High School
[SHS]) to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills, develop life long learners, and prepare
graduates for tertiary education, middle level skills development, employment and entrepreneurship.
5. K to 12 Structure 2002 BEC CURRICULUM 17 to 18 years old Senior High School Grades 11 to 12 High
School Year 1 to 4 12 to 16 years old Junior High School Grades 7 to 10 Elementary Grades 1 to 6 6 to 11 years
old Elementary Grades 1 to 6 Optional Pre School Education 5 years old Mandatory Kindergarten
6. Strengthening Early Childhood Education (Universal Kindergarten) Building Proficiency through Language
(Mother Tongue Based Bilingual Education Making the Curriculum Relevant to Learners (Contextualization and
Enhancement) Gearing Up for the Future (Senior High School) Ensuring Integrated and Seamless Learning
(Spiral Progression) Nurturing the Holistically Developed Filipino (College and Livelihood Readiness, 21st
Century Skills
7. GEARING UP FOR THE FUTURE (Senior High School) Senior High School is two years of specialized upper
secondary education; students may choose a career track based on aptitude, interests and school capacity. The
choice of career track will define the content of the subjects a student take in Grades 11 and 12. These subjects
fall under the Core Curriculum or Career Pathways.
8. CORE CURRICULUM There are six subjects under the Core Curriculum. These are Humanities, Languages
(English and/or Filipino), Math, Philosophy, Science and Social Sciences. Current content from some General
Education subjects are embedded in the SHS Curriculum.
9. CAREER PATHWAYS Each student in Senior High School can choose among different tracks:
10. Students undergo On the Job Training or immersion, which may include earn while you learn
opportunities, to provide them relevant exposure and actual experience in their chosen track.
11. TVET (Technical Vocational Education & Training) National Certificate After finishing Grade 10, a student
can obtain Certificates of Competency (COC) or a National Certificate Level (NC I). After finishing a Technical
Vocational Track in Grade 12, a student may obtain a National Certificate Level II (NC II), provided he/she
passes the competency based assessment of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA). NC I and NC II improves employability of graduates in fields like Agriculture, Electronics and Trade.

12. NURTURING THE HOLISTICALLY DEVELOPED FILIPINO (COLLEGE AND LIVELIHOOD READINESS,
21ST CENTURY SKILLS) After going through Kindergarten, the enhanced Elementary and Junior Curriculum,
and a specialized Senior High Program, every K to 12 graduate will be ready to go into different paths may it
be further education, employment, or entrepreneurship.
13. 21st Century Skills in a K to 12 Graduate
14. Schools capable to offer SHS Junior High Schools San Fernando IS Mabog NHS Tumanan NHS Bucto NHS
Sta. Cruz NHS Lawigan NHS Labisma NHS Coleto NHS-Annex Mone NHS San Isidro NHS Danipas NHS
15. Enrolment size - 120 below Tumanan NHS - 121-500 Bucto NHS Mabog NHS Sta. Cruz NHS - 500-1000
San Fernando IS Coleto NHSAnnex - 1000-above Lawigan NHS Danipas NH Labisma NHS Mone NHS San
Isidro NHS Sikahoy NHS San Jose NHS
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17. INTERNAL ASSESSMENT SHS Projections (Based on the SHS Projections Tool) Summary of Figures for
Demand - CARAGA, SURIGAO DEL SUR, Bislig City Actual (2012) Projected (2016) Projected (2017) Public
Private Public Private Public Private Student Enrolment Total Junior High School learners Junior High School 1
Junior High School 2 Junior High School 3 Junior High School 4 Percent enrolled Total Senior High School
learners Senior High School 1 Senior High School 2 Percent enrolled Total Secondary School Enrolment
Incremental enrolment Additional learners for SHS by 2016 5,501 1,637 1,424 1,343 1,097 2,649 707 675 665
602 5,372 1,569 1,490 1,333 980 2,140 571 545 537 486 5,284 1,577 1,464 1,310 934 2,106 562 537 529 479
67.5% 32.5% 71.5% 28.5% 71.5% 28.5% NA NA NA NA NA NA 730 730 NA 477 477 NA 1,280 761 520 867
477 390 NA NA 60.5% 39.5% 59.6% 40.4% 5,501 2,649 6,102 2,617 6,564 2,973 NA NA 730 477 NA NA
18. No. of Classes to Base Projectio Resource be line n Requirements Organized for Proposed SY SY SY SY
SY Classroo Teachers Senior 2013- 201 2017 2016- 2017ms High 6-17 -18 17 18 14 Schools Gr. 8 Gr. Gr. Gr.
11 Gr. 12 Gr. 11 Gr. Gr. Gr. 12 Enrol ment 1. Bislig City National HS 2. 3. Mangag oy National HS Maharlik a 247
105 127 11 12 Enro Enrol lme ment nt 24 7 24 7 10 5 10 5 12 12 Enrol ment 6 12 Enrol ment 6 6 6 Other
Facilities 11 Each school will need at least additional 1 0 Equi pme nt Nee ded 1 Computer Lab. 1 Science Lab.
10 3 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 1 TLE Room 1 H.E. Room 27
19. ON HUMAN RESOURCES Number of Teachers by AreaINTERNAL ASSESSMENT What are our
available resources? In the 5 identified secondary schools which will be capacitated to offer SHS in SY 20162017 of Specialization Name of School Bislig City NHS Filipino English 1 Math TLE/ Total Social Values
Science Technical MAPEH Studies Education Courses 9 6 8 2 Mangagoy NHS 13 6 4 3 3 Maharlika NHS 2 4 3
1 San Vicente NHS 1 3 2 1 5 3 0 45 1 1 16 1 15 1 8 Tabon M. Estrella NHS 9 20 18 11 20 9 2 1 TOTAL 13 42 38
23 34 16 7 1 90 174
20. INTERNAL ASSESSMENT What are our available resources? In the 5 identified secondary schools which
will be capacitated to offer SHS in SY 2016-2017 Distribution of Teachers by Educational Qualification Name of
School Bislig City NHS Mangagoy NHS Maharlika NHS San Vicente NHS Tabon M. Estrella NHS TOTAL With
Units Without MA With 6-15 With 16-24 MA in Doctoral Units MA Units MA Units Graduates Degree 8 13 2 1 25
0 5 3 11 3 4 3 19 43 10 43 43 64 Total 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 45 16 15 8 16 21 2 3 90 174
21. INTERNAL ASSESSMENT- What are our available resources? National Certification No. of Teachers with
Relevant TESDA Qualifications Bislig City NHS Mangagoy Maharlika NHS NHS San Vicente NHS Beauty Care
NC II Carpentry Tabon M. Estrella NHS 5 1 Commercial Cooking NC II Total by Area/Skill 5 1 1 6 3 Building
Wiring Installation NC II 7 3 Electronics 1 Electrical Installation & Maintenance NC II 1 1 2 Computer Hardware
Servicing NC II 1 6 7 4 4 3 5 Furniture Making (Finishing) NC II 4 4 Visual Graphic Design NC III 2 2 Automotive
NC II 1 1 Mechanical Drafting NC II 2 2 Plumbing NC II 3 3 40 47 1 Dressmaking NC II Food & Beverage
Services NC II TOTAL (by School) 1 5 1 1 1 0 30
22. PHYSICAL RESOURCES No. of Instructional Rooms Facilities Academic Classrooms Computer Laboratory
Science Laboratory Speech Laboratory Library TLE Laboratory Industrial Arts Bislig City Mangagoy NHS NHS

Maharlika NHS Tabon M. San Vicente Estrella NHS NHS Total by type of Facility 24 17 10 7 28 86 2 0 1 1 0 4 1
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 5 5 3 31INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
23. PHYSICAL RESOURCES (TVE Shops/Laboratories of TMENHS) FACILITIES Beauty Care ACTUAL 0
Automotive Plumbing Garments 0 0 Furniture & cabinet Making 1 Computer Hardware & Servicing Visual
Graphics Design 2 1 0 Electricity 1 Commercial Cooking 3 Food and Beverage Services 0 Internet and
Computing Fundamentals 0 Technical Drawing 0 STATUS Beauty Care Shop is squatting at an academic
classroom and school rooftop No shop available No shop available Garments Shop is squatting in academic
classrooms Only one shop for three year levels Only one shop for three year levels VGD Laboratory is currently
making use of an academic classroom. Only one shop for three year levels TLE laboratory is converted
temporarily to Commercial Cooking Laboratory. TLE laboratory is converted temporarily to FBS Laboratory.
Squatting on a building intended for classrooms 32 Squatting on a building intended for classrooms
24. BUILDABLE SPACE Total Area of School (in sq. meter) Total Area Occupied by School Area of Buildable
Spaces Bislig City NHS 53831 42471 11360 Mangagoy NHS 10000 4400 5600 Maharlika NHS 20000 7000
10000 San Vicente NHS 20000 8000 12000 Tabon M. Estrella NHS* 6622 6622 none Name of School *Note:
Joint negotiation of the school, barangay LGU, City LGUINTERNAL ASSESSMENT & other stakeholders for
the purchase of 1 hectare lot at Sta. Maria, Tabon , Bislig City owned by Aboitiz Land Incorporated. 33
25. TOOLSINTERNAL ASSESSMENT & EQUIPMENT Name of Remarks School Bislig City NHS Mangagoy
In 2004, the school received tools and equipment in Science, Math, Industrial Arts and Home Economics from
SEDIP and in 2008 the school was granted 11 units of NHS computers. However, by 2016, these tools and
equipment will not be enough to cater the learners in Senior High School. Maharlika The school received tools
and equipment for TLE and Industrial Arts and instructional materials for Science laboratory equipments.
However, some of these tools and NHS equipments are already unserviceable as per inventory last December
2012. The school has also appropriated P194,000 (SOB CY 2012) for the Instructional Supplies & Materials
taken from the Division MOOE. San Vicente NHS Tabon M. As SEDIP recipient, the school received tools and
equipment for TLE i.e. baking and sewing tools; Industrial Arts i.e. carpentry, welding and gardening tools and
Science Laboratory i.e. Biology, Chemistry and some Physics instructional materials. 34 In 2010, the school was
granted an intervention fund amounting to Php1,652,940.00
26. Proposed Schools & Tracks The school is offering special Tech-Voc program in Engineering and Livelihood,
Science total of 313 (catc hmen t area72) Sites for SHS School Bislig City NHS # of SHS stude nts
Readiness of school (Why this school?) 241 & Technology Academics Education (STE) & Night High School.
The school has a total land area of 53,831 sq. m. And has buildable space for new classroom construction. It is
situated away from recreational establishment, thus, a school is conducive to learning. Five (5) teachers are
holder of NC II TESDA Accredited (2 FBS, 1 Electricity, 1 Electronics & 1 Commercial Cooking.) Related
Industry Electronic Repair Shop Restaurants/ Carenderia Bakery Computer Shops Hotel Refrigeration
Services Linkages Local Government School Governing Council HRPTA CPTA Alumni Associations
Supreme Student Government
27. Proposed Schools & It has a very supportive Barangay Council Members Tracks The school is located in
Tech-Voc the barangay Mangagoy Livelihood, which has the biggest Academics population of 41,821. Sites for
SHS School Mang agoy NHS # of SHS students 106 (catch ment area112) total of 218 Readiness of school
(Why this school?) & One (1) teacher is holder of NC II Culinary Arts Related Industry Linkages Restaurants/
Carenderia Bakery Computer Shops Vulcanizing Shops Lumber Furniture Shop Local Governm ent
School Governin g Council HRPTA CPTA Alumni Associati ons Supreme Student Governm ent One (1)
teacher is an ICT expert in several fields. CPTA Officers
28. Proposed Schools & The school which has a total population of 445 students has the strength of 15
committed teachers, 2 of which are TLE major while the other two (2) have background in engineering course
useful in managing the schools computer laboratory. Related Industry Restaurants/ Carenderia

Resorts Small Scale Mining Bakery Computer Shops Vulcanizing Shops Lumber Furniture Shop Linkages
Local Government School Governing Council HRPTA CPTA Alumni Associations Supreme Student
Government Its location which is 300 meters away from the Barangay Maharlika proper is conducive to
learning. Tracks The school is situated in a two- Tech-Voc hectare land area adjacent to Livelihood, the DENR
Eco Forest Park. Academics Sites for SHS School Mahar lika NHS # of SHS stude nts 122 (catc hmen t
area63) total of 185 Readiness of school (Why this school?)
29. Proposed Schools & Related Industry Linkages Tech-Voc The school has organized a School Planning
Team for SHS and had prepared a work plan for implementation. Teachers has enrolled NC2 Program of TESDA
The school has a total land area of 20,000 sq. m. And has buildable space for new classroom construction.
Project Sterling Silver Level I Accredited Has a strong linkage with LGU Tracks Resorts Small Scale Mining
Livestock Producer Local Governme nt School Governing Council HRPTA CPTA Alumni Association s
Supreme Student Governme nt Sites for SHS School San Vicen te NHS # of SHS student s 41 (catch
ment area89) total of 130 Readiness of school (Why this school?)
30. Proposed Schools & Center Has 19 teachers trained in Trainers Methodology 36 teachers with National
Certificates (NC), 15 teachers with Assessors/Trainers Methodology (teacher assessors), Project Sterling
Silver Level I Accredited Has a unique type of infrastructure university type of building Related Industry
Travel It is a recognized regional ICT Has laboratories and workshops total of for every area of
specialzation 663 Strategically located in the heart Academics of the city 192) The lone Tech-Voc in the
(catchme division. Livelihood, nt area- Sites for SHS School Tabon M. Estrell a NHS # of SHS students
Readiness of school (Why this school?) Tracks 471 Tech-Voc & Tours Restaura nts/ Fast Foods Internet Caf
Hotel/ Pension House Electrical Service Printing & Marketin g Linkages Local Governme nt School
Governing Council HRPTA CPTA Alumni Association s Supreme Student Governme nt Barangay Council
31. Resource Requirements for Grade 11 SHS (SY 2016 - 2017) School # of needed CL Initial Other needed
Teacher Equipment needs Costing (In facilities Needs '000) Computer Lab Bislig City NHS Mangagoy NHS
Maharlika NHS San Vicente NHS Tabon M. Estrella NHS TOTAL Computer, Electrical tools, laboratory
apparatus 10 Computer Lab, Science Lab Facilities Computer Units, Industrial/ TLE Facilities 4 Science Lab
Facilities Computer Units, Industrial/ TLE Facilities 5 Computer Lab Computer Units 6 2 3 0 12 1 Computer Lab,
2 Computers, Science Science Lab, 12 TVE Tools & Equipt., TVE Shops Equipments & Tools 2 20 8,993 4,517
4,597 1,759 31,787 51,653
32. Other Schools # of needed Other needed Equipment Teacher Initial Costing CL facilities needs Needs (In
'000) 1 1 1,079 San Fernando IS 1 2 1,309 Coleto Annex School Mone NHS 1 2 1,309 San Isidro NHS 2 3 2,388
Mabog NHS 2 3 2,388 1 1,079 Resource 1Requirements Tumanan NHS For Grade 11 SHS (SY 2016-2017)
Bucto NHS 1 1 1,079 Sta. Cruz NHS 1 1 1,079 Danipas NHS 1 1 1,079 Labisma Annex 1 1 1,079 Lawigan NHS
2 3 2,388 San Jose NHS 1 2 1,309 Sikahoy NHS TOTAL 1 2 1,309 18,874
33. Resource Requirements for Grade 12 SHS (SY 2017 - 2018) School # of Other needed needed facilities CL
Equipment needs Teacher Needs Initial Costing (In '000) Bislig City NHS 6 10 7,393 Mangagoy NHS 2 4 2,617
Maharlika NHS 3 5 3,697 San Vicente NHS 0 2 459 Tabon M. Estrella NHS 12 20 14,787 TOTAL 28,953
34. Other Schools School # of Other needed Equipment Teacher needed facilities needs Needs CL 1 San
Fernando IS 1 Coleto Annex 1 Mone NHS 2 San Isidro NHS 2 Mabog NHS 1 Tumanan NHS For Grade 11 SHS
(SY 2016-2017) 1 Bucto NHS 1 Sta. Cruz NHS 1 Danipas NHS 1 Labisma Annex 2 Lawigan NHS 1 San Jose
NHS 1 Sikahoy NHS TOTAL Resource Requirements 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 Initial Costing (In '000) 1,079
1,309 1,309 2,388 2,388 1,079 1,079 1,079 1,079 1,079 2,388 1,309 1,309 18,874
35. Summary of Resource Requirements (In '000) For 5 schools Capable to Offer SHS Other Schools (13
schools) TOTAL SY 20162017 SY 20172018 Total 51,653 28,953 80,606 18,874 18,874 37,748 70,527 47,827
118,354 44

36. Sources: SEAMEO INNOTECH. 2012. K to 12 Toolkit: Resource Guide for Teacher Educators, School
Administrators, and Teachers. Quezon City, Philippines. Villenes M. & Serdon, O. 2013. K to 12 Basic
Education Curriculum, A Special Project in School Legislation. Philippine Normal University, Lopez, Quezon.
EducNews
The K to 12 program acknowledges that most, if not all Filipinos, want a college diploma. At the same time, most
Filipinos (except priests and nuns vowed to poverty) want to make money, either as entrepreneurs or as employees.
The program, therefore, promises to give every Grade 12 graduate a realistic chance to go to college or to earn a
living immediately after graduation.
The program for Senior High School (SHS, or Grades 11 and 12) consists of two distinct parts: first, a core curriculum
that prepares students for college, and second, a set of subjects (called career pathways) that prepare students for
careers. All students are forced to take the core curriculum, as well as to choose at least one of the career pathways.
The core consists mostly of the same subjects that make up the rest of the K to 12 curriculum, namely, English,
Filipino, Math, and Science. The content of Araling Panlipunan (Social Studies) continues in a new subject called
Contemporary Issues. New in basic education are subjects taken from the General Education Curriculum (GEC) of
college, namely, Literatures of the Philippines, Literatures of the World, and Philosophy of the Human Person.

The career pathways are of various kinds. There are those that come with a National Certification Level 2 (NC2) from the
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). (Grades 7 to 10 will enable students to obtain an NC1.)
Examples of these are: Animal Production, Caregiving, Computing and Internet Fundamentals, Crop Production,
Dressmaking, Electrical Installation and Maintenance, Food Processing, Home Management, Tailoring, Technical
Drawing, and Welding. A school will most likely offer only one or two of these.
There are those that do not come with an NC but have equivalent certifications or recognition from other government
and non-government bodies. Examples of these are: arts, foreign language, journalism, local language, music,
security, sports, and theater. Career pathways related to arts may be assessed by the National Commission for
Culture and the Arts. Those related to sports may be assessed by the Philippine Sports Commission. Those related to
foreign languages may be assessed by TESDA or by such foreign language institutes as the Alliance Francaise, the
Goethe Institut, and Instituto Cervantes.
There are those that focus on entrepreneurship. Examples of these are bookkeeping, industrial design, marketing, and
taxation. Willing to set up an accrediting system for entrepreneurship is Philippine Business for Education (PBEd), in
cooperation with various business organizations.
The curriculum for SHS has not been finalized by Technical Working Groups for the various learning areas, but the general
framework has been approved by the Steering Committee (the interagency body in charge of the K to 12 program).
In general, students in Grade 11 will spend about two-thirds of their time studying the core subjects. One-third of their time will
be spent on their chosen career pathways, either on campus or more likely on an internship or immersion in a company.
Students in Grade 12 will spend more than a third of their time in an internship or immersion.
In the original K to 12 program, the first Grade 11 sections were expected to be offered only in 2016, when those entering
Junior High School this coming June will have finished Grade 10. Because some public and private schools, however, are
ready to offer Grade 11 on a voluntary basis to their graduates this coming June, there are models already being accredited
by the Department of Education (DepEd). These models will serve two purposes: they will enable recent high school
graduates to enjoy the benefit of a dual-based SHS (dual because it is both college-ready and work-ready), and they will serve
as laboratories to validate the curriculum.

Among schools that have indicated their willingness to serve as models of SHS are: Angeles City Trade School, Assumption
Antipolo, Ateneo de Naga University, Bacolod National High School, Balagtas Agriculture National High School, Bataan
School of Fisheries, Bukidnon National High School, Bukig Agricultural School, Centro Montessori International, Claret School
of Quezon City, Colegio San Agustin Makati, Dingle Farm School, Doa Monserrat Lopez Memorial School, Iligan City School
of Fisheries, Immaculate Conception Academy, Kananga-EDC Institute of Technology, Manila Central University, MGC New
Life Christian Academy, Miriam College High School, OPOL National School of Arts and Trades, Our Lady of Fatima
University, Philippine Womens University, Pinagtangulan National High School, Rizal Experimental Station and Pilot School of
Cottage Industries, San Pedro Relocation Center National High School, St. Jude Catholic School, St. Paul College Pasig, St.
Pedro Poveda, Subangdaku Tech-Voc High School, Tagum City National Trade School, University of Makati, Xavier School,
and schools belonging to the National Network of Normal Schools (3NS).
My own school, The Manila Times College, has formed a consortium with Asia Pacific College, Don Bosco Technical Institute,
and the Business Processing Association of the Philippines to offer Grade 11 in June. We have designed a curriculum that will
allow students to take core courses during Grade 11 and the first semester of Grade 12 and to go full-time into a BPO (most
likely a call center) during their last semester. Very likely, these students will be hired by the BPOs where they will do their
internship, thus fulfilling the main promise of the K to 12 program, namely, to allow students to earn a living immediately after
high school graduation.

The department will offer 4 SHS tracks for Grade 11 and 12 students under the K to 12 program:
academic, sports, arts and design, and technical-vocational livelihood. (INFOGRAPHIC: 10
things about K to 12)
The track will serve as the student's specialization, which will contribute to his/her preferred exit
after basic education: higher education, employment, entrepreneurship, or middle level skills
development.
The goal is to educate children so they can find or create meaningful opportunities where they
are. (READ: DepEd proposes liberal arts strand for senior high school)
This will be a challenge not only for DepEd but even for local government units (LGUs): to
develop an implemented school curricula responsive to the needs of their regions.
If more high school graduates are equipped with skills relevant in their areas, there won't be a
need for them to go to Metro Manila and other, more urbanized areas where compensation is
deemed better. (READ: LGUs told: Graduates need not always head to Manila)
The set of guidelines being presented to education officials since 2013 is only an intended
curriculum. Once teachers convert it to learning or teacher's guide, or once it has been adapted
to learners, it will become an implemented curriculum.
The best curricula are the ones that are contextualized by those implementing it, Ocampo said.

'Tech-vocalizing?'

Ocampo also stressed they are only adding technical-vocational skills to basic education and not
tech-vocalizing education.
Were not graduating dressmakers and car mechanics; were developing lifelong learners with
critical and technical skills, she said.
The department is two years away from the full implementation of the K to 12 program in 2016,
when the senior high school curriculum will finally be rolled out nationwide. Some public schools,
however, are opting for a 2015 early implementation.
As we approach 2016 we need to make sure that everyone in DepEd is on the same page,
Undersecretary for Regional Operations Rizalino Rivera said.
As for private schools, Ocampo echoed Luistro's sentiment: to establish SHS programs needed
in their localities.
[Work closely] so effort is [towards] convergence, complementarity, and coordination not
competition or we don't even talk to each other, Luistro said. (READ: 3 things the private sector
can do for basic education)
Ocampo earlier said they hope to complete the SHS curriculum by February this year. As of
Wednesday, February 19, she told Rappler some details of the curriculum are still being edited
and reviewed.

Technical and Vocational Education and

Training (TVET)
Skills are vital for poverty reduction, economic recovery and sustainable development. As a consequence, policy attention to technical and
vocational education and training (TVET) is increasing worldwide.
TVET comprises formal, non-formal and informal learning for the world of work. Young people, women and men learn knowledge and skills
from basic to advanced levels across a wide range of institutional and work settings and in diverse socio-economic contexts.
UNESCO leads the global debate by advocating for the rethinking of TVET to enhance its role in developing more equitable and sustainable
societies. From 14-16 May 2012 UNESCO convened the Third International Congress on TVET in Shanghai, Transforming TVET: Building
Skills for Work and Life, which resulted in the adoption of the Shanghai Consensus.