FIVE DIMENSIONS TO

PROFESSIONALISM

Five Dimensions to
Professionalism
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.

Specialized Knowledge
Skills
Standards
Spirit
Supportive Environment

A. Specialized Knowledge
Knowwhat and knowHow when a person does his job

well. He is the person who can best do the job.

B. Skills
Knowledge is translated in the quality of
our work in the way we put specialized
knowledge into practice.

a. Technical Skills
Accuracy in routine office work
Speed in routine office work
Planning work in advance
Neat and orderly results
Knowing general office methods
Learning about new methods

b. Social Skills
Appropriate personal appearance
Suitable use of language
Keeping business secret
CO operating with other workers

Personal Qualities

Getting to work on time

Getting to work done before deadlines
Using suitable initiative
Accepting appropriate responsibility
Accepting suggestions and criticisms.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Time management
Resource/s management
Space management
Faculty

1.

2.

Starting on the Dot

Make Filipino time synonymous with Punctuality
Be prompt
Making good use of Time
Time is opportunity, time is gold, time is glory.

C. Standards
They are the yardstick of our work; they measure the quality of our work.

a. internal
b. external

Mediocrity vs. Excellence

Complacency vs. Dynamism
Reactive vs. Proactive
Self Interest vs. Principle

D. Spirit
It refers to the esprit d corps.
Elements
Acceptance
Understanding
collaboration

E. Supportive Environment

CODE OF ETHICS
OF
PROFESSIONAL
TEACHERS
Dr. Nicolas T. Capulong, Ph.
D.
Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

Teachers are duly licensed

professionals who posses
dignity and reputation with
high moral values as well
as technical and
professional competence.

1. The Teacher and the State

A Trustee of the cultural and educational heritage of the nation.
Elevate national morality, promote national pride, cultivate love of

country.

Actively help carry out the declared policies of the state.

Physically, mentally and morally fit.

 Possess and actualize full commitment and devotion to duty.

Shall not engage in the promotion of any political, religious, or

other partisan interest.

Shall vote and shall exercise all other constitutional rights and

responsibilities.
Shall enjoy academic freedom.

2.

The Teacher
Community

and

the

Shall render the best services

Provide leadership and initiative to actively participate in

community movements.

Behave with honor and dignity at all times and refrain

from gambling, smoking, drunkenness and illicit relations.

 Study and understand local customs and traditions.

Inform

the community about the schools

accomplishments, its needs and problems.

work,

Provide leadership in community when needed; extend

counseling services.

Posses freedom to attend church and worship.

3.

The Teacher
Profession

and

the

Ensure that teaching is the noblest profession.

Uphold the highest possible standards of quality

education.
Participate
in the continuing Professional
Education program.
Help if duly authorized to seek support for the
school
Use teaching profession in a manner that makes
it a dignified means for earning a decent living.

4. The Teacher and the Teaching

Community
Be imbued with the spirit of professional loyalty,

mutual confidence and faith in one another, selfsacrifice for the common good and full
cooperation with colleagues.
Not to claim for work not of his own and give due
credit for the work of others which he may use.
Organize and leave to his successor such
records and other data as are necessary to carry
on the work.
Hold
inviolate all confidential information
concerning associates and the school.

 May seek correctives for what may appear to be

on unprofessional and unethical conduct of any

associate.

May

submit to the proper authorities any

justifiable criticism against an associate
preferably in writing, without violating any right of
the individual concerned.

May apply for a vacant position for which he is

qualified, provided that he respects the system of

selection on the basis of merit and competence.

5.

The Teacher and Higher

Authorities in the Philippines

Make an honest effort to understand and support the

legitimate policies of the school and the administration.

Make no false accusation or charges against superiors,
especially under anonymity.
Transact all official business through channels.

 Seek redress against injustice and discrimination and

raise his grievances within democratic processes.

Invoke the Principle that appointments, promotions, and

transfer of teachers are made only on the basis of merit

and need in the interest of the service.

Live up to his contractual obligation assuming full

knowledge of the employment terms and conditions.

6.

School Officials, Teachers and

Other Personnel

School officials show professional courtesy, helpfulness

and sympathy towards teachers and other personnel.

Formulate policies or introduce important changes in

system at all levels.

Encourage and attend to the professional growth of all

teachers.

 Shall not dismiss or recommend for dismissal a teacher or

other subordinates except for a cause.

Ensure that public school teachers are employed in

accordance with pertinent civil service rules.

7. The Teacher and Learners

Has the right and duty to determine the academic

marks and promotion of learners in the subjects

they handle.
Recognize that the interest and welfare of
learners are his first and foremost concern, and
handle each learner justly and impartially.
Shall not be prejudiced nor discriminate any
learner.
Shall not accept favors or gifts from learners,
parents and others in exchange for requested
concessions.

 Shall

not accept, directly or indirectly, any

remuneration from tutorials.
Base evaluation of the learners work on merit
and quality of academic performance.
Exercise utmost discretion to avoid scandal,
gossip and preferential treatment of the learner.
Shall not inflict corporal punishment on offending
learners nor make deductions from their
scholastic ratings.
Insure that conditions contributive to the
maximum development of learners are adequate.

8. The Teacher and Parents

Establish and maintain cordial relations with parents.
Inform parents, through proper authorities of the progress

or deficiencies of learners under him.

Hear

parents
understanding.

complaint

with

sympathy

and

9. The Teacher and Business

Has a right to engage, directly or indirectly, in legitimate

income generation.
Maintain a good reputation with respect to financial

matters.
Not to act, directly or indirectly, as agent of or be

financially interested in any commercial venture.

10. The Teacher as a Person

Live with dignity in all places at all times.
Place premium upon self-respect and self-discipline.
Maintain at all times a dignified personality.
Recognize the Almighty God or Being as guide of his own

destiny and of the destinies of men and nations.