Strengthened TechnicalVocational Education Program

Elvin Ivan Y. Uy
Assistant Secretary
Department of Education, Philippines
ADB, Manila, 1-2 Dec 2015

Enhanced Basic Education

Program
Kindergarten
Gr 1-6
Gr 7-10

Elementary

Junior
High

Gr 7-8
(Exploratory TLE)

Gr 9-10
(Specialized TLE)

Tracks
Applied Track Subjects

Senior
High

Core
Academic
Subject
o General
s
Academic
o STEM
o ABM
o HUMSS
2

Technical
Vocational
Livelihood

o Home
Economics
o AgriFishery
o Industrial
Arts
o ICT

Sports

Arts &
Design

K to 12: Lifelong Learning for Inclusive

Growth

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Strengthened Technical-Vocational
Education Program (STVEP)

Specific objectives

Provide
career
options

Equip
students
with skills

Improve
student
performan
ce

Upgrade
teacher
competen
cy

TESDA Training Regulations

280 tech-voc schools
3 major areas: arts and trades, agriculture, and fishery
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Technical-Vocational-Livelihood Track
TESDA Training Regulations-Based Specializations
HE
1. Beauty/Nail Care
2. Wellness Massage
3. Dressmaking
4. Front Office Services
5. Travel Services
6. Cookery
7. Household Services
8. Hairdressing
9. Tailoring
10. Caregiving
11. Food and Beverage
Services
12. Bread and Pastry
Production
13. Housekeeping
14. Tour Guiding Services
15. Tourism Promotion Services
16. Attractions and Theme
Parks Tourism
17. Handicraft (Needlecraft)
18. Handicraft (Fashion
Accessories and Paper
Craft)
19. Handicraft (Woodcraft)
20. Handicraft (Leathercraft)

ICT
1. Computer
Hardware
Servicing
2. Illustration
3. Technical
Drafting
4. Contact Center
Services
5. Computer
Programming
6. Medical
Transcription
7. Animation

Agri-Fishery Arts
AGRICROP PRODUCTION
1. Crop Production
2. Horticulture
3. Landscape Installation and
Maintenance
4. Organic Agriculture Production
5. Pest Management
6. Rice Machinery Operation
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
1. Animal Production
2. Artifical Insemmination
3. Raising Large Ruminants (Dairy
Cattle and Buffaloes)
4. Raising Swine
5. Slaughtering

Industrial Arts
1. Masonry
2. Automotive Servicing
3. Refrigeration and AirConditioning
4. Consumer Electronics
Servicing
5. Electrical Installation
and Maintenance
6. Shielded Metal-Arc
Welding
7. Carpentry
8. Plumbing (NC I)
9. Plumbing (NC II)
10. Tile Setting

FISH PRODUCTION
1. Aquaculture
2. Food (Fish) Processing
3. Fish Nursery Operation
4. Fish or Shrimp Grow Out
Operation
5. Fishport/Wharf Operation

Technical-Vocational-Livelihood Track
29 New Specializations with Curriculum Guides
TESDA Training Regulations-Based Specializations
HE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

ICT

Fashion Design (NC III) 1. Broadband Installation

Hairdressing (NC III)
(Fixed Wireless
Barbering (NC II)
Systems) (NC II)
Bartending (NC II)
2. Telecom OSP and
Commercial Cooking
Subscriber Line
(NC III)
Installation (Copper
Event Management
Cable/POTS and DSL)
Services (NC III)
(NC II)
3. Telecom OSP
Installation (Fiber Optic
Cable) (NC II)

Agri-Fishery Arts
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Fishing Gear Repair and

Maintenance (NC III)
Agricultural Crop
Production (NC III)
Horticulture (NC III)
Animal Health Care
Management (NC III)
Rubber Production (NC II)
Rubber Processing (NC II)
Fish Products Packaging
(NC II)

Industrial Arts
1. Automotive Servicing (NC II)
2. Motorcycle/Small Engine
Servicing (NC II)
3. Driving (NC II)
4. Construction Painting (NC II)
5. Carpentry (NC III)
6. Electric Power Distribution Line
Construction (NC II)
7. Instrumentation and Control
Servicing (NC II)
8. Mechatronics Servicing (NC II)
9. Machining (NC II)
10. Gas Metal Arc Welding
(GMAW) (NC II)
11. Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
(GTAW) (NC II)
12. RAC (PACU/CRE) Servicing
(NC III)
13. Transmission Line Installation
and Maintenance (NC II)

Status of Implementation
Physical Accomplishments as of 2013
Programs/Projects and Performance
Indicators

Target

Actual

Construction of new lab/workshop

building

640

304

47.5

Workshop building
repaired/rehabilitated

564

282

50.0

54,118

59,767

110.4

Graduating students w/
Competency Assessment Subsidy
Students with TESDA NC
Teachers/Assessors Trained

11,402
7,168

5,108

71.3

Sets of curriculum
guide/instructional materials
developed

36

36

100.0

Specializations provided with

corresponding tools and equipment

74

106

143.2

Identifying Challenges and

Issues
Policy
Curriculum
Learner Materials
Assessment
Teachers
Advocacy and
Partnership Program

Operations and
Administration
Facilities and
Equipment
Program
management
Budget concerns

2015 Highlights

29
130
406
75
50
%

Curriculum Guides for new specializations

Graduates of SHS early implementation
assessed and certified
Teachers trained and certified on various
qualifications
Specializations have corresponding learners
manuals
Tech-Voc schools delivered with high-value
equipment
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Future Directions
Year-end Goals

2016

Learners are enrolled in a tech-voc program

supported by a well-articulated curriculum
implementation system.

2017

Learners have access to tech-voc leading

institutions (tech-voc secondary schools) in
every division.

2018

SHS graduates acquired the necessary

competencies in the specializations of their
choice.

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Thank You
Assistant Secretary Elvin Ivan
Y. Uy
Department of Education,
Philippines