PRE-IMMERSION CONFERENCE November 11, 2017

LEGAL BASES
 R.A. 10533: ENHANCED BASIC EDUCATION ACT
OF 2013
Sec. 2: GOALS

Excellence
Learning throughout life
Competence to engage in work
 R.A. 10533: ENHANCED BASIC EDUCATION ACT
OF 2013
Coexistence with local and global communities
The capability for critical thinking and
The capability to transform others and one’s self

Sec 4: Addition of two (2) years of senior high

school education.
DEPED ORDER 30, S.2017: GUIDELINES FOR
WORK IMMERSION
Sec.1: Stipulates three reasons for work
immersion:
Familiarity with the work place
Employment simulation
Application of Competencies in Areas of
Specialization
DEPED ORDER 30, S.2017: GUIDELINES FOR
WORK IMMERSION
Sec.4: OBJECTIVES
Appreciate the importance and
application of the principles and
theories learned in school;
Enhance their technical knowledge
and skills;
DEPED ORDER 30, S.2017: GUIDELINES FOR
WORK IMMERSION
Enrich their skills in communications and
human relations; and

Develop good work habits, attitudes,

appreciation and respect for work.
DEPED ORDER 30, S.2017: GUIDELINES FOR
WORK IMMERSION
Enrich their skills in communications and
human relations; and

Develop good work habits, attitudes,

appreciation and respect for work.
DEPED ORDER 30, S.2017: GUIDELINES FOR
WORK IMMERSION
Sec. 10:
Specifies work immersion venues;
prescribes templates of tasks/activities,
and describes various models of
immersion.
DEPED ORDER NO. 40, S. 2012: DEPED
CHILD PROTECTION POLICY
Sec. 1 aims to ensure protection (of
learners) from all forms of abuse and
exploitation and reiterates zero tolerance
policy for any act of child abuse,
exploitation, violence, discrimination,
bullying, and other forms of abuse.
OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS

RA 7877, an Act Declaring Sexual

Harassment Unlawful in the Employment,
Education or Training Environment, and for
Other Purposes
OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS

Articles 218 and 219 of the Family Code

on the special parental authority and
responsibility of schools, administrators,
and teachers
OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS

Section V of Memorandum of
Agreement with Partners which discusses
the Nondisclosure Provision which treats all
information as confidential in nature and
shall only be made available for the
purpose of training.
OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS

Section VI of the Memorandum of

Agreement with Partners which grants
ownership of outputs to Partners.
OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS

Section VII (Other Provisions) of

Memorandum of Agreement with
Partners that states that partners are not
obliged to pay wage or salary since no
employer-employee relationship exists
between students and industry partners.
REQUIREMENTS
PRE-IMMERSION
Essay on how to conduct oneself inside the
company/business establishment during the
Immersion Period
Resume
Application
Clearance Documents (Brgy., Police, CTC,
Parents’ Consent)
IMMERSION PROPER
Daily Time Record (DTR)
Written Report on the profile of the company
(may contain charts, photos, and illustrations)
History
Organization
Flow of Work
IMMERSION PROPER
Daily Written Report (DWR) on activities
performed with Reflection on learning,
achievement, issues and resolutions (see Log of
Activities)
Supervisor’s Rating of DWR
POST-IMMERSION
Portfolio
a. This Handbook
b. Gallery: Picture of Worksite and other non-
written outputs
c. Illustration of Activities
d. Samples of Outputs During Immersion, if any
POST-IMMERSION
Portfolio
e. Highlights, in photos, of work immersion
f. Reflection Paper
g. Updated Resume
h. Career Plan for the Next Ten Years
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF
THE IMMERSION PARTNER
1. Assign a competent Immersion Coordinator
from their side to liaise with the school and
supervise the students…
2. Lend its expertise by making available its
resident resource persons to provide training to
the students.
3. Allow students to be deployed to the different
sections/departments/project sites of the
immersion venue.
4. Allow students to be deployed to the different
sections/departments/project sites of the
immersion venue.
5. Provide students with an orientation about
their institution, its line of business, and the work
its employees do…
6. Ensure the safety of students within their
areas of operation at all times.
7. Evaluate students’ performance in the
immersion venue by accomplishing provided
evaluation tool.
8. Issue a Certificate of Completion to the
student trainees upon satisfactory compliance
with all requirements of the program.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
IN THE IMMERSION VENUE
COURTESY
The first rule that guides student-immersionists
is the rule of courtesy—of understanding his
humble position as a learner and thereby
giving due RESPECT to all members of the
OFFICE or COMPANY as his/her superiors.
COURTESY
Courtesy also means putting the interests of
others before one’s own and being careful
not to inconvenience other people in all things
that s/he does or words that s/he says.
COURTESY
Specifically, courtesy is manifested in polite
speech, cordial greetings, cheerful voluntarism
whenever possible, proper channelling of
concerns, and proper securing of permission
for leaves or absences.
PAPER WORKS
All paper works related to all stages of the
immersion shall be duly accomplished as part
of the FINAL PORTFOLIO.
PAPER WORKS
The Daily Activities Log (Form1) should be
accomplished and signed by the immersion
supervisor daily. These write-ups should be
checked by the immersion supervisor every
week or as may be allowed by his/her
convenience.
PAPER WORKS
While activities in the immersion venue may be
assigned by group, the paper works remain to
be individual tasks.
PAPER WORKS
While activities in the immersion venue may be
assigned by group, the paper works remain to
be individual tasks.
ATTENDANCE
Students should complete the 80-hour immersion
within the ten working days they are assigned in.
ATTENDANCE
Absences are highly discouraged and may be
availed of only during grave circumstances
which include sickness, sickness/death of a loved
one, or natural calamities.
ATTENDANCE
Should a student fail to complete the required
number of hours within the specified time given
him or her for whatever reason, s/he is only given
until the end of the second batch to complete it,
and with the expressed permission of his/her
parents and the immersion provider.
ATTENDANCE
In the event that a student fails to complete the
80-hour immersion with the conditions given
above, s/he MUST write a letter to the Principal
explaining the circumstances that led to such
failure. His/her grade in Work Immersion is
compromised until this particular requirement is
met.
ATTENDANCE
Students are not allowed to off-set immersion
hours with overtimes.
ATTENDANCE
Students should stay in the premises of the
immersion venue within the specified office hours
of either 7:00AM-4:00PM or 8:00AM-5:00PM. It
is highly advised that they bring packed lunch to
avoid roaming during lunch break.
ATTENDANCE
Daily Time Record (DTR) must be accomplished
honestly every day and must be attested by the
immersion supervisor. Other offices might require
the use of DTR through biometrics.
DEPORTMENT
PUNCTUALITY
Ideally, students must be at the immersion
venue 15 minutes before the time.
GROOMING
Students should always be in COMPLETE
SCHOOL UNIFORM whenever in the immersion
venue unless the supervisor asks them to wear
clothes more appropriate for whatever task.
GROOMING
Male students should have the haircut
prescribed by the school before going to the
immersion venue.
GROOMING
Male students are not allowed to wear ear
pieces of whatever sort. Meanwhile, females
are discouraged from using dangling ear
rings.
GROOMING
School ID must be worn at all times within
the premises of the immersion venue.
 GADGETS
The unnecessary use of smart phones and other
such gadgets during work immersion is strictly
prohibited.
Unnecessary use includes but is not limited to the use
of facebook, twitter, and other such social media
platforms, lengthy SMS exchanges, long phone calls
that are not of urgent nature, and the like.
 GOSSIP
Students should not engage in chatting with their co-
immersionists or superiors during work hours
especially if the topic is personal or controversial in
nature. Courtesy demands that gossiping be avoided
at all costs.
 MAJOR OFFENSES
The commission of the following offenses shall cause
the student to be subjected to disciplinary actions by
both the immersion partners and the Offices of the
Guidance Counsellor and the Principal:
 MAJOR OFFENSES
Stealing of material things
Stealing of immaterial things, e.g., piracy,
plagiarism, or unauthorized copying of files
Causing or joining fights or brawls
Bullying in all its forms
 MAJOR OFFENSES
Tampering with documents such as the DTR and
signature of superiors
Unwarranted leaves from venue/Cutting/AWOL
Insubordination and gross disrespect for superiors
OTHER ISSUES
Immersion partners should not be compelled to
pay immersionists any sort of remuneration as
there exists no employer-employee relationship
between them.
Immersion partners are not compelled to
provide immersionists with lunch or other such
allowances for food.
Fare to immersion venues shall not be covered
by the school.
Any incident student deems abusive must be
reported to the immersion teacher, the
Principal and the Guidance Counsellor for
proper course of action.
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