PR-2 Group #1
Leader: Durante, CJ
Co-Leader: Sapasap, Stephanie Yuri
Members:
● Cambronero, Mark Dexter John A.
● Dio, Allan Jairald Y.
● Frias, John Ronniel E.
● Lavides, Denver S.
● Valencia, Marlex B.
Safety Concerns and Availability of Resources: Impact on the Technical Skills
Development of Automotive Students
1. Introduction
The lack of resources concerning the safety and learning efficiency of Angeles City National
Trade School’s (ACNTS) Grade 12 automotive students must be mended in order to better
develop and enhance the technical skills of automotive students.
Technical-Vocational Education (TVE) is a specialty of Angeles City National Trade School
(ACNTS), a renowned educational institution in Angeles, Pampanga. According to UNESCO
(2015), technologically oriented education (TVE) is a feature of the educational process that
includes the study of technologies and related sciences as well as the possession of applicable
skills, attitudes, and understanding relevant to occupations in many economic sectors.
The global automotive manufacturing sector is one of the biggest industries worldwide. Each
year, 60 million vehicles are produced, which account for roughly 50% of global oil consumption.
The industry also employs 4 million people and even more indirectly through the businesses it
supports. Global economic development is dependent on the activities of the automotive
industry due to the wide range of businesses that it is integrated with. The automotive industry
contributes around 3% of the world’s total GDP output, and that share is higher in emerging
markets such as China and India, where the automotive industry accounts for 7% of GDP. The
industry is predicted to continue growing at a CAGR of 3.71% between 2020 to 2030, and will
consist of 122.83 million units by the end of the decade, representing a significant leap from
2020’s 85.32 million units (Moore, 2022).
Automotive Servicing is one of the tracks offered in ACNTS. Automotive Servicing consists of
competencies that a person must achieve to inspect, clean and repair mechanical or electrical
parts, components, assemblies and sub-assemblies of light and heavy-duty automotive vehicle
with diesel or gas engine in accordance with manufacturer's specification (Automotive Servicing
[KCP], n.d.).
ACNTS aspires to improve each student's performance and effectiveness in their chosen field of
study to better prepare them for their future careers. Face-to-face (F2F) sessions, which are the
standard method of education delivery, allow teachers to monitor each student's performance
and effectiveness. However, because of the pandemic, Grade 12 Automotive Servicing track
students weren’t able to develop the technical skills taught in Automotive Servicing NC I, which
are interrelated to the technical skills taught in Automotive Servicing NC II. While efforts are
being made to alleviate the situation regarding the NC I, it is not enough to mend the whole
problem.
The Automotive Servicing track of ACNTS is ill-equipped on visual aids or visual instructional
materials and personal protective equipment (PPE). Visual aids, as defined in the Britannica
Dictionary, are something you look at that is used to make something easier to understand. As
Singh (2005) defines: defines: “Any device which by sight and sound increases the individuals'
practice, outside that attained through read labeled as an audio visual aids”. Visual aids arouse
the interest of learners and help the teachers to explain the concepts easily (Shabiralyani et al.,
2015).
Although the Automotive Servicing track of ACNTS doesn’t lack vehicle parts that the students
could touch and work on when needed, the classroom of Grade 12 Automotive Servicing track
neither has a television or projector where the teacher could show how a particular system of
vehicle works, how the system could be maintained, and the problems that the system could
encounter and how it could be fixed. The absence of a television or projector may be one of the
reasons why many Grade 12 Automotive Servicing track students gained low grades in their
Automotive Servicing track in the school’s first half of the first semester.
Safety is a concept that includes all measures and practices taken to preserve the life, health,
and bodily integrity of individuals. In the workplace, safety is measured through a series of
metrics that track the rate of near misses, injuries, illnesses, and fatalities (Safeopedia, 2018).
However, there isn't enough personal protective equipment (PPE) found in the Automotive
Servicing track workshop, which could cause a serious problem sooner or later. Although, as of
yet,
the students don’t use heavy-duty equipment that could cause definite harm with the
slightest mistake, it’s still a concern that can’t be ignored. Safety in the workshop is part of
Automotive Servicing track’s curriculum, ACNTS ensure the proper safety precautions and rules
are implemented and followed at all times. Safety measures help protect students and teachers
alike from accidental injuries.
The Automotive Servicing track is designed to enhance the knowledge, skills, and attitude of an
individual in the automotive field. To ensure a better future for Grade 12 Automotive Servicing
track students, the quality of education given must become up-to-date and be in accordance
with industry standards.
The objective of this study is to help improve the education that Grade 12 Automotive Servicing
track students receive by providing well-needed resources, and therefore better prepare for
employment and work in the automotive field. This study also gives light on the factors that
affect the students’ self-efficacy and academic performance in their chosen specialization.
Furthermore, this study wasn’t conducted solely for the benefit of the respondents and the
Automotive Servicing track, it was also conducted for the benefit of other students in improving
their proficiency towards their talents/skills and chosen specialization.