Paper Presentation at the Regular Training Programme on
“Integrating ICT and New Media for Teaching and Learning”at
SEAMEO VOCTECH, Brunei Darussalam by RODERICK A. TADEO,
Ph.D.
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This paper presents the status of the
Technical-Vocational Education in
the Philippines with focus on the
integration and implementation of
Information and Communication
Technology in public schools and an
update on the Philippine Educational
System
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In 2007- DepEd implemented the the
“Strengthened Technical-Vocational
Education Program” (STVEP) in response to
the Education for All (EFA) global movement,
the Philippine Millennium Development Goals
(MDG)
was a strategy to address the perennial
problem of poverty and to improve access to
quality and relevant education which lay the
foundation for sustainable human
development by year 2015.
Result of the first NCAE (2006-07) revealed
that out of the 1.3 M graduating HS students:
-3.76% aptitude for college
-58.03% inclination to entrpreneurship
and TVE
 Unfilled openings in the industry were
technical positions
 Aims to contibute to community and rural
development by helping solve the job skills
in the labor market
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In global arena, TVE is recognized as
the “master key to sustainable
development.”
 Response of DepEd to the demands of
the global economy for the need of a
highly skilled workforce.
 Pres. Benigno Aquino III – “bring back
technical-vocational eductaion in
public high schools to better link
schooling to local industry needs and
employment.
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Relative to STVEP, is the inclusion of ICT as
one of the mandatory subjects and one of the
component areas of Technology and
Livelihood Education.
Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) is radically transforming the way we live.
ICT is pervasive in our work, study and
personal lives.
Learners are growing up in a world
characterized by technological change and
innovation.
A Technical-Vocational Secondary
Education Program that provides
utmost development of the individual
as a total person equipped with
technical-vocational and academic
competencies, proper work ethics and
desirable values that will make the
person economically-stable,
responsible, law abiding, productive
and competitive in the world of work.
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A globally
competitive
TechnicalVocational
Secondary
Education
Program in a
knowledgebased economy.
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To create opportunities
for high school
students to acquire the
necessary academic
competence, technicalvocational skills,
employable skills and
other life skills needed
to cope with the rapid
change of technology
in the knowledgebased economy
A technical-vocational secondary
education program that provides
opportunities for high school
graduates to acquire the necessary
competencies and qualifications to
pursue college education, post
secondary education, venture into
entrepreneurship, or be directly
absorbed in the world of work.
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“21st Century Education For All Filipinos,
Anytime, Anywhere.
This means an ICT-enabled education system
that transforms students into dynamic lifelong learners and values-centered,
productive and responsible citizens.
ICT plays a major role in creating a new and
improved model of teaching and learning
where education happens anytime, anywhere.
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completely integrate ICT into the curriculum,
which includes the development of
multimedia instructional materials, and ICT
enabled assessment;
intensify competency based professional
development programs;
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establish the necessary ICT infrastructure and
applications.
develop processes and systems that ensure
efficient, transparent and effective
governance;
 Enhancing
Curriculum
 Empowering Teachers,
Administrators, Officials and
Students
 Strengthening Schools,
Governance and Management
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1996-10-Year Modernization Program
(1996-2005) –computerization project and
the School of the Future project
-introduced use of information technology
in the tecahing and learning process,
educational management and operations
Previous to the adoption of this policy, DepEd
introduced the use of radio broadcast in
education in the 1960s and eductaional
television in the 1970s
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Through the help of Channel 4, the tulong
Aral program of the 1980s was the first major
initiative that combined the use of radio and
tv in public basic education
Private sector initiatives: Kulit Bulilit and
Batibot (these edutainment initiatives were
not based on curriculum)
Private-public partnership in educational TV
started in the 1990s with ABS-CBN
Foundation’s Sine’Skwela and Foundation to
Unpgrade Science Education’s Continuing
Studies through Television (FUSE-CONSTEL)-
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Sine’Skwela – a curriculum based children’s
TV Program on Elementary Science
FUSE-CONSTEL –a teacher training program
for high school teachers in English, Science
and Math
Recently, the Philippine Government has
shown commitment to ICT in education:
-stressed the importance of ICT in improving education
in the country.
-increased adoption of ICT across education system
The Project iDEP
 iDEP is an acronym for Internet-based
Distance Education Program. It is a creative
and innovative program for secondary
students and it is run by the Bureau of
Secondary Education (BSE) of the Department
of Education (DepEd) of the Republic of the
Philippines. The project aims to develop
functionally literate learners which are are
also aligned with the goals of Education For
All (EFA).
Specifically, it aims to increase
participation rate and decrease Drop
out rate. The program offers formal
secondary eductaion to qualifying
students using Internet-based
technologies. The use of Internetbased teachnologies enables
particular accredited secondary
schools to create and manage classes
completely on-line.
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Internet-based learning which makes learning
faster, exciting and focused has serious
limitation.
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Being electronic, it is dependent on electricity.
Any power interruption can shut down its
operations. Moreover, it is not applicable to farflung areas that have no electricity.
If the distance learner has no personal computer,
then he has to depend on computers in school,
which charge fee that he/she cannot afford.
“Education is the key to the long-term
problems of the country. If we fix basic
education, we fix the long-term problems of
the country. And if we fix the country’s
problems, we will build a truly strong society.
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-Pres. Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III
2
years
4
years
6
years
• Senior High School
• Junior High School
• Elementary
1 year
• Kindergarten
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Filipino learners, in order to be globally
competitive, need to develop 21st century core
skills( digital age literacy, inventive thinking,
effective communication, and high productivity)
and be functionally literate.
Aside from the development of 21st century
core skills, the extended high school program
should be packaged for the preparation of
students for career and higher education. This
is because secondary education is designed
primarily to provide the transition from school
to work and from school to further learning.
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The curriculum shall be designed to provide a
blended career and college preparatory
program. Putting the two on the same level
and blending them will enhance the seamless
relationship between career and higher
education and give them equal social and
economic value.
Eng
Fil
Fil
CORE CURRICULUM
Sci
Math
MAPEH
SS
Contemporary
Issues
VE
TLE/
Tech-Voc
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
APPLIED ENTREPRENEURSHIP
CAREER PATHWAYS
Grades
11-12
Grade
10
Grade
9
Grade
8
Grade
7
Academic
Specialization:
• Core Academic Areas (5)
• Core Academic Areas(8)
include TLE (choice of AgriFishery, Industrial Arts, HE or
ICT)
• Core Academic Areas (8)
include TLE (choice of AgriFishery, Industrial Arts, HE or
ICT)
Engineering/
Journalism/Foreign
Language
Tech-Voc
Specialization
Sports/Arts
Specialization
• Core Academic Areas (8)
include TLE (choice of AgriFishery, Industrial Arts, HE or
ICT)
• Core Academic Areas (8)
include TLE (choice of AgriFishery, Industrial Arts, HE or
ICT)
MODEL 2
Junior/Senior HS
Curriculum
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A full 12 years of basic education will be
required for entry into tertiary level education
by SY 2018-2019.
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DepEd ICT4E Strategic Plan, Department of Education,
Philippines
Internet Based Distance Education Program (iDEP)
Handbook, Department of Education, Philippines
National Competency-Based Teacher Standards
(NCBTS), TSNA Primer and Toolkit Handbook,
Department of Education, Philippines
SEC 2010, Department of Education, Philippines
The Strengthened Technical-Vocational Education
Program (STVEP)
Michael Trocano. Knowldege Maps: ICT in Education
Washington, DC: WB, 2005. Available at:
http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.8.html
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