1. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) NONA S. RICAFORT Commissioner Commission on Higher Education The Philippine Higher Education System: Current Trends and Developments

2. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) The Philippine Higher Education System Characteristics  Uncommonly large Number of higher education institutions (HEIs) - 1,710 without the satellite campuses - 2,036 including the satellite campuses Number of students: 2,565,534 Ratio of HEIs to population: 1:55,000 1 Participation rate: 21% 2 of total college age population (16-22 yrs old) in techvoc or higher education Transition rate from graduation to higher education: 50% of high school graduates go to higher education

3. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) CHED and the Higher Education System Under the trifocalized approach to the management of the education sector, responsibility over the 3 sub sectors was divided among:  Department of Education - for Basic Education  Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) - for Technical Education and training, and  Commission on Higher Education (CHED)- for Higher Education

4. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Philippine Higher Education System : Composition, 2006-2007 Type Number % Total Number % Total of HEIs of Students TOTAL 1,7101002,565,534 100 PUBLIC (without satellites) 19611.3 877,712 34.2 State Univs & Colleges 110 Local Univs & Colleges 70 Other Government Schools 16 5,432 CHED-Supervised Institutions Special Higher Education Institutions 5 1,043 PRIVATE1,51488.71,687,822 65.8 Non-Sectarian1,215 1,101,269 Sectarian 299 496,573

5. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Philippine higher education institutions : Classification Based on ownership and legal basis  Public HEIs – created and governed by their own charters or enabling laws  SUCs – created by state legislation which serves as their charter  CSI – non-chartered, directly supervised by CHED 1  LUCs – created and generally supported by local government units (LGUs)  OGS- techvoc schools offering higher education programs  Special HEIs- attached to and supported by other government departments, ie military, Department of Interior & Local Govt, etc

6. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Private HEIs – created under the Corporation Code and governed by special laws and the general provisions of the Code.  Sectarian – run by religious organizations  Non-sectarian – either non-stock/foundation (not-for-profit) or stock/proprietary (for-profit) 2

7. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Mandates of CHED Per RA 7722-Higher Education Act of 1994 RA 8292-Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997  Promote quality education  Ensure that education shall be accessible to all  Ensure and protect academic freedom for -- the continuing intellectual growth, -- the advancement of learning and research, -- the development of responsible and effective leadership, -- the education of high level professionals, and -- the enrichment of historical and cultural heritage

8. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Goals  Access and equity  Quality and excellence  Relevance and responsiveness  Efficiency and effectiveness

9. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Given the diverse composition and the uneven development of the HEIs, producing differential products at different costs, how could CHED make the components behave and move as one system towards common goals and objectives?

10. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) For Improving Access and Equity  Ladderized Education Program (LEP)  Expanded Tertiary Education, Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) Current Programs

11. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Ladderized Education Program Provides articulation mechanism between techvoc education and training and higher education – thru:  Credit transfer  Post TVET bridging program  System of enhanced equivalency

12. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED)  Adoption of ladderized curricula  Modular program approach  Competency based program  Network of dual sector colleges and universities  Accreditation of prior learning

13. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Tech-Voc to Ladderized Degree Program

14. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) LADDER OF EMPOWERMENT

15. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) LADDERIZED EDUCATION First enroll in a Tech-Voc course to get College credits, to rise to a Job Platform, to work to earn money and to save for College tuition. First enroll in a Tech-Voc course to get College credits, to rise to a Job Platform, to work to earn money and to save for College tuition.

16. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Expanded Tertiary Education, Equivalency and Accreditation Program  An educational assessment scheme which recognizes knowledge, skills and prior learning obtained by individuals from non-formal and informal education experiences

17. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) For Improving Quality  Center of Excellence and Center of Dev’t (COE/COD)  Accreditation of Programs Levels of accreditation  Institutional Monitoring and Evaluation for Quality Assurance (IQUAME) Categories of HEIs  Transnational Education (TNE)  Academic Mobility

18. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) COE/CODs  Programs that have consistently exhibited excellent qualities in instruction, research and extension  HEIs with COEs/Ds are supported to become world class institutions  There are now 109 COEs/Ds in Science and Math, Business and Management Education, Teacher Education and IT

19. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Voluntary Accreditation Private, voluntary and program-based – process for recognizing programs that achieve standards of quality over and above minimum requirements/standards set by CHED There are 4 bodies 1 performing accreditation- each makes its own accreditation criteria,designs its own processes and instruments, selects and trains its own accreditors. All use similar processes and basically cover the same indicators/review areas but judgment levels vary.

20. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Accreditation levels and benefits* Applicant Status - for programs certified as capable of acquiring accredited status within 2 years. Level I - HEIs with this status are given partial administrative deregulation

21. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Level II - Benefits include full administrative deregulation, partial curricular autonomy, financial deregulation in terms of setting of tuition and other school fees and charges, and authority to graduate students from accredited courses or programs without prior approval of CHED, priority for funding assistance for scholarships, library materials, laboratory equipment and other development activities, limited visitation, inspection and/or supervision by CHED

22. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Level III - Programs that have at least been reaccredited and that meet a reasonably high standard of instruction as evidenced by the qualification of the faculty and a highly visible community extension program, plus any 2 of the ff: Visible research tradition, strong staff devt tradition, highly creditable performance of graduates in licensure examinations, or strong linkage with other schools and/or agencies. Benefits include all those for Level II plus full curricular deregulation, including authority to offer new courses allied to existing Level III courses, without prior approval of CHED

23. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Level IV - Institutional accreditation. Requires recognized distinction in a number of academic disciplines and prestige comparable to international universities. Benefits include all given to Level III plus grants/subsidies from HEDF and grant of charter for full autonomy from government supervision

24. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Institutional Monitoring and Evaluation for Quality Assurance (IQUAME)  CHED monitors –  Quality of inputs, processes and outputs of HEIs, to determine areas for improvement and appropriate development interventions  IQUAME is developmental and outcome-based

25. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Transnational Education  CHED formulated a new set of Policies, Standards and Guidelines (PSG) for Transnational Education – to provide framework for regulation and quality assurance of TNE  CHED and Philippine HEIs are actively participating in UMAP and other academic programs promoting international mobility of faculty, researchers and students

26. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Reform Initiative for Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness  Grant of autonomy and deregulated status to schools with  high performance in licensure examinations,  Level III accreditation (for autonomous) and  Level II accreditation (for deregulated) of at least 3 programs  Presence of Center(s) of Excellence/ Center(s) of Development  Untarnished reputation

27. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED)  At present, CHED granted autonomy to 31 private HEIs and deregulated status to 44 HEIs

28. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION Under Section 8 of R.A. 7722, CHED is mandated to enhance the research functions of higher education institutions(HEIs) in the Philippines.Pursuant to this mandate, CHED recognizes the need to decentralize the promotion and management of research in order to broaden, outreach and provide the research support needed by the HEIs more effectively, efficiently and equitably. Research programs: *Research grants *Supports paper presentations *Enhance productivity( republica award, best research, outstanding extension programs)

29. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Academic Mobility - Academic exchanges between Philippines and foreign universities have steadily increased over the last two decades. Philippine Higher Education Guide (2000 and 2005) showed that most of the country’s COEs and CODs participate actively in academic mobility programs.

30. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Majority of the students who participate in exchange programs are in four courses: Science and Mathematics Business Economics Computer Sciences and Liberal Arts

31. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Faculty exchange program is also becoming popular. There are initiatives on visiting professors, fellowships and sabbatical leave abroad. Majority of the college faculty involved in mobility programs are specialists in International Studies, Science and Technology, Engineering, Business Administration and Research.

32. COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) Bilateral and multilateral agreements help facilitate the growth of academic mobility. Some of these programs include ; the University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP) Komaba Program of the University of Tokyo, Asia and the Pacific Forum, Global Youth Exchange Program, ASEAN Ship for Southeast Asia, APEC Youth Network, and Reciprocal Government of Canada Scholarship Program.

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