1. SHARING OF THE LATEST TRENDS DEM 329 MORE TEACHER-ASSESSORS TO BOOST TECHVOC EDUCATION By Rainier Allan Ronda ( The Philippine Star ) Updated September 20, 2012

2. DEPEd, in preparing the TVET- rich –two year senior high school is looking at their exiting 282 tech- vocational high schools. In arts and trades, the 14 areas of specialization offered in DepEd’s 282 tech-voc high schools across the country are: automotive technology, building construction, cosmetology, drafting technology, electricity, electronics, furniture and cabinet making, food technology, garments, hardware servicing, machine shop,plumbing,refrigeration, and air-conditioning and welding.

3. The DEPEd teachers, who are already nationally certified by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), have gone through the latter’s National Trainer's Certificate (NTTC) Level 1 training program to prepare them to become assessors- a role they need to assume especially with the expected increase in enrolment in techvoc secondary schools nationwide.

4. The training of the techvoc teachers on TESDA skills assessment will allow them to conduct assessment of graduate of secondary techvoc schools. Graduates passing the assessment will earn a certificate of competency or a National Certification (NC) 1 and 11 depending on their skills competency. DEPEd, under Luistro, has been steadily taking steps to prepare a technical-vocational education and training-rich content in the additional two-year senior high school they are set to establish by 201 under their ambitious K to 12 basic education curriculum (BEC) reform program.

5. Under K to 12, the Philippines current 10-year BEC, with only six years of elementary and four years of high school- said to be largely to blame for non- recognition of Filipino professionals overseas where Filipino graduates of engineering even in top Filipino universities only end up as mechanics or electricians- will be turned into a 12w- year BEC – similar to all First World and developing countries.

6. In agriculture, the areas of specialization are animal production, crop production, horticulture, and food processing. In fishery, the specialization includes fish capture, fish culture and fish processing.

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