The revised accountancy curriculum is designed to provide the students preparing for an

accounting career with a broader, more comprehensive educational experience demanded

by a rapidly growing accounting profession.

CHED sets 5-year spread for 5 courses
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STARTING school year 2009-2010, engineering, architecture, nursing and accounting will all be a five-
year college course under a program that seeks to place the countrys educational system at par with
global standards.
Commission on Higher Education chairman Emmanuel Angeles, concurrent vice chair of the Presidential
Task Force on Education (PTFE) said the retooling of the said courses is part of the New Philippine
Education Highway program submitted to President Arroyo last month.
Angeles said the move formalizes the prevailing situation where students enrolled in the said courses
take almost five years to complete them. The revised curriculum will also allow the country to conform
to international agreements like the Bologna and Washington Accords which set the standards for such
courses.
Presidential Adviser for Education Mona Valisno earlier said five years would do more to improve the
Filipino graduates competitiveness vis-a-vis their counterparts in the international labor market.
Despite the competent and hardworking abilities of Filipino professionals, many are not able to land
good jobs or the jobs their degree requires because their credentials are based on a 10-year basic
education program, which is not recognized globally, Valisno said.
Citing international reports, Valisno said only professionals from schools like the Asian Institute of
Management, Ateneo, De La Salle and UP Diliman, Manila, and Los Banos are internationally recognized.
Angeles said the PTFE has also recommended the adoption of 10+2+3 formula in reforming the
countrys education system which translates to 10 years in elementary and secondary school, two years
for pre-university, and three years for a baccalaureate degree.
CHED said all five-year degree courses that require passing the Professional Regulation Commissions
licensure exams accountancy, architecture, education, nursing, engineering, occupational therapy,
physical therapy and pharmacy will be covered by the 10+2+3 scheme.
Angeles claimed completing the course under the revised curriculum would be cheaper, contrary to
belief that the additional one year would entail additional expenses, will give students more time to
study, and make them globally competitive.
Under the current 10-year basic education setup, he said college graduates we consider professionals
here are only rated as technicians when they work overseas. Ashzel Hachero(Malaya)