FOR POWER POINT

The Philippine Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) System

, TVET provides education and training opportunities to prepare students and other clients for
employment. It also addresses the skills training requirements of those who are already in the labor market
and would need to upgrade or develop new competencies to enhance employability and improve
productivity.
A report from DepEd on the typical progression of pupils indicates a huge market that needs TVET. Out of
100 pupils entering Grade I, only 66 will graduate from Grade 6. Out of the 66 elementary graduates, 58
will enter first year, 43 will graduate from high school and the remaining 15 will join the ranks of out-ofschool youths. Out of the 43 high school graduates, 23 will enroll in 1st year college, 10 will get tech-voc
education and 10 will drop out.
The potential clientele of TVET includes primarily the high school graduates, secondary school leavers,
college undergraduates and graduates who want to acquire competencies in different occupational fields.
Other potential clientele of TVET are the unemployed
persons who are actively looking for work. These include the displaced workers who lost their jobs because
of closure of establishments, retrenchment or laying-off of workers due to economic and other related
reasons. Returning overseas Filipino workers who decide to discontinue working abroad are also clients of
TVET as well as those currently employed who want to upgrade their skills or acquire new skills.

THE TVET OUTCOMES

Certification of Skilled Workers - As an evidence of achievement of prescribed skills standards and
competencies and quality TVET
provision, TVET graduates are issued national certificate of competency upon passing the competency
assessment. Hence, this certificate serves as proof that the person is a job-ready skilled worker. For easy
access of the certified Filipino workers, TESDA installed a Registry of Certified Workers (RWAC), a
depository of information about the workers specifically in terms of their competencies that fit the
requirements to the job market.
Employment of TVET Graduates - The ultimate outcome of skills training is employment, whether in paid
employment or self-created jobs. Tracer studies have been conducted to measure the absorption of TVET
graduates into the mainstream labor market. The latest study shows that overall employment rate of
graduates joining the labor force is 60%.
Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF)
What is PQF?
1. It is a national policy describing the levels of educational qualifications and sets the standards for
qualification outcomes.
2. A quality assured national system for the
development, recognition and award of qualifications
based on standards of knowledge, skills and values acquired in different ways and methods by
learners and workers of a certain country
3. It is competency-based and labor market driven.
Objectives of the PQF ( YEM will just mention 3 important)
1. To establish national standards and levels for
outcomes of education and training, skills and

competencies
To support the development and maintenance of pathways and equivalencies which provide access to
qualifications and assist people to move easily and readily between the different E & T sectors and between
these sectors and the labour market
3. To align the PQF with international qualifications framework to support the national and international mobility of
workers thru increased recognition of the value and comparability of Philippine qualifications
2.

Benefits of the PQF

FOR THE PERSON - Encourages lifelong learning allowing the person to start at the level that suits him and then buildup his qualifications as his needs and interests develop and change over time
- Certificates and licenses recognized by government
FOR THE EMPLOYERS - Assures that standards and qualifications are consistent to job requirements/demand
- Provides common understanding on standards,
qualifications and levels
Ladderized Education Act of 2014 - Republic Act 10647, known as the Ladderized Education Act of 2014, has been
passed by Congress and signed by the President. The law will allow what is known internationally as permeability
between various forms of education (such as tech-voc and college, or senior high school and college). It will ensure
that every student can leave the education highway at any point and be job-ready. It will also allow students to
change their minds after they choose a track in junior or senior high school and still be able to earn a livelihood or
take a specific university course.
- aims to make education more accessible to poor and working Filipino students.
- Under the ladderized education, students and workers are allowed to progress between TVET and higher
education programs or vice versa and ultimately gain employment.
The law reads It is hereby declared the policy of the State to institutionalize the ladderized interface between
technical-vocational education and training (TVET) and higher education to open pathways of opportunity for career

and educational progression of students and workers, create a seamless and borderless system of education,
empower students and workers to exercise options or to choose when to enter and exit in the educational ladder, and
provide job platforms at every exit as well as the opportunity to earn income,
- RA 10647 directed the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd), Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA) and Department of Education (DepEd) to synchronize tech-voc and college degree programs for
easier transitions and progressions for students.