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The Philippine Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) System
DR. AUGUSTO BOBOY SYJUCO Secretary and Director General, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) boboysyjuco@tesda.gov.ph I. INTRODUCTION a. The Philippine Education and Training System of-school youths or adult illiterates who cannot avail of formal education. An example is functional literacy programmes for non-literate and semi-literate adults which integrate basic literacy with livelihood skills training. i. The Congressional Commission on Education
The education system in the Philippines embraces formal and non-formal education. It is closely related to the American mode of education but differs in the number of school years as other countries have 12 years basic education. In the country however, elementary education is composed of 6 years and secondary education is 4 years which together with the tertiary education comprise the formal education system. On the other hand, non-formal education includes education opportunities, even outside school premises, that facilitate achievement of specific learning objectives for particular clienteles, especially the out-
The Congress enacted in 1990 Joint Resolution No. 2 creating the Congressional Commission for Education or EDCOM to review and assess the education and manpower training system of the country inclusive of formal and non-formal educational system in both public and private. The EDCOM concluded that the different levels/categories of education should be managed separately so that the specific needs of each category can be identified and well attended to for effective and
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PostSecondary Technical Vocational Education and Training
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
DR. AUGUSTO BOBOY SYJUCO Secretary and Director General, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) boboysyjuco@tesda.gov.ph I. INTRODUCTION a. The Philippine Education and Training System of-school youths or adult illiterates who cannot avail of formal education. An example is functional literacy programmes for non-literate and semi-literate adults which integrate basic literacy with livelihood skills training. i. The Congressional Commission on Education
The education system in the Philippines embraces formal and non-formal education. It is closely related to the American mode of education but differs in the number of school years as other countries have 12 years basic education. In the country however, elementary education is composed of 6 years and secondary education is 4 years which together with the tertiary education comprise the formal education system. On the other hand, non-formal education includes education opportunities, even outside school premises, that facilitate achievement of specific learning objectives for particular clienteles, especially the out-
The Congress enacted in 1990 Joint Resolution No. 2 creating the Congressional Commission for Education or EDCOM to review and assess the education and manpower training system of the country inclusive of formal and non-formal educational system in both public and private. The EDCOM concluded that the different levels/categories of education should be managed separately so that the specific needs of each category can be identified and well attended to for effective and
Philippine Education System
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PostSecondary Technical Vocational Education and Training
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)