Ladderized Education: Frequently Asked Questions 4.

Applications for ladderization should be in the eight identified priority disciplines, namely agriculture, maritime, health, ICT, education, criminology, tourism/HRM and engineering. 5. The ladderized college degree program should have full tech-voc qualifications. These qualifications should be contained in the training regulations issued by Tesda. 6. The tech-voc qualifications in the ladderized college degree program should be registered with Tesda under the Unified TVET Program Registration and Accreditation System (Utpras). This Q&Areprinted from the beginning manual Career Guidance 7. The college or university should in Ladderized Education (subtitled develop and align its proposed ladderized Salabat for the Filipino Soul Book 2) by college degree programs, according to Sec. Augusto Syjucoexplains why standards set by Tesda and CHED. Your LEP is right institution may opt to: a) adopt the model curricula What is ladderized education? approved by CHED and Tesda for Ladderized education is a new system of ladderized programs; or education in the Philippines that allows b) develop your own ladderized learners to progress between technical- curricula, provided that the standards vocational education and training (TVET) prescribed are satisfied, i.e., training and college, and vice-versa. regulations and Utpras for TVET programs; and PSG for degree programs. Ladderized education opens opportunities for career and educational advancement 8. You need to submit to Tesda all the to students and workers. requirements for tech-voc program registration under the ladderized system. (Executive Order 358, promulgated by Upon approval and issuance of a President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on certificate of program registration September 15, 2004, provides the (CoPR), you can now proceed to CHED mandate and legal framework for wider- and submit your ladderized curriculum, scale and accelerated implementation of together with the CoPR. Ladderized Education nationwide.) 9. When all requirements are satisfied, Why ladderized education? your college or university will be granted a Certificate of Approval or Authority to

Traditionally, a college degree program is Offer the Ladderized Program, and will viewed as independent of tech-voc be included in the official list of courses. Hence, when a tech-voc graduate accredited institutions offering ladderized decides to continue on to college, college degree programs. previous tech-voc courses that he has completed do not earn him credit units forWhat if I am an educational institution an oncoming college degree program of that offers purely tech-voc programs? his choice. Thus, the tech-voc graduate How can I be included in the ladderized often squanders time and resources to education system? repeat portions of his learning that should have already earned him appropriate You can still be part of the ladderized credit unit/s for an oncoming college education system by following these degree program. procedures: Ladderized education is the answer then 1. You may enter into a memorandum of to this wasteful duplication. agreement (MOA) with a college, Ladderization provides the tech-voc university or any other college degreegraduate with gateways or entry points to granting institution authorized to offer a college degree program where he can ladderized programs, who will be your earn appropriate, equivalent credits for package partner in the delivery of previous learning acquired in tech-voc. It ladderized education. also allows a learner to obtain a tech-voc national certificate that will enable him to 2. You should develop the proposed arrive at successively ascending job ladderized programs with your partner platforms. The money he earns from his institution. job/s will help to finance and complete his college education. 3. Then you can follow the procedures and guidelines in the application for Under the system, what are the different permit/authority to operate ladderized ways by which a student can transfer or programs. move between tech-voc and college education? How can the Ladderized Education Program benefit me if I cannot afford a For SY 2006-2007 the following college education? modalities shall initially be used: Scholarship opportunities in tech-voc and A) Credit Transfer from Tech-Voc to college education are available at Tesda College and Articulation. This refers to and CHED, local government units, the recognition and carrying forward of private companies, foundations and overlapping learning from tech-voc to others. Information about these programs college. A credit transfer system allows can be sourced from the nearest Tesda the tech-voc graduate to earn credit units and CHED office in your area. for his tech-voc courses. Thus, the techvoc graduate readily articulates to a Also, if you cannot afford college college degree program with ease. education, and have been unable to get any scholarship for the smaller cost of a

B) Embedded Tech-Voc Qualification in Ladderized Degree Programs (Credit Units given from College to Tech-Voc). This refers to tech-voc contents that are already included in a college degree program. Such contents are mapped out and identified, and the curriculum is restructured to allow a student of a ladderized college degree program to earn tech-voc credits and qualifications without having to repeat the same tech-voc subjects for which he has already acquired knowledge and competence. In this way, a student of a ladderized college degree program can earn full tech-voc qualifications, and obtain national certificate/s for such qualification/s when he exits from a college degree program to proceed to a tech-voc career.

six-month tech-voc course, you may enroll first in a tech-voc course to learn a specific occupation or tradesay, caregiving or food and beverage servicingget a job in that In summary, you can eventually pursue and complete your college education with income from your job, and have your previously completed tech-voc courses credited for equivalent units in the college degree program you want to take. Under ladderization, how can Tesda help me? Tesda can help you in many ways, including: A. Helping you acquire the skills for a job.

Tesda has a network of 121 Tesda technology institutions all over the Therefore, at the time a student completes country that provide mostly trade-based the ladderized college degree program training courses. These courses are (LCDP), he earns double qualifications: usually offered for free, or for a small fee, one is his college diploma, and the other at the schools owned and operated by his national certificate/s. your government. I know of ladderized programs being implemented in the past, even before E.O. 358. What is the status of these programs? Can they continue? However, Tesda also provides scholarship and student assistance to those who wish to attend private institutions, through its Private Education Student Financial Assistance (Pesfa) and Yes, those ladderized programs were in Technical Education and Skills existence and use even before EO 358. Development Project-Asian Development Those programs can continue as they are, Bank (Tesdp-ADB) programs. Poor but at least until the end of SY 2006-2007, deserving students, who do not have the which has been set as a transition period means to get an education, can avail of by Tesda and CHED. these financial subsidies, which are open to high school graduates who meet the By SY 2007-2008, however, all such following qualifications: other ladderized programs should be aligned to conform with the framework must be a Filipino citizen; and parameters of EO 358. must belong to a family whose annual

I just graduated from high school and I gross income is not more than P120,000; am interested in enrolling in a ladderized program this school year. must not have taken any post-secondary What should I do? or college units after high school graduation; For SY 2006-2007, ladderized education will be implemented in eight disciplines, must have had a general grade average namely: agriculture, education, in high school of 80% or above; engineering, information and communications technology, health, must be physically and mentally fit to maritime, business tourism and undergo training/education; criminology. You should select a course or program that is included in this initial must not have any pending list of eight ladderized disciplines. administrative or criminal charges; If the college degree program is included must be of good moral character, as in the list of ladderized programs, go to a certified by the school principal; and college or university that has been authorized to offer a ladderized college must not be a recipient of any other degree program to apply for enrollment. government scholarship grant of similar You will find lists of authorized scheme. institutions that operate ladderized programs, including other information on B. Providing you credit units earned in ladderization, from Tesda and CHED tech-voc courses that colleges and regional as well as provincial offices. universities may recognize as equivalent credit units for their college What if I am a previous tech-voc degree programs. graduate who intends to go back to school and enroll in a college degree Tesda and CHED have mapped out a program? Can I have my tech-voc system of equivalent units and credits course/s credited in the degree program between tech-voc courses and college I am enrolling in? How do I apply? degree programs in selected disciplines. Under this credit matrix, units of Yes, your tech-voc course/s can be competencies earned in tech-voc courses credited in the college degree program are given equivalent units in a relevant, you wish to enroll in. ladderized college degree program. 1. If you are a tech-voc graduate or I am about to enter college this school worker who already has full national year; should I enroll in the ladderized certificate qualifications based on training program or in the regular BS degree regulations, you may apply for admission program? in a college or university authorized to offer the ladderized college degree The decision is yours, depending on your program of your choice. Lists of financial situation. If you have the authorized institutions may be obtained financial means to directly pursue a four from Tesda and CHED regional and or five-year college degree program,

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2. If you are a tech-voc graduate or worker who does not hold a national certificate yet, then you need to undergo But if you are unsure that you have the competency assessment in the relevant resources, or the time, to complete a area of your expertise. Once you pass the college degree program straightaway, assessment, and obtain a national then you should choose to go through a certificate, you can apply for admission inladderized program. a college or university authorized to offer the ladderized college degree program of The main advantage of ladderized your choice. The list of authorized education is that a national certificate institutions may be obtained from Tesda affirming your tech-voc qualification can and CHED offices. assure your job-readiness in successively higher job platforms, as you work up In both cases, your admission will, of your way to college. And along your course, depend on your satisfying the tech-voc way to college, if you ever requirements of the college or university. decide not to continue on to finish Although all educational institutions fall college, you would have arrived on a job under CHEDs ministerial coverage, they platform that can already provide you all enjoy academic freedom. Thus, occupational work for a lifetime. ladderization under EO 358 is only voluntary on the part of each college or With tech-voc skills and competencies in university and admission standards vary hand, plus work experience acquired at among them. each job platform, plus a college degree, eventually you emerge from the system a In the ladderized college degree program, better qualified, more experienced and you will be granted credit recognition that more competent person who is far more corresponds to your acquired national desirable for better jobs and careers. certificate level. However, to meet the full requirements of a particular year Which college disciplines have been level, you may need to take such subjects ladderized? Are all college degree as math, history, humanities and other programs covered? In what regions, major subjects that are not normally part provinces, cities and municipalities? of a tech-voc course. Initially, for SY 2006-2007, ladderized Some colleges and universities will education will be implemented in the said implement ladderization more extensivelyeight disciplines which are among the and more liberally than others. Therefore, most popular. it will be necessary for you to check the individual ladderization programs of a Tesda and CHED have worked together college or university. to map out competency equivalents in many of these programs to develop I operate or manage a college or possible credit equivalency matrices in university that provides college degree selected disciplines. Ladderized curricula programs, and I am interested to offer have also been developed in some of the

without having to earn money throughout that period, then you can enroll in the regular BS degree program.

ladderized programs. How do I qualify? identified tech-voc and college degree programs. As agreed by Tesda and CHED, the following guidelines should be observed Beginning SY 2006-2007, the Ladderized by colleges and universities applying for Education System under EO 358 was authorization to operate ladderized implemented nationwide, in institutions programs: with authorized ladderized programs that have already been approved by Tesda and 1. The college or university should have CHED in eight popular disciplines. existing CHED-recognized programs, in the case of private colleges and Will ladderized education also cover universities; or Board-approved other disciplines and other college Programs, in the case of state universities degree programs? and colleges (SUCs), and local colleges and universities. Definitely. We have merely started to institutionalize ladderized college degree 2. CHED shall evaluate the existing programs in our educational system. This traditional program to determine if they will be a continuing work in progress, an are still in compliance with the policies, ongoing process of never-ending standards and guidelines set for the development. Lists of disciplines/college course offering. For private colleges and degree programs will be expanded to universities, the minimum eligibility is widen the scope and coverage of prior recognition of the traditional ladderized education. Tesda and CHED program. For SUCs, an equivalent are working closely together with their authorization from the Board of Regents respective institutional partners to is required. achieve this progressively. 3. Private colleges and universities and Where can I get more details and SUCs that will offer new ladderized information about ladderized education? college degree programs under EO 358 will also be allowed to operate. They will All other details and information on have to submit their application to the ladderized education are available at the CHED regional office nearest the college nearest Tesda and CHED field offices in or university. New ladderized college your area. degree programs are defined as those which do not have prior permit or recognition from CHED.

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