EDSA REVOLUTION TO THE PRESENT

1. MAEID 211: Technological Trends &
Problems in Philippine Industries
Prof. NORMA BELDIA
Course Facilitator
DIELYN P. HIJOSA
Reporter

2. EDSA
REVOLUTION TO
THE PRESENT

3. • In education and other social
infrastructure sectors, the year of
1986 was a transition period. It was
the marked by reorganization ,
strengthening, planning, improving,
revising or changing the system
developed during the past regime.
Educational Thrust of
Administration

4. More importantly, it was a
year of planning and
changes of development
under newly restored
democratic environment.

5. Objectives of Education and
Manpower Development Sector
to improved the quality and increase the
relevance of education and training;
To increase access of disadvantage
groups in all educational areas;
To accelerate the development of
middle-and high level manpower toward
economic recovery and sustainable
growth, as well as to enhance their
employability, productivity and self -
reliance

6. to inculcate values needed in
social transformation and renewal.
to raise the level of awareness,
interest and participation in sports
and cultural activities;
to maintain and educational system
that is truly Filipino in orientation,
open to constructive ideas from
everywhere, but alert to influences
inimical to national dignity.

7. POLICIES AND STRATEGIES ON
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
Secondary Education
1. Barangay high school shall
be review to determine
those to be retained and/ or
upgraded and provided with
massive vocational
education inputs.

8. 2. Secondary vocational schools
shall either be upgraded into
post-secondary technical
institute or to continue as
secondary vocational school with
additional role as area vocational
centers for students from
neighboring general high
schools.

9. 3. Development of
vocational placement
test for students
entering vocational
schools.

10. Post Secondary Technical and
Vocational Education
1. Technical and vocational shall be
directed to provide:
a. Skills required by a labor-intensive
agriculture and rural-based
development strategy;
b. Skills for self employment and
entrepreneurship; and
c. Skills required by current and
emerging technologies and
industries.

11. 2. Priority in skills development shall
be given to the following areas;
a. Crop and livestock production
b. Post harvest and processing
c. Farm management
d. Farm mechanization
e. Electrical/electronics
f. Mechanical/electronics
g. Welding fabrication and computer
programming

12. 3. Upgrading of existing
vocational/technical schools
shall have priority over the
establishment of new ones.
Physical facilities and
instructional materials
development shall receive
attention and support.

13. 4. Curriculum testing and
standards shall be reviewed
and strengthened. Skills
developed program shall be
enriched with values
education emphasizing work
ethic, discipline, productivity
and nationalism.

14. 5. The system of training and re-
training technical/vocational
teachers and administrators shall
be improved.
6. A national and vocational
aptitude test will be developed
and institutionalized to assist
students in their vocational
planning.

15. • 7. A more rational system for
the allocation of funds to
support technical and
vocational schools shall be
instituted. Non-traditional-
generating projects shall be
encouraged to augment
funds for their operation.

16. 8. Linkages with the private
sectors shall be encouraged
and strengthened to
improved the sectors
participation in planning and
implementation of technology
education and ensure
absorption of graduates.

17. 9. A system of voluntary
accreditation of technical and
vocational education shall
instituted.
10. The management of technical
and vocational education shall be
continually improved to achieved
and maintain economical,
efficient, and effective delivery
system.

18. Non- Formal Education
• Non-Formal education shall focus
on functional literacy, numeracy
and citizenship, and vocational
training to meet the skills
requirement of the economy.
Extension program of state
colleges and universities shall be
accelerated to expand the
provision for non-Formal
education.

19. ORGANIZATION AND
DEVELOPMENT
Responsibilities for Technical and
Vocational Education
DECS Order No. 36, s, 1987 was
promulgated to define the
function of the following bureaus
with respect to technical and
vocational education. The order
defines the following:

20. Bureau of Higher Education.
This Bureau is responsible for
degree programs, associate
programs, as well as
midwifery, radiology, physical
therapy and other sciences.

21. The Bureau of Technical and
Vocational Education: This
Bureau is responsible for post-
secondary certificates of at least
five months, diploma courses and
board courses whose duration is
not more than three years. It is
also covers computer hardware
courses

22. The Bureau of Non-Formal
Education. This Bureau is
responsible for extension
services or outreach
programs, such as livelihood
courses which do not require a
high school diploma for
admission.

23. Creation of Regional Offices for
Technology Education
• Ad-hoc Committee on Technical and
Vocational Education were created upon
the promulgation of MECS Memorandum
No. 62, dated June 6, 1986. Each
committee operates under Office of MECS
Regional Director. Its responsibility is to
oversee the program of TVE in the region. It
is consisted of regional supervisors who
have adequate educational background and
experience in the field of agriculture, fishery,
trades and crafts, and home economics

24. Formation of the Technical
Education Network
• The (TVED) Technical and Vocational
Education Project, funded by a loan
from Asian Development Bank was
operationalized in 1982. Its objectives
is to institutionalized the benefits
derived from the project. For this
purpose 21 Technical Institutes (TIEs)
were established to constitute a
network known as Technical
Education Network (TEN)

25. Establishment of the National
Agricultural Education System
• DECS Order No. 96,s.1987
established National Agricultural
Education System (NAES). For the
purpose of this Order, “agricultural
includes courses related to
professional, scientific, technological,
technical, and vocational
developments in fields of animal
science, medicine, crop science,
agricultural engineering, fisheries and
forestry

26. • The creation of NAES is
anchored on the belief that
the development of
countryside and rural
sector is best attained with
support of agricultural
education and research
and extension system.

27. The Fishery Education
Project as Program Thrust
• DECS Order No. 454, s, 1987 promulgated
to install the Fishery Education and Training
Project as a program and thrust in the
mainstream of the Philippine rational
system. This aimed to strengthen fishery
education training by upgrading the seven
fishery education institutions designated as
Regional Institute of Fisheries
Technology(RIFT). Order installed the RIFT
to form part of the network of technician
institutes coordinated by the Bureau of TVE

28. CURRICULUM
DEVELOPMENT: POLICIE
AND STANDARDS
• Standards doe industrial
Technician Education
• Some policies and
minimum standards for
technology courses

29. STRENGTHENING THE
TECHNICAL PANELS
• Technical Panel for
Agricultural Education
(TPAE)
• Technical Panel for
Technical and Vocational
Education (TPVE)

30. FOREIGN-ASSISTED
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
PROJECTS
• Agricultural Technology
Education Project
• Philippine Australia
Technical Vocational
Education Project

31. QUALITY ASSURANCE IN
TECHNICALAND VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION
• Accreditation in Technical and
Vocational Education
• Evaluation of Technical and
Vocational Schools
• The technician Competency Skills
Test

32. LINKAGES IN SECTORAL
PARTICIPATION
• Creation of Technical
Coordinating Committee
• Creation of Technical
Advisory Committees
• Guidelines for
Supervised Industrial
Training

33. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
• Competency Based Instruction (CBI)
• Technology Education in the New
Secondary Curriculum
• Entrepreneurship Program
• Technical and Vocational Education
Project as Program Thrust
• Advisory Boards for the Centers for
Technical Education

34. Thank you for
listening.
Merry Christmas
& a Happy New
Year!!