State of the Technical Vocational Education in the Philippines
Major issues and concerns:
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| Source: Manila Bulletin |
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| Source: Youth Works PH |
1. Sudden decrease of techvoc enrollment. Because free techvoc trainings are offered by TESDA (TTIs), LGU/s, and by some politicians.
Free techvoc training thru scholarship grants is not necessarily wrong. But the government (WE) must specify the kind of free trainings to be given and the target beneficiaries as not to defeat and compete the existence of our Private TVI’s that invest much for their facility, curriculum, trainers, tools and equipment.
2. The additional 2 years in basic education (K12) main purpose is to produce a job ready graduates. However, it is only an Industry Expert Practitioner who has the capacity to train them and not a mere Education Teacher because it requires specific industry skills.
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| K-12: Senior High School strands |
DepEd has taken the NC I and NC II on their TVL track (K12). It is TESDA agency who produces qualified Techvoc Trainers and it is the private TVIs who develop curriculum for them.
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| Source: CDN Digital Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia tells DepED to focus on academics, let TESDA work on skills |
3. Piracy of TVET trainers. DepEd has no qualified techvoc trainers for their TVL strands that is why, they are offering a much higher compensation on the trainers that are coming from and product of the Private TVIs.
4. Tedious UTPRAS* requirements. For aspiring TVET schools who would want to open a program that is relevant and much needed in the workforce.
*Unified TVET Program Registration and Accreditation System
5. Unavailability of Assessment Centers. More assessment centers in different industry will answer the problem on the lack of Trainers and Industry Experts. However, there are lot of industry Expert Practitioners who are discouraged to take Assessment because of the requirements.
Example. Industry Expert Practitioner is not a HS graduate which is one of the requirements for Training Methodology 1.
6. No assessment schedule . No assessment Center means no Assessment Schedule
7. Outdated Training Regulations. It will take TESDA 3 years to recalibrate the TR’s
Good thing that Tesda has recently calibrated some of the Training Regulations because of the advent of the 4th Industrial Revolution. But most of the TR’s still remains outdated that some of the tools, implements, materials, trainee and trainers requirements might no longer be applicable in todays generation.
8. Low or inappropriate rate of Scholarship Voucher for TVI’s professionalized program and curriculum versus TESDA’s short term skills training.
9. Low regard, low image of TVET
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| Problems identified |
10."K-12 graduates are half baked and are not job ready source" - PCCI
Employers warn that the first batch of K to 12 graduates may not be qualified to work." – The World Tonight, ANC. January 16, 2018
Possible Reasons:
- Very Short Period of In-School Training
- Trainers are not Industry Expert Practitioners
- Short period of Industry Exposure/OJT
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| Source: TV Patrol, ABS-CBN. |
11. DepEd’s TVL track trainers and teachers are not industry experts/practitioners
-no appropriate/relevant & adequate industry experience
-product of general academic and short skills training
"These are some of the more complex shortcomings within TVET Industry that private TVI’s need to deal with.
Tesda's industry TR’s actually came from private TVIs.
Tesda is consulting and encouraging private TVIS to develop more programs and register with them, but once its done, the same program will also be offered FREE thru scholarship grants by Barangays, LGUs, and some politicians.
Paano na ngayon ng mga TVIs?
Paano na ang TVET?
Paano na at saan patutungo ang mga TVET students?
Where will these students holder of NCII go and continue their passion to become a highly skilled professional techvoc practitioner in a specific and restricted field?
The world’s booming service industry, for one, is in dire need of skills and various technical knowhow.
It’s time not to consider it as a lowly job but a field that offers many opportunities and advancement if only techvoc students are given the correct training and education!
We need to improve and become world class. It is our duty to rally behind the highly professional techvoc industry that we all dream of – globally competitive and aligned with the international progressive countries for better appreciation of our country’s tvet industry.
We have the power and capacity to uphold the image and the integrity of our TVET industry. Let us be the solution that will change the image of our industry. The future of techvoc education lies on the collective effort like us.
It is about time to make a change for a better techvoc education and training in our country. It is time to put our TVET Qualifications High!
Our neighboring countries are leaving us behind in the race for economic growth and more productive life.
Singapore is busy making records in academic excellence. Singapore continually make changes, especially by introducing new methods, new ideas, and new products.
Japan is busy making breakthroughs in IT and innovation. Its education system is teaching their citizens to become more productive.
Japan is the most progressive in Asia- always the first to introduce something new, and remains number one in technology innovation. Likewise, Koreais adapting the Japanese way and look where they are now!
Japan and Singapore focus on the quality of their TVET education -- not on the quantity. They invest in higher TVET industry qualifications because they know the people are their most valuable resources.
They make all their citizens income generating-professionals in producing quality products, and in giving quality services. They look at these future professionals as revenue-generating individuals as potential taxpayers. More income means more money for the government!
Here in the Philippines, We are actually far behind from other Asian countries.
Reference:
Galvez, A. (2021). For Better Pinoy Technical Vocational Educational and Training (TVET)
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