DepEd thanks PNU, RCTQ for aiding NEAP transformation
The Department of Education commended the Philippine Normal University (PNU) and the Research Center for Teacher Quality (RCTQ) for assisting in the ongoing transformation of the National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP).

“While the NEAP right now is not a degree conferring body as part of our transformation, its program is moving towards being recognized and credited by higher education institutions, particularly teacher education institutions,” said DepEd Undersecretary Nepomuceno Malaluan. “We are very happy with the partnership that we have with PNU and RCTQ,” he added.
Malaluan noted that through the partnership with PNU and RCTQ, “there is cross recognition of the professional development programs on the part of NEAP.”
Through the NEAP transformation, DepEd and PNU have collaborated to better assist teachers and school leaders in their pursuit of professional growth.
PNU President Dr. Bert Tuga, in a recent DepEd press conference, said that the partnership supports the DepEd in “assisting teachers and school leaders show evidence of attainment of their current career stages which are based on the applicable set of standards and further support them to move to the next career stages.”
To support the NEAP Priority Development Programs for teachers, school heads, and supervisors, Tuga said that PNU has reviewed the Program Design (PD) of NEAP to align and equate professional their accomplishments with the university’s existing graduate degrees.
PNU also developed a customized program for NEAP personnel. Tuga noted that the customized program of PNU “focuses on the outcomes-based approach that addresses the needs” of the DepEd.
With this partnership, teachers and school leaders can bring to PNU their accomplishments based on the NEAP earned units and go through PNU equivalency to know and to place them in the correct MA or Ph.D. program.