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Task Force proposes key recommendations to enhance DepEd's SHS program

Published Aug 8, 2024 01:19 pm

The Senior High School National Task Force (SHS-NTF) on Thursday, Aug. 8, presented its recommendations to the Department of Education (DepEd) to improve the implementation of the SHS program.

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(Photo from DepEd Facebook page)

The SHS-NTF presented the recommendations during a meeting with DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara in Pasig City.

In partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the SHS-NTF laid out its findings on how to make the SHS program more effective after reviewing the challenges and issues surrounding it.

Angara, on the other hand, praised the individuals and organizations that contributed to the report. 

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(Photo from DepEd Facebook page)

He also emphasized the need for faster and more efficient ways to improve the SHS program.

In May of last year, DepEd created a national task force to conduct a program review on SHS implementation. 

The creation of the SHS-NTF was announced by DepEd in Memorandum No. 028 s. 2023, signed by Undersecretary for Curriculum and Teaching Gina Gonong.

In the memorandum, DepEd underscored the importance of ensuring that SHS graduates have “greater access to employment, entrepreneurship, advanced education, and training” as the country strives for economic recovery and growth.

DepEd explained that the SHS-NTF was created to “address the emerging challenges in the implementation of the SHS program” in both DepEd and non-DepEd schools.

Among the functions of the SHS-NTF was to review existing program policies to “ensure consistency, responsiveness, and relevance to the needs of the learners and stakeholders.”

The SHS-NTF was also expected to “gather and consolidate relevant data on SHS program implementation” and to “develop policies and plans based on the program implementation review (PIR) results and in anticipation of its future needs.”

The task force was directed to coordinate with relevant offices such as state universities and colleges (SUCs), public and private schools, ROs, and SDOs, in developing an SHS database that includes policies, program offerings, and private school data.

The SHS-NTF aimed to strengthen engagement with private sectors and various industries at the national and regional levels to improve SHS employability by determining industry demands and strengthening work immersion.

Moreover, the SHS-NTF was also expected to collaborate with partners in conducting studies relevant to the improvement of the SHS program, including labor market demands and job skills mismatch; leverage the support of local government units (LGUs), government agencies, and external stakeholders to ensure the success of the SHS program; and conduct advocacy work, including Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) plans to promote the SHS program.

DepEd noted that the first cohort of learners who “engaged the full cycle” of the K to 12 Curriculum since 2011 graduated in School Year (SY) 2023-2024.

At the end of SY 2017-2018, DepEd expects to produce the first batch of 1.3 million SHS learners who graduated from their respective tracks or strands.

Before the SHS-NTF was created, DepEd noted initial observations on the implementation of the SHS program, mostly related to employment opportunities, which are among the promises of the K to 12 program.

READ: 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/5/12/dep-ed-creates-a-national-task-force-to-review-shs-program-find-out-why

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