Philippine TVET System Self-Check

Encouraging international studies

Promoting higher education only

Providing high-quality technical and vocational training

Focusing solely on academic subjects

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)

Department of Education

Department of Labor and Employment

Commission on Higher Education

1 year

2 years

4 years

3 years

To provide recognition of competencies

To certify students for higher education

To allow students to skip grades

To enable students to teach

Limited application of skills

Strict adherence to traditional teaching methods

Focus on theoretical knowledge

Emphasis on measurable learning objectives

Assessment arrangements only

Competency standards and assessment arrangements

Only competency standards

Curriculum guidelines only

To promote international programs

To focus solely on higher education

To ensure compliance with minimum requirements

To eliminate all non-formal training

5 years

4 years

3 years

2 years

Making judgments on achieved competencies

Assessing only practical skills

Collecting evidence of theoretical knowledge

Evaluating personal attributes

To prepare students for university

To facilitate self-employment

To provide training for international jobs

To focus on academic subjects