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Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF)

President’s SONA 2011 “… ngayon pa lang, nagtatagpo na ang kaisipan ng DOLE, CHED, TESDA at DepEd upang tugunan and isyu ng job mismatch. Susuriin ang mga curriculum para maituon sa mga industriyang naghahanap ng empleyado, at gagabayan ang mga estudyante sa pagpili ng mga kursong hitik sa bakanteng trabaho.”

What is a Qualification? Package of competencies describing a particular function or job role existing in an economic sector. It covers the work activities required to undertake a particular job role.

What is the Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF)? It is a national policy that describes the levels of educational qualifications and sets the standards for qualification outcomes. A quality assured national system for the development, recognition and award of qualifications based on standards of knowledge, skills and values acquired in different ways and methods by learners and workers of a certain country

It is competency ‐ based. It is labor market driven. It is assessment based qualification recognition.

Benefits of the PQF: I. FOR THE PERSON  Encourages lifelong learning allowing the person to start at the level that suits him and then build-up his qualifications as his needs and interests develop and change over time  Certificates and licenses recognized by government

II. FOR THE EMPLOYERS • Assures that standards and qualifications are consistent to job requirements/demand • Provides common understanding on standards, qualifications and levels

III. FOR THE E & T PROVIDERS  Ensures transparency in training provision, conformance to standards and preciseness of accountability for learning outcomes  Provides common understanding of policies and guidelines on credit transfers, articulation, portability, bridges pathways and RPL

IV. FOR THE AUTHORITIES • Provides the standards, taxonomy and typology of qualifications as bases for granting approvals to providers and stakeholders • Harmonizes qualifications in E & T across Philippines

OUTPUTS INPUTS Industry needs Qualification Levels Descriptors Need for global recognition of competencies Registers Philippine Current qualifications Working Groups issues at all levels Qualifications Qualifications issues in Pathways & Equivalencies Framework recognition of prior learning Quality Assurance Research and policy papers on NQF Information & Guidelines NQFs of other countries International Alignment Consultation and Advocacy With Stakeholders

Technical Baccalaureate, Education Post- Baccalaureate, and Skills Post-Doctoral/ Four (4) Years Junior HS + Development Specialization Two (2) Years Senior HS + Six (6) Years TESD Specialization (NC I and NC II) /Arts & Sports/ One (1) Academics Year

His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III , President of the Republic of the Philippines, signed Executive Order No. 83 dated October 1, 2012 entitled INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE PHILIPPINE QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK

THE PHL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK TECHNICAL BASIC EDUCATION AND LEVEL HIGHER EDUCATION EDUCATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT DOCTORAL AND L8 POST DOCTORAL POST BACCALAUREATE L7 BACCALAUREATE BACCALAUREATE L6 L5 DIPLOMA NC IV L4 NC IV L3 NC III L2 GRADE 12 NC II L1 GRADE 10 NC I

Section 1. Establishment of the Philippine Qualifications Framework The Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF) is hereby established with the following objectives: 1. To adopt national standards and levels for outcomes of education; 2. To support the development and maintenance of pathways and equivalencies which provide access to qualifications and assist people to move easily and readily between the different education and training sectors and between these sectors and the labor market; and 3. To align the PQF with international qualifications framework to support the national and international mobility of workers through the increased recognition of the value and comparability of Philippine qualifications.

Section 2. PQF National Coordinating Committee The PQF National Coordinating Committee is hereby created to be chaired by the Secretary of the Department of Education with the following as members: – Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) – Commission of Higher Education (CHED) – Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and – Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)

Section 4. Participation of the Industry Sector • Industry Sector representatives shall be consulted and tapped in the detailing and application of the PQF to ensure alignment of educational outcomes to job requirements.

Section 5. Level Descriptors • The PQF shall incorporate an 8 – level Qualifications Descriptors defined in terms of the following:  knowledge  skills and values  application and  degree of independence

Section 6. Learning Standards • DepEd, TESDA and CHED shall make detailed descriptors of each qualification level based on learning standards in basic education , competency standards or training regulations , and the policies and standards of higher education academic programs . They shall jointly implement national pilot programs to determine its relevance and applicability in all levels of education.

Section 7. Review of Licensure Examination • The PRC and CHED shall review the framework and contents of the licensure examinations of each of the professions and align them with that of the PQF.

Section 8 – Technical Secretariat To ensure efficient and effective implementation, DepEd, TESDA and CHED shall organize from their present staff complements a permanent Technical Secretariat.

Implementing Rules and Regulations Broad statements towards the implementation of the provisions of the EO. Signed by the Chairman and all the members on December 17, 2012. Submitted to the Office of the President on December 21, 2012. Published in the Philippine Star on December 28, 2012 and in the Official Gazette on January 7, 2013.

THE PHILIPPINE QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS DEGREE OF LEVEL APPLICATION AND VALUES INDEPENDENCE Level 1 Knowledge and skills that are Applied in activities that are set in a In conditions where there is National manual or concrete or practical limited range of highly familiar and very close support, guidance or and/or operational in focus. Certificate I predictable contexts; involve supervision; minimum straightforward, routine issues judgment or discretion is which are addressed by following needed. set rules, guidelines or procedures. Level 2 Knowledge and skills that are Applied in activities that are set in a In conditions where there is National manual, practical and/or range of familiar and predictable substantial support, guidance Certificate II operational in focus with a contexts; involve routine issues or supervision; limited variety of options. which are identified and addressed judgment or discretion is by selecting from and following a needed. number of set rules, guidelines or procedures. Level 3 Knowledge and skills that are a Applied in activities that are set in Application at this level may National balance of theoretical and/or contexts with some unfamiliar or involve individual responsibility Certificate III technical and practical. Work unpredictable aspects; involve or autonomy, and/or may involves understanding the work routine and non-routine issues involve some responsibility for process, contributing to problem which are identified and addressed others. Participation in teams solving, and making decisions to by interpreting and/or applying including team or group determine the process, established guidelines or coordination may be involved. equipment and materials to be procedures with some variations. used.