Project for Supporting Senior High School Modeling In Selected Technical Vocational High Schools

August 2014 No. 1

Assist in delivering quality technical vocational education to foster better opportunities for youths…

Project for Supporting Senior High School Modeling in Selected Technical Vocational High Schools

Japan International Cooperation transition to the labor market, the Agency (JICA) started “the Project Government of the is for Supporting Senior High School pursuing K to 12 year initiative that Modeling in Selected Technical will expand the country’s education Vocational High Schools” in cycle from 10 years to a globally February 2014 together with comparable 12 years and will Department of Education (DepED) enhance technical vocational (Tech- in the Philippines. Voc) education to better link schooling with industry needs and Background employment. The Government of the Philippines has made great efforts to improve its Prior to the full implementation of K basic education. However the net to 12 in 2016, Department of enrollment rate of secondary Education has developed the education still remains 64.83% curriculum in cooperation with the (SY2011-2012, NSO). Students’ Technical Education and Skills motivation to study will not go up Development Authority (TESDA), because of limited access to quality the Commission on Higher education and fewer prospects for Education (CHED) and other quality job opportunity. stakeholders, has implemented Senior High School (SHS) Modeling The development of human to identify the fine-tuned SHS Table of contents: resources to meet the industry needs program, and now reached its early is another challenge for the implementation stage. In this Government of the Philippines in the context, JICA decided to assist in Project purpose and expected 2 face of competition in the labor outputs such a piloting effort and join in the market among Asian countries. The thrust into the education reform of graduates with the current 10-year the Philippines. Target Schools 2 basic education cycle are too young to legally join the labor force and Project Term From February 2014 to June 2017 Rizal Experimental Station and they have not mastered the necessary Pilot School for Cottage 2 competencies. Industries In order to enhance quality of education and to facilitate the

Don Alejandro Roces Sr. Science 3 and Technology High School Technical Education in Japan

San Pedro Relocation Center 3 Secondary schools consist of a junior those students who have chosen a National High School high school (3 years) and a senior particular vocational area as their high school (3 years) in Japan. Senior future career. Specialized course Subangdaku Technical starts in senior high schools (Grade 3 high schools are mainly classified Vocational School into two categories: (1) general, and 10). It is designed to provide (2) specialized (formally called students with fundamental Tips to promote Tech-Voc “vocational” or “Tech-Voc Track”). knowledge and skills. It is 4 Education in Senior High School Specialized high schools consist of considered as “the first educational (a) Industrial, (b) Commercial, (c) step in fostering creative specialists Agricultural, (d) Fishery, (e) Home of the future”. Instruction in Activities & Schedule 4 economics, (f) Nursing, and (g) ICT experiments and practical exercises schools. including student’s projects is emphasized in the schools. Specialized high school is intended to provide vocational education for Project for Supporting Senior High School Modeling In Selected Technical Page 2 Vocational High Schools

Project Purpose and Expected Outputs

Overall Goal: Activities, strategies and promising practices implemented in the SHS modeling will be shared to other Tech-Voc high schools including the K to 12 modeling Tech-Voc high school nationwide as a resource reference to develop/enhance their School Im- provement Plans (SIP).

Project Purpose: A mechanism is developed for Tech-Voc high school activities to ensure its effective implementation through collaboration with industries/firms including those from Japan.

Pilot Schools（4） Model Schools（10）

Output 1： Output 2： Output 3： Mismatches/gaps between Pilot Schools became able to SHS modeling Tech-Voc high schools, other than the capacities/competencies of collaborate with industry/ four (4) pilot schools are informed of piloted graduates and industry needs firms (including Japanese activities / best practices for possible replication / are identified at the pilot firms) to improve school adaptation / adoption. Tech-Voc high schools and activities and to fill the addressed in their SIPs. identified gaps. Main activities： - Hold a workshop to disseminate learning Main activities： Main activities： experience / best practices of the pilot schools. - Interview industry with - Improve educational - Provide the grants to the model schools to support regard to job/skills activities of the pilot their school improvement. requirements. schools, catering for the - Provide support for the needs of society. employment of graduates.

Target Schools JICA Project Team primarily works with the following Tech-Voc high schools. The experiences and best practices gained in those schools are also shared to 280 Tech-Voc high schools including 10 model schools.

Rizal Experimental Station and Pilot School for Cottage Industries (Pasig City, Metro )

Rizal Experimental Station and Pilot send us to college. However, the high School for Cottage Industries school program offered by this school is (RESPSCI) has Hotel and Restaurant free, so everyone can continue study. Management course for senior high school. In two years of high school, In two years of our high school here, we students learn Housekeeping, Food & could gain knowledge necessary to find Beverage Services and Bartending. They a job in the future. Of course, there obtain related National Certificates were difficulties as well, but we could accredited by TESDA, besides studying learn how society worked and how the the core subjects such as Filipino and communication with others was Mathematics. important through our OJT experience at the firm.” As the first batch of senior high school, 22 students graduated this school at RESPSCI offers many specializations the end of March, 2014. As of June, 14 such as Electrical Installation & gradates found the job, two were self- Maintenance, Welding, and Garments employed and two went to college. for junior high school. They are Two other graduates are going to work planning to expand those abroad utilizing their skills and specializations to high school gradually knowledge fostered in RESPSCI. in order to meet the students’ demands in 2016. One of the graduates said, “Some of us are from families who can not afford to No. 1 Page 3

Don Alejandro Roces Sr. Science and Technology High School (Quezon City, Metro Manila)

Don Alejandro Roces Sr. Science and skills and knowledge. OJT of those Technology High School (DARSSTHS) students are conducted taking is offering the Automotive Technology advantage of DARSSTHS located near Course and Hospitality & Tourism Tomas Morato, Quezon City, where Course. many restaurants and hotels stand side

In Hospitality & Tourism Course, the by side. students are learning about Bread & The Wheatberry Bakery & Café in Pastry Production, Food & Beverage front of DARSSTHS accepted 9 OJT Services, Bartending, and Front Office. students from this school. Ms. Vivian, The students of Automotive Technology Course had OJT at Honda Cars Kalookan There are some opportunities for the manager, said “The students are highly Inc. and Hyundai. students to attend the course at motivated to learn at our bakery and

Philippine Women’s University and café. Through the OJT here, I am sure Manila Montessori College that they are now well prepared to be a International in order to enhance their member of world of work.”

San Pedro Relocation Center National High School (San Pedro City, Laguna)

San Pedro Relocation Center National OJT in Rohm Electronics Philippines High School (SPRCNHS) has more than Inc. manufacturing semi-conductor 6,000 students for its junior high school devices and electronic components in (from Grade 7 to Grade 10). This People's Technology Complex (PTC), school has Automotive Technology, Special Economic Zone in Cavite. In Garments, Electrical Technology, March, the Project Team together with Welding, Technical Drafting, Culinary the Industrial Linkage Coordinator of Art, Electronics Technology, SPRCNHS visited Human Resources Information Technology courses for Division of Rohm Electronics to senior high school. develop future collaboration between the company and the school. According Outputs of the students of 192 students graduated this senior high to the manager, the OJT students were Technical Drafting school last April. 130 students were working hard, thus the OJT period was already employed, 11 students were self extended for the most students. He also -employed and 49 students went to advised that SPRCHNS should come to higher education as of June. The OJT the meeting of Human Resources during Grade 12 has made a great managers located in PTC to present the contribution in their finding school profile and look for more employment. partners. As the result of the HR meeting, some graduates were hired by For example, 8 students specialized the company located in PTC. Electrical Technology have undertaken

Subangdaku Technical Vocational School (Mandaue City, Cebu) Subangdaku Technical Vocational One of the partner companies, School (STVS) offers Metal Works, METAPHIL has supported this school Garments and Food Trade & Bread and for 7 years in many ways, such as Pastry Production for its senior high providing training to teachers, OJT for school. students, and supply of consumables and equipment. Mr. Elliezer Simega, Due to the Bohol Cebu Earthquake in manager of corporate office, said, "Our October 2013, main school building has company is counting on partner- become unusable for schooling. schools such as STVS to supply reliable Students are forced to take classes Outputs of the students of and competent workers. With the Bread & Pastry Production outside. To overcome the difficulty, strong demand for welders not only in the school administrator and teachers the Philippines, but abroad as well, and are trying to establish good linkages with the skills that the students have with private sector to enhance the acquired, becoming world-class quality learning environment for the welders is not far from possible." The students. young staff of METAPHIL seem to be regarded as the role model of the students of STVS. No. 1 Page 4

Tips to promote Tech-Voc Education in Senior High School To improve the Tech-Voc Education in the ability to speak good English, but Senior High School, Pilot Schools are also ability to establish good conducting the following activities: relationship with supervisors and colleagues. ・Exploring partner companies in cooperation with student’s parents, ・In food related industries, sensitivity graduates and LGU (RESPSCI, towards hygiene is very important. DARSSTHS, and STVS). To provide Tech-Voc Education to lead ・Accredited as School Based PESO good employment, schools should pay attention to foster students’ practical UNIQUEASE Corporation is the and conducted Job Fair at school (SPRCNHS). All Pilot School make skills, at the same time, to foster Social Enterprise to create a job positive and proper attitude on work. opportunity for youth and minimize great efforts to assist employment of the number of Children at Risk. The graduates. This issue is sometimes mentioned in youths from vulnerable groups in technical high school in Japan, too. One ・Introducing the school activities to society, work at UNIQUEASE of Japanese teachers commented, “the restaurant. locators of near industrial park attitude will be fostered through through the cooperation with the enhancement of specialization. If After the presentation on Social administrator of industrial park students notice her/his skill can be Enterprise UNIQUEASE, and enjoyed (SPRCNHS). utilized in society, s/he will gain her/his healthy and delicious food, the The Project Team and Industrial confidence and behave properly. It is teachers interviewed the two young Linkage Coordinators of Pilot Schools very important for us, teachers to staff of UNIQUEASE restaurant. The visited several companies and connect what they learn and their teachers were impressed by assertive interviewed the managers to identify future job. ” communication of the two. They told employee's competencies required in that they learned many skills including Let’s visit industries surrounding your industries. school to know the practical situation communication skills at UNIQUEASE. and realize the quality Tech-Voc ・Many companies require the Education to our students. communication skill. It means not only

Activities & Schedule UNIQUEASE Address: 2nd Floor, No. 7850, The first Joint Coordination SMAW is being taught at SPRCNHS, Ave. corner Gen. Luna St., Makati City, Committee (JCC) Meeting was held at BHPI, various welding technologies Metro Manila, Philippines on 4 July 2014 to orient the concerned including TIG and SAW are utilized. Tel: +63-(0)2-519-6406 parties of the Project towards achieving The teachers were very much Website: http://www.uniquease.net/ the project purpose and expected impressed by sophisticated welding outputs. The meeting was chaired by methods offered at BHPI. The Project DepED Undersecretary, vice-chaired by Team will provide other opportunities Chief Representative of JICA to visit other industries in cooperation Philippine Office, and attended by the with Japanese companies in order to officials of Bureau of Secondary upgrade the teaching quality at Tech- Education and Tech-Voc Unit, the Voc high schools. representatives from TESDA, CHED, and 4 Pilot Schools. The first Training in Japan titled Project Office “Technical Education in high schools in c/o Technical-Vocational Unit On 8 July, the first Industrial Japan” for two weeks is planned in Room 413, Mabini Building, DepED Immersion was conducted at October. The representatives of DepED Complex, Meralco Ave., Pasig City, UNIQUEASE Restaurant targeting the Tech-Voc Unit and Pilot Schools will teachers teaching food-related subjects Philippines attend lectures on the policy and at Pilot Schools as shown in above left. curriculum of technical education and

visit technical schools to observe how Tel: 02-470-6628 / 0928-232-6191 The industrial immersion for welding lessons and assistance for employment E-mail: [email protected] teachers of SPRCNHS was arranged on are provided in Japan. July 19. 3 teachers and 2 Industrial Website: http://www.jica.go.jp/project/ Linkage Coordinators from SPRCNHS In March, towards the end of the first english/philippines/008/index.html visited Babcock-Hitachi Philippines project year, the workshop will be held Inc. (BHPI) in Bauan, Batangas. BHPI to share with the model schools the manufactures power boilers and learning experiences / best practices Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ industrial boilers, and also provides attained at the Pilot Schools. jicaprojecttechvocshsphilippines engineering services. While a basic of