The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday said it will push for a refreshed senior high school (SHS) curriculum that would respond to real-time demands through data-driven initiatives.
The agency said remodeling the program would equip learners with the necessary skills to better help them find better work in the technical-vocational field.
“Kung gusto nating may tunay na kinabukasan ang mga mag-aaral, kailangang nakabatay ang itinuturo natin sa aktuwal na pangangailangan ng industriya, ngayon at sa hinaharap (If we want students to have a real future, what we teach must be anchored on the actual needs of the industry now and in the future),” said DepEd Assistant Secretary Janir Datukan.
The current SHS curriculum is divided into two strands—academic and technical-professional (TechPro)—which has been in effect since the current school year.
The DepEd also tackled providing real-time data on workforce planning with the private sector as market trends were presented that would help formulate the curriculum.
“We must recognize that industry participation is the only way to strengthen the pipeline of school-to-work transition,” Bureau of Curriculum Development Director Peter Marc Magsalin said.
The agency also discussed the crucial point of enterprise-based education as it strives to harness the potential of industry-based partnerships with schools.
“By embedding industry more deeply into training design and delivery, the EBET (enterprise-based education training) framework positions technical-vocational education as a direct pathway to productive employment rather than a fallback option,” the DepEd said further.
