Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) that fail to produce passers in the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) should be closed to ensure aspiring educators receive quality training, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Friday.
Citing data from the Teacher Education Council, the senator said 200 institutions recorded zero passers in the 2024 secondary level licensure exam, while 121 institutions had no passers in the elementary level.
Currently, 397 teacher education programs are recommended for closure by the Commission on Higher Education due to poor performance and noncompliance with standards.
In 2024, the agency amended several memorandum orders to strengthen quality assurance in pre-service teacher education and require the shutdown of institutions that repeatedly fall below minimum standards.
However, the enforcement of the revised rules has been delayed as some institutions challenged the closure orders in court.
“We are wasting the time of those who want to become teachers if we do not give them the best education. That is why we are urging CHED to close these TEIs,” Gatchalian said.
