Guide Questions for the Focus Group Discussion on the

Contextualization of IT Tech-Voc Track and Immersion Policy

Objectives:
1. To identify the specific curriculum gaps between the industry needs
and the DepEd curriculum.
2. To prescribe actions on the identified gaps on the curriculum through
changes or reformatting of the curriculum guide.
3. To identify the immersion policies per industry cluster
a. What is the existing industry policy?
b. What are the requirements for immersion in the companies
belonging to the industry?
c. What are the possible arrangements for immersion which can be
applied?

Curriculum Contextualization
FGD Questions:
PART 1: Curriculum Guide Review
Conduct a preliminary review/overview of the curriculum guides.
1. Based on preliminiary analysis, the following three competencies are
the core contents required by the industries under ITBPO:
a. Business communication
b. Service Culture
c. Systems Thinking

Q: What is the industtrys operational definition of the

abovementioned core skills?
2. For the core contents the curriculum mentioned above, are the
following core subjects found in the CG?
3. Are the CGs responsive to these core competencies? If no, how do we
address the gap?
4. Based on the provided curriculum guide for your industry, do you
identify any other gaps in terms of content and competencies which
you deem should be included in the curriculum?
5. What are the specific gaps in the existing curriculum which you think
should be addressed in this curriculum contextualization exercise?
Please run through the curriculum guide and specify specific needs of
the industry which are met or not met by the CG.

6. What are the competencies and skills needed for a student to be

prepared for employment in your industry? If present, are the
prescribed contents in the CG enough to answer to the industry need?
7. What are the specific content, content standard, performance
standard, learning competencies and code which should be included?

Content

Content
Standard

Performan
ce
Standard

Learning
Competenc
ies

Code

Specific Instructions regarding this part:

a. Please refer to the curriculum guide for topical /lesson analysis of
the curriculum guides. If the participant has already mentioned a
suggestion, please indicate it to the lesson/topic where it is most
relevant to.
b. If the industry has a prepared content suggestion, please identify
where the suggested content can be incorporated.
c. Please use the provided templates in supplying the answers.

Immersion Policy
FGD Questions:
1. What are your existing industry policies on immersion?
a. Students
b. Teachers
2. What are the requirements for immersion in the companies belonging
to the industry?
3. What are possible options for immersion within your industry?
a. Simulation
b. OJT
c. IT Resource/Enabled Immersion
d. Stand-alone immersion sites
e. Others
4. What is your industrys absorptive capacity of students for immersion?
5. What is you industrys absorptive capacity of students for
employment?
6. For possible immersion, what is the best time to schedule the
immersion?
7. What institutional arrangements should be met for the immersion?
8. What are the common unmatched job in your industry/ company?
9. What are the ways you can suggest to match the jobs in your
industry/company?
10.What are the incentives you need to conduct immersion of students
and teachers?
11.What are your company policies on student or teacher on insurance,
night shift arrangements and the like?
12.What are your company policies on teacher training? Does your
company provide for teacher training or capacity/capability building
investments?
13.What are the industry commitment on immersion, if any?
14.What are other possible areas of collaboration with your
company/industry for the curriculum contextualization and immersion
of students and teachers?

Annex A
Curriculum Contextualization and Immersion Policy
Participants
Industry
Cluster

Industry
Partner
1. Animatio ACPI/GDAP
n and
QCCCI
Illustratio SM
n
ABS

DepEd
Maricel Mallari
Joecelyn
Vargas

Documentor
/Facilitator
F- Raquel
Castillo
D- Lyn
Notario

Room
PLENARY
ROOM

2. Compute
r
Systems
Servicing

Any IT
Hermie Flores
Company
Nelson
IBM/Microso Hernandez
ft
Fujitsu
QCCCI
SM

F-Dr. Dario
Vargas
D-Dr.
Milagros
Referente

PLENARY
ROOM

3. Software
develop
ment/pro
grammin
g

Java /PHP web dev

Microsoft.n
et - Dondi
Mapa -app
dev
*Oracle QCCCI

Maureen
Lopez
Argel Pascua
Jonahmar
Villar

F-Benedict
Nisperos
D- Pia
Capalongan

4th FLOOR

4. Technical
Drafting

Engr.
George
Sorio
UAP

Lorelina
Morera
John
Tenchavez

F-Dr. Pedro
Vegim
D-Dr. Cecille
Geronimo

4th FLOOR

5. Contact
Center

CCAP/
ITBPAP
Telecoms
(Globe,
PLDT,
Bayantel)
Contact
Center ng
Bayan

Gina Anama
Adel Soliaban
Mrs. Nimfa
Gabertan

F- Cristina
Feliciano
D-Marets
Dela Cuesta

2nd FLOOR
END OFFICE

FGD Results Template

July 9, 2015
Curriculum Contextualization:
Questions

Q1
Based on preliminiary
analysis, the following
three competencies are
the core contents
required by the
industries under ITBPO:
a. Business
communication
b. Service Culture
c. Systems Thinking

What is the industtrys

operational definition
of the abovementioned
core skills?

Q2
For the core contents
the curriculum
mentioned above, are
the following core
subjects found in the
CG?
Q3
Are the CGs responsive
to these core
competencies? If no,

Answer

Remarks on the
Currlculum Guide
(Identify which
part of the CG
where the inputs
are relevant)

how do we address the

gap?

Q4
Based on the provided
curriculum guide for
your industry, do you
identify any other gaps
in terms of content and
competencies which
you deem should be
included in the
curriculum?

Q5

What are the specific

gaps in the existing
curriculum which you
think should be
addressed in this
curriculum
contextualization
exercise? Please run
through the curriculum
guide and specify
specific needs of the
industry which are met
or not met by the CG.

Q6
What are the
competencies and
skills needed for a
student to be prepared
for employment in your
industry? If present,
are the prescribed
contents in the CG
enough to answer to
the industry need?

Q7
Please refer to the
template provided.

Notes:_________________________________________________________________
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FGD Results Template
July 9, 2015
Immersion Policies:
Questions

Answer

Q1

a. Students

What are your existing

industry policies on
immersion?

b. Teachers

a. Students
b. Teachers

Q2
What are the requirements
for immersion in the
companies belonging to the
industry?
Q3
What are possible options for
immersion within your
industry?
a. Simulation
b. OJT
c. IT
Resource/Enabled
Immersion
d. Stand-alone
immersion sites
e. Others

Remarks (Identify
additional
queries from
participants
which cannot be
sufficiently
addressed)

Q4
What is your industrys
absorptive capacity of
students for immersion?
Q5
What is your industrys
absorptive capacity of
students for employment?
Q6
For possible immersion, what
is the best time to schedule
the immersion?
Q7
What institutional
arrangements should be met
for the immersion?
Q8
What are the common
unmatched job in your
industry/ company?
Q9
What are the ways you can
suggest to match the jobs in
your industry/company?
Q10
What are the incentives you
need to conduct immersion
of students and teachers?
Q11

What are your company

policies on student or
teacher on insurance, night
shift arrangements and the
like?
Q12
What are your company
policies on teacher training?
Does your company provide
for teacher training or
capacity/capability building
investments?
Q13
What are the industry
commitment on immersion,
if any?
-

Q14
What are other possible
areas of collaboration with
your company/industry for
the curriculum
contextualization and
immersion of students and
teachers?

TEMPLATE: Comments/Suggestions/Changes/Additions on the Curriculum

Content
Lesson 1/Topic 1 (please refer
to the CG)
Comments:

Content Standard

Performance
Standard

Le
Com

Lesson 2/Topic 2

Lesson 3/Topic 3

Content
Lesson 4/Topic 4

Lesson 5/Topic 5

Content Standard

Performance
Standard

Le
Com

Lesson 6/Topic 6

Content
Lesson 7/Topic 7

Lesson 8/Topic 8

Lesson 9/Topic 9

Content Standard

Performance
Standard

Le
Com

Content
Lesson 10/Topic 10

Lesson 11/Topic 11

Lesson 12/ Topic 12

Content Standard

Performance
Standard

Le
Com