Five Dimensions to

Professionalism

Dr. Nicolas T. Capulong, Ph. D.

Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
Five Dimensions to Professionalism
1. Specialized Knowledge
2. Skills
3. Standards
4. Spirit
5. Supportive Environment
A. Specialized Knowledge
Know What and know How when a
person does his job well. He is the person
who can best do the job.
B. Skills
Knowledge is translated in the quality of
our work in the way we put specialized
knowledge into practice.
a. Technical Skills
Accuracy in routine office work
Speed in routine office work
Planning work in advance
Neat and orderly results
Knowing general office methods
Learning about new methods

b. Social Skills
Appropriate personal appearance
Suitable use of language
Keeping business secret
CO operating with other workers
Personal Qualities
Getting to work on time
Getting to work done before deadlines
Using suitable initiative
Accepting appropriate responsibility
Accepting suggestions and criticisms.

a. Time management
b. Resource/s management
c. Space management
d. Faculty
1. Starting on the Dot
Make Filipino time synonymous with
Punctuality
Be prompt
2. Making good use of Time
Time is opportunity, time is gold,
time is glory.
C. Standards
They are the yardstick of our work; they measure the quality of our
work.
a. internal
b. external

Mediocrity vs. Excellence

Complacency vs. Dynamism
Reactive vs. Proactive
Self Interest vs. Principle

D. Spirit
It refers to the esprit d corps.
Elements
Acceptance
Understanding
collaboration

E. Supportive Environment
 Code of Ethics
of
Professional Teachers

Dr. Nicolas T. Capulong, Ph. D.

Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
Teachers are duly licensed
professionals who posses
dignity and reputation with
high moral values as well as
technical and professional
competence.
1. The Teacher and the State
A Trustee of the cultural and educational
heritage of the nation.

Elevate national morality, promote national

pride, cultivate love of country.

Actively help carry out the declared policies of

the state.

Physically, mentally and morally fit.

 Posses and actualize full commitment and
devotion to duty.

Shall not engage in the promotion of any

political, religious, or other partisan interest.

Shall vote and shall exercise all other

constitutional rights and responsibilities.

Shall enjoy academic freedom.

2. The Teacher and the Community

Shall render the best services

Provide leadership and initiative to actively

participate in community movements.

Behave with honor and dignity at all times

and refrain from gambling, smoking,
drunkenness and illicit relations.
Study and understand local customs and
traditions.

Inform the community about the schools

work, accomplishments, its needs and
problems.

Provide leadership in community when

needed; extend counseling services.

Posses freedom to attend church and

worship.
3. The Teacher and the Profession
Ensure that teaching is the noblest profession.
Uphold the highest possible standards of quality
education.
Participate in the continuing Professional
Education program.
Help if duly authorized to seek support for the
school
Use teaching profession in a manner that makes
it a dignified means for earning a decent living.
4. The Teacher and the Teaching
Community
Be imbued with the spirit of professional loyalty,
mutual confidence and faith in one another, self-
sacrifice for the common good and full
cooperation with colleagues.
Not to claim for work not of his own and give due
credit for the work of others which he may use.
Organize and leave to his successor such
records and other data as are necessary to carry
on the work.
Hold inviolate all confidential information
concerning associates and the school.
May seek correctives for what may appear to be
on unprofessional and unethical conduct of any
associate.

May submit to the proper authorities any

justifiable criticism against an associate
preferably in writing, without violating any right of
the individual concerned.

May apply for a vacant position for which he is

qualified, provided that he respects the system
of selection on the basis of merit and
competence.
5. The Teacher and Higher Authorities
in the Philippines
Make an honest effort to understand and
support the legitimate policies of the
school and the administration.
Make no false accusation or charges
against superiors, especially under
anonymity.
Transact all official business through
channels.
Seek redress against injustice and
discrimination and raise his grievances
within democratic processes.

Invoke the Principle that appointments,

promotions, and transfer of teachers are
made only on the basis of merit and need
in the interest of the service.

Live up to his contractual obligation

assuming full knowledge of the
employment terms and conditions.
6. School Officials, Teachers and Other
Personnel
School officials show professional
courtesy, helpfulness and sympathy
towards teachers and other personnel.

Formulate policies or introduce important

changes in system at all levels.

Encourage and attend to the professional

growth of all teachers.
Shall not dismiss or recommend for
dismissal a teacher or other subordinates
except for a cause.

Ensure that public school teachers are

employed in accordance with pertinent
civil service rules.
7. The Teacher and Learners
Has the right and duty to determine the
academic marks and promotion of learners in
the subjects they handle.
Recognize that the interest and welfare of
learners are his first and foremost concern, and
handle each learner justly and impartially.
Shall not be prejudiced nor discriminate any
learner.
Shall not accept favors or gifts from learners,
parents and others in exchange for requested
concessions.
Shall not accept, directly or indirectly, any
remuneration from tutorials.
Base evaluation of the learners work on merit
and quality of academic performance.
Exercise utmost discretion to avoid scandal,
gossip and preferential treatment of the learner.
Shall not inflict corporal punishment on offending
learners nor make deductions from their
scholastic ratings.
Insure that conditions contributive to the
maximum development of learners are
adequate.
8. The Teacher and Parents
Establish and maintain cordial relations
with parents.

Inform parents, through proper authorities

of the progress or deficiencies of learners
under him.

Hear parents complaint with sympathy

and understanding.
9. The Teacher and Business
Has a right to engage, directly or indirectly,
in legitimate income generation.

Maintain a good reputation with respect to

financial matters.

Not to act, directly or indirectly, as agent of

or be financially interested in any
commercial venture.
10. The Teacher as a Person

Live with dignity in all places at all times.

Place premium upon self-respect and self-
discipline.
Maintain at all times a dignified
personality.
Recognize the Almighty God or Being as
guide of his own destiny and of the
destinies of men and nations.