Employability of Filipino high school graduate

 The K to 12 Curriculum prepares the students for the world of work , middle level skills
development,entrepreneurship and college education.

 As early as Grade 7 & Grade 8, the student is made to explore at least 8 subjects in the
four areas of Technology and Livelihood Education(TLE) namely: Home Economics, ICT,
Industrial Arts and Agriculture and Fishery Arts.

 In Grade 10 and Grade 12 the student is supposed to have obtained a National

Certificate(NC) Level I and NC Level II from TESDA.NC I and NC II make a Grade 12
graduate employable.
The K to 12 curriculum
– Section 5 of the Enhance Basic Education Act of 2013,stipulates the following curricular
standards which the curriculum developers adhered to in crafting the K to 12 curriculum:

 The curriculum shall be learner-centered , inclusive and developmentally appropriate;

 The curriculum shall be relevant , responsive and research-based;
 The curriculum shall be culture-sensitive;
 The curriculum shall be contextualized and global;
 The curriculum shall use pedagogical approaches that are constructivist , inquiry based,
reflective and integrative.
The K to 12 curriculum
 The curriculum shall adhere to the principles and framework of Mother Tongue-Based
Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) which starts from where the learners are and from what
they already knew proceeding from the known to the unknown , instructional materials and
capable teachers to implement the MTB-MLE curriculum shall be available

 The curriculum shall use the spiral progression approach to ensure mastery of knowledge and
skills after each level ; and

 The curriculum shall be flexible enough to enable and allow schools to localize,indigenize and
enhance the same based on their respective educational and social contexts. The production
and development of locally produced teaching materials shall be encourage and approval of
these materials shall devolve to the regional and education units.
Curriculum Tracks
 The student after undergoing Senior High School can choose among four Tracks:

 Academic
 Business, Accountancy, Management (BAM)
 Humanities and Social Science (HUMSS)
 Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM)

 Technical-Vocational-Livelihood
 Sports track and Arts and Design
 General Academic Strand (GAS)