EXECUTIVE

ORDER #358
S. 2004
Septeber 15, 2004
 WHEREAS, the agenda of this
administration prioritizes the creation
of six to ten million jobs and the
expansion of youth opportunities;
WHEREAS, the present
compartmentalization of TVET and HE
hinders the recognition and
accreditation of competence in
technical-vocational skills HE and
vice-versa;
SECTION 1.
The Technical Education and Skills

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

Development Authority (TESDA) and the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
in consultation with the concerned sectors
and stakeholders shall develop and
implement a unified national qualifications
framework that establishes equivalency
pathways and access ramps for a ladderized
system allowing for easier transitions and
progressions between TVET and HE.
 • NEW SYSTEM OF
WHAT IS
EDUCATION IN THE
LADDERIZED PHILIPPINES THAT ALLOWS
EDUCATION? LEARNERS TO PROGRESS
BETWEEN TECHNICAL
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
AND TRAINING (TVET) AND
COLLEGE, AND VICE-
VERSA.
• LADDERIZED EDUCATION
OPENS OPPORTUNITIES FOR
CAREER AND
 Why Ladderized
• Education?
Ladderized Education is the answer then to this
wasteful duplication. Ladderation provides the Tech-
Voc graduate with Gateways or entry points to a
College Degree Program where he can earn
appropriate, equivalent credits for previous learning
acquired in Tech-Voc. It also allows learner to obtain
a Tech-Voc.
 Ladderized Education will be implemented in
eight (8) disciplines, namely
• Agriculture,
• Education,
• Engineering,
• Information and Communication Technology,
• Health,
• Maritime,
• Business Tourism and
• Criminology