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This chapter will provide evidences and theories from different interrelated
from various reliable research resources and materials in order to offer concrete
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added two (2) years extension of Senior High School (SHS) to the curriculum in
education system that will produce productive and responsible citizens equipped
with the essential competencies and skills for both life – long learning and
employment.
said that “the extension will give all incoming Senior High School students ample
time to decide on their choice of SHS track. The Secretary added that DepEd
wants the students to be aware of the importance of choosing a track that suits
their interest and matches job opportunities that await them. In order to meet the
goal of this curriculum program and to have a better employment in the near
future, students must undergo to a training process that will contribute to their
experiences and enhance their career skills. Thus, the DepEd implemented Work
Immersion as a training program that will further hone the skills of the students.
The said training program is similar to Internship and On-the-Job Training (OJT)
Order no. 30, series of 2017, it is incorporated in the K-12 Basic Education
the nation’s development targets. This program can help student trainees to
Immersion program will give students enough time to experience an actual work
simulation that will help them in developing their life and career skills, as well as
employment. Similarly, this training program will provide them opportunities to (i)
gain relevant and practical industrial skills under the guidance of industry experts
and workers; (ii) appreciate the importance and application of the principles and
theories taught in school; (iii) enhance their technical knowledge and skills; (iv)
enrich their skills in communications and human relations; and (v) develop good
can help them grow as professional individuals (Lozada, 2017). Students must
undergone Work Immersion to prepare themselves for the real world by training
transition from being a student to being part of the working class could be a
challenge to new graduates. Hence, training programs like Work Immersion that
are provided by various educational institutions, will help students to prepare in
obtained by the students is one way to test the effectiveness of this training
program. These positive learnings of the students are the key unlock the
The positive learning gains suggest that work immersion enables the
experiences as an avenue to test themselves and apply what they have learned
in a non-school scenario where they were not only able to apply their previous
training but are also able to experience the social interactions in a work
partner institutions developed many skills and values that would help them as
national and international development goals and targets which includes higher
education and professional qualifications. What they really need now is proper
of the program educational objectives which will prove that the graduates are
really equipped with essential knowledge, values (behaviour) and skills that can
contribute to the development of the community (Laguador & Dotong, 2014). In
that way, students can accomplish the required and desired requirements of the
companies, industries, and institutions for a better work employment in the near
future.
periodically to align the skills needed by the industry. The curriculum should be
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personality holistically. Through experiences and skills that they can obtain in
students can develop their abilities as an employee for the near future.
college institutions in order to improve the skills and to prepare every college
extensive training for students that can improve their skills, knowledge, and even
attitude that are necessary for their future work. This training program can give
students enough preparation to their future decisions. With this extensive training
program, students can improve their personality and meet the professional
that they may otherwise not consider pursuing a public sector career due to
insufficient knowledge about the way that the government works. Internship
programs can be even more useful for countries that adopt civil service exams as
a primary recruitment instrument. Since civil service exams partially measure the
expertise to their field through work experience and career skills development.
school with practical work experience and lasts for about three months to a year
(Ebreo et al, 2014). It is said that “learning by doing” is a great tactics to hasten
practical work simulation can learn a lots of things about their specializations in a
short period of time. Thus, giving learning opportunities to students helps them to
expand their knowledge, cultivate their abilities and discover new skills and
more negative impact than no internship at all. This suggests that the
government should pay more attention to the needs of interns and institutionalize
obtained by the students are the things to consider in assessing and evaluating
the training programs. With this system, students are expected to have a greater
competitive their output and services (Buted, Felicen & Manzano, 2014). In this
Training (OJT) program is the first thing to determine in reforming the curriculum.