ISSUANCES

DepEd issuances are official documents containing policies, procedures, or information released and/or
signed by the DepEd Secretary or other authorized officials of the DepEd pursuant to its mandateThe
different DepEd issuances are the following:

 DepEd Order;
 DepEd Memorandum;
 Office Order;
 Office Memorandum; and
 DepEd Advisory.
https://depedtambayan.net/deped-issuances/

JHS STE PROGRAM

The STE Program is a special program which shall lay the foundation for a career and/or support to a
career for learners with interest and aptitude in Science, Technology and Engineering. The Program
consists of the following components:

1. Curriculum and Instruction;

2. Learning Environment;
3. Leadership and Governance; and
4. Administration and Finance.

Curriculum
The core subjects offered in the Secondary Education Curriculum (SEC) and under the K to 12 BEC were
enhanced by additional subjects identified in the Revised Curriculum of the Engineering and Science
Education Program (ESEP) of the S & T-Oriented High Schools. The subject offerings, time allotment and
unit credits stipulated in DepED Order No. 41, S. 2004 and DepED Order no. 31, S. 2012 were strictly
implemented. In many schools offering the Program, add-on subjects in Science and Mathematics were
offered on top of the requirements of the core curriculum and the special curricular program in science
and technology.

The Special Curricular Program in Science, Technology and Engineering (formerly ESEP) envisions highly
responsible, morally upright, globally competitive, and work-ready learners from schools offering
relevant and innovative Science, Technology and Engineering education. Committed to this vision, the
STE High Schools shall be the centers of excellence in Science, Technology and Engineering education in
the schools divisions that shall develop the full potential of students along these areas.

With the vision and mission in mind, the Program aims to widen access to quality secondary education
with the view to develop learners with the interest and aptitude for careers in or for higher learning in
Science, Technology and Engineering.

http://www.depedbataan.com/resources/36/special_curricular_program_in_science_technology_and_
engineering_(ste).pdf

STVEP JHS
The “Strengthened Technical-Vocational Education Program (STVEP), which the Department of
Education (DepEd) launched in school year (SY) 2007-2008, has gone a long way in propping up,
vitalizing and popularizing technical-vocation education (TVE) in public secondary schools.

The STVEP, an effective strategy to properly address the perennial problem of poverty, is
designed to provide utmost development of the individual as a total person equipped with
technical-vocational and academic competencies, proper work ethics and desirable values that
will make the person economically-stable, responsible, law-abiding, productive and competitive
in the world of work.

Specifically, the program seeks to equip students with certifiable technical, vocational, and
industrial and other relevant skills to be productive citizen of the country, improve high school
(HS) students’ performance in skills and academic competence, achievement tests,
accreditation and equivalency for certification programs and upgrade the competency of tech-
voc teachers in the delivery of basic and certifiable skills in different courses through skills
trainings, seminars and formal studies.

School of arts and trade include automotive technology, building construction,

cosmetology, drafting, electronics, food trades, garments, machining, PC hardware
servicing, plumbing, refrigeration and air-conditioning, and welding.

On the other hand, school of agriculture offers crop production, vegetable production,
animal production and food processing while school of fisheries presents fish culture,
fish processing and fish capture.

Aside from their respective regular curricular offerings, the three types of tech-voc
schools have three mandate subjects, namely, Internet and Computing Fundamentals
from first to third year, Technical Drawing from second to third year, and
Entrepreneurship from third to fourth year.

To ensure that students acquire necessary skills in their different lines of specialization,
the DepEd has partnered and linked not only with TESDA but also with the Quezon
City-based Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization-Innovation Technology
(SEAMEO-INNOTECH), Microsoft Philippines, Meralco Foundation, Inc. (MFI), Don
Bosco Technical School, Petron Philippines, San Beda College, Colombo Plan Staff
College for Technician Education, and CISCO Networking System of the Philippines.

https://www.philstar.com/other-sections/education-and-
home/2012/01/12/766679/deped-strengthens-techvoc-education