Let’s Check

1.What amendments to RA 7836 were made by RA 9293 on the following:

a. Number of units in professional education required of non-education graduates:

Answer: 18 units in Professional Education

b. Registration of those engaged in teaching without examination:

Answer: ARTICLE III, Section 26. Registration and Exception - No person shall
engage in teaching and/or act as a professional teacher as defined in this Act, whether
in the preschool, elementary or secondary level, unless the person is a duly registered
professional teacher, and a holder of a valid certificate of registration and a valid
professional license or a holder of a valid special/ temporary permit.

c. Required rating for para-teachers:

Answer: With a rating not lower than five percentage points from the passing
general average rating.

2. Other than para-teachers, who else are entitled to a special permit?

Answer: A special permit may also be issued by the Board to a person who has
excelled and gained international and is a widely acknowledged expert in his or her
respective field of specialization.

3. What is required for teachers covered by Sec.26 of RA 9293 who have not
practiced their profession for the past five years?

Answer: Professional teachers who have note practiced their profession for the
past five (5) years shall take at least twelve (12) units of education courses, consisting
of a least six (6) units of pedagogy and six (6) units of context courses or the equivalent
training and number of hours to be chosen from a list of courses to be provided by the
Board and the Department of Education, before they can be allowed to practice their
profession in the country.
4. Who are qualified for the issuance of a license without examination?

Answer/s:

 A holder of a certificate of eligibility as a teacher issued by the Civil Service

Commission and the Department of Education, Culture and Sports.
 A registered professional teacher with the National Board for Teachers under the
Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) pursuant to Presidential
Decree No. 1006