Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
MIMAROPA Region
DIVISION OF ORIENTAL MINDORO

Name: Level: Score: LAS No. __

CLC: Schedule: Date:

Type of Activity:
 Extended Learning (Individual Practice  Classroom Encounter  Others
Learning Strand 4: Life and Career Skills

Lesson: Identify one’s own PECS for improvement, development and growth
Learning Competency # 5 : Develop/strengthen one’s own personal entrepreneurial competencies and
skills (PECs) * Identify one’s own PECs for improvement, development and growth LS4LC-AE-PSB-AE/JHS-5
References:
ALS Module: Are You Looking for a Job? https://www.academia.edu
https://www.findanyanswer.com Merriam Webster since 1828 Dictionary

A. Pre -test

Direction: Match different characteristics of a person in column A with their meaning in column B by writing

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the letter correct answer on the space provided before the number.

Column A Column B

_____1. Sound decision maker A. always looking for an opportunity to

have/earn income/
_____2. Has the initiative B. put yourself in a situation that responsible to
the success and failure of the business
_____3. Creative C. trusting in one’s ability
_____4. Discipline D. adaptable to change
_____5. Profit – oriented E. solid dedication
_____6. Committed F. work diligently
_____7. Excellent Planner G. skilful in record keeping
_____8. Ability to accept change H. effective and efficient communication skills
and relates well to people
_____9. Hardworking I. always stick to the plan
_____10. Confident J. innovates to have an edge over other
competitors
K. makes wise decision towards the set
Objectives
B. CONCEPT
What is PECS (Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies) – it refers to the key characteristics,
qualities, skills, abilities, knowledge and behavior that a successful entrepreneur should have in
order to be successful.
- to the important characteristic that should be possessed by an individual in order to perform
entrepreneurial functions effectively.

One’s PECs (strengths, attitudes, assets, skills, limitations)

Important characteristics/ traits/ attributes of a good entrepreneur

1. Hardworking – one of the important characteristics of a good entrepreneur. This means working
diligently and being consistent about it. Hardworking people keep improving their performance to
produce good product and/or provide good services.
2. Confident – entrepreneur have self - reliance in one’s ability and judgment. They exhibit self -
confidence to cope with the risk of operating their own business.
3. Disciplined – successful entrepreneurs always stick to the plan and fight the temptation to do what is
important.
4. Committed – good entrepreneurs assume full responsibility over their business. They give full

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commitment and full dedication to make the business successful.

5. Ability to accept change – nothing is permanent but change. Change occurs frequently. When you
own a business, you should cope with and thrive on changes. Capitalize on positive changes to make
your business grow.
6. Creative – an entrepreneur should be creative and innovative to stay in the business and in order to
have an edge over the other competitor.
7. Has the initiative – you must put yourself in a position where you are responsible for the failure and
success of your business.
8. Profit – oriented – An entrepreneur enters the world of business to generate profit or additional
income. The business shall become your bread and butter. Therefore, you must see to it that the
business can generate income.

Important Skills of a successful entrepreneur

1. Excellent planner – planning involves strategic thinking and goal setting to achieve by carefully
maximizing all the available resources. A good entrepreneur develops and follows the steps and the
plans diligently to realize goals. A good entrepreneur knows that planning is an effective skill when
combined with action.
2. Possesses people skills - this is a very important skill needed to be successful in any kind of business.
People skills refer to effective and efficient communication and establishing good relationship to the
people working in and out of your business. In day –to- day business transaction, you need to deal
with people. A well develop interpersonal skill can make a huge difference between success and
failure of the business.
3. Sound decision maker – successful entrepreneur have the ability to think quickly and you make wise
decision towards a pre- determined set of objectives. No one can deny the ability to make wise
decisions in an important skill that an entrepreneur should possess. Sound decision should be base on
given facts and information and lead towards the pre – determined objectives.
C. Exercise
Direction: answer the following questions below. Choose your answer inside the box and write it on the space
before the number.

Hardworking Ability to accept change Excellent planner

Confident Creative Possesses people skills
Disciplined Has initiative Sound decision maker
Committed Profit - oriented

____________________1. It is one of the characteristics of an entrepreneur is to always stick to the plan and fight
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the temptation to do what is important.

____________________2. When the entreprenuer assume full responsibility and dedication to their business. what
character did the entrepreneur possesss?
____________________3. When the entrepreneur keeps improving their performances to produce good pruducts
and provide good services, the entrepreneur is?
____________________4. When the entrepreneur knows how to communicate well to his/her customers and
workers, she/he possesses?
____________________5. When the entrepreneur makes sure his/ her business generates profit he/she is?
____________________6. The entrepreneur puts himself/herself in a position where he/she is responsible to the
success and failure of the business, he/she has?
____________________7. The ability to think quickly and to make wise decision towards a situation, the
entrepreneur is a?
____________________8. Whe the entrepreneur is innovative to stay in the business in order to have n edge over
the other competitor, he/she is?
____________________9. Entreprenuer capitalize on positive changes to make his/her business grow What
entrepreneurial comptency, he/she has?
____________________10. The ability to have a good judgement and cope with the risk of operating their own
business means the entrpreneur is?

Direction: Assess yourself what PECs you posses. Put check mark in either strengths or areas you need to
improve.

Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies PECs Strengths Areas that needs

of an Entrepreneur to improve
Hardworking – works diligently

Confident – self – reliance in one’s ability

Disciplined – always stick to the plan

Committed – solid dedication

Ability to accept change – adaptable

Creative – innovative to have edge over other competitors

Profit – oriented – always looking for an opportunity to have/ earn

money
Excellent planner – strategic thinking and setting of goals

Possesses people skills – effective and efficient communicating skills

and relates well to people

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Sounds decision maker – make wise decision towards the set

objectives
TOTAL

Interpretation or insight of your result:

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D. Post – test
Direction: Below are the situations of some entrepreneurs that possesses entrepreneurial competencies. Choose
what characters of an entrepreneur stated in the situations. Choose the letter of the correct answer

1. Ana has a restaurant business, her costumer is ranting about the taste of the food he ordered. As an
entrepreneur, Ana explained her costumer her side about the complaint and give him a food as a
complement. What PECs as entrepreneur Ana possess?
a. Hardworking
b. Confident
c. Creative
d. Sound decision maker
2. Sally owns a tailor shop, she always check the trends on social media and make her stuff innovated to make
her business offer new products for her costumers. What PECs must she possess?
a. Confident
b. Creative
c. Profit – oriented
d. Disciplined
3. Harvey and his friends are planning to open a motorcycle parts shop, but his friends have second thought
about it. He explained to his friends that it is a good idea to open up a business so that they have extra
income. As entrepreneur what PECs does Harvey possesses?
a. Hardworking
b. Ability to accept change
c. Profit - oriented
d. Possess people skill
4. Harvey and his friends finally open their motorcycle parts shop. One of his friends named Ben is consistently
monitor their shop to give good services to their customers. What character of a good entrepreneur his friend
Ben has?
a. Confident
b. Excellent planner
c. Hardworking
d. Creative
5. According to PECs a good entrepreneur possesses people skills which refer to effective and efficient
communication and establishing good relationship to the people working in and out of your business. Choose
the best situation below that possess this PECs.
a. Aida and Shiella always follow and stick to their plans when making a new product for their
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business.
b. Elsie her friends make sure that their business is generates money.
c. Abigail is a nice boss because she always communicates with her staff and makes good relations
to her customers.
d. Henry is a hardworking boss; always monitor his business to make good products and services.
6. Olive wanted to start an online business to support her studies but she is busy in her modules, what do you
think is the best thing she must to do?
a. Dont start the business yet, finish the studies first.
b. Start the online business and forget studying to focus on the business.
c. Ask someone to start a business for you so you can focus on your studies.
d. Because it is online business, make a schedule when to post and do a transactions to your clients
and a schedule or time for your studies.
7. Roj is very creative when it come to his business, he does different ways to improve his creativity except
a. Always searching in different online platforms to improve his skills
b. Try out something when something came up on his mind.
c. Copy what others are doing
d. Ask someone how to do it and put his own style in it.
8. Elisha is very confident when it comes to her business. Elisha being confidence means
a. She can do everything alone for the business.
b. She doesn’t need opinion from others because she know that she can do it.
c. She is confident to run the business smoothly beacuse she took up courses to study the business.
d. She is confident when it comes to business beacuse she is rich, if her business fail it doesn’t
matter.
9. Roland Andrew is one of the owner of the of the prestigious hotel in the country, even though they always
not around to supervise the business. Roland Andrew never forgets to update his managers about it. He
posses?
a. He is a sound decision maker
b. He is a profit –oriented
c. He is committed
d. He is confident
10. Lenore is very hands on in his restaurant business, he always study and visit different websites to learn and
know what is trendy to improve and enhance his business what characteristic he posses?
a. Disciplined
b. Committed
c. Sound decision maker
d. Ability to accept change.

_____________________________ _________________________ _______________________

Signature of Learner ALS Teacher Parent /Guardian

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Answer key

PECS
Pretest Exercise Post test
1. H 1. DISCIPLINED 1. D
2. B 2. COMMITTED 2. B
3. J 3. HARDWORKING 3. D
4. I 4. POSSESSES PEOPLES SKILLS 4. C
5. A 5. PROFIT ORIENTED 5. C
6. E 6. HAS THE INTITIATIVE 6. D
7. K 7. SOUND DECISION MAKER 7. c
8. D 8. CREATIVE 8. C
9. F 9. ABILITY TO ACCEPT CHANGE 9. C
10. C 10. CONFIDENT 10. D