Objectives

At the end of this module, the learners are

expected to:
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Relate the results of the National Career
Achievement Examination (NCAE) in
choosing the curriculum exit;
Determine preferred life and career based
on chosen curriculum exit; and
Appreciate the chosen life, career, and
curriculum exit based on one’s interests
and personality type.
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In Grade 9, the Department of Education
conducts career assessment through the
National Career Assessment Examination
(NCAE).
The NCAE aims to provide guidance to
individual learners for their future
educational and career choices. It also
provides the basis for profiling learners’
aptitude in the four Senior High School
tracks.
3 Domains in NCAE:
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General Scholastic Aptitude (GSA)
Occupational Interest Inventory (OII)
Aptitude for Senior High School Tracks
General Scholastic Aptitude (GSA)
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 Measures the learners’ reading comprehension and
scientific, verbal, mathematical, and logical
reasoning ability.
Occupational Interest Inventory (OII)
 Is a checklist of occupational interests that
provides an assessment of inclinations or
preferences for comprehensive career guidance.
Aptitude for SHS
 Determines the learner’s inherent capacity to
succeed in the Senior High School tracks.
 A profile
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chart of the students’
occupational inclinations and preferences
through the identified cluster occupations is
provided in the results of the NCAE. The test
is being administered to all grade 9 learners
who are currently enrolled in public and private
schools with the government permit or
recognition. Moreover, learners with special
needs may also be assessed provided that test
accomodations are met (per DepEd Order
No.55, s. 2016 Sec. 9)
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Helping people make career decisions has been
fundamental to counselling psychology since its
emergence as a profession, and it continues to be
central to its identity today (Gelso & Fretz, 2001, as
cited in Journal Psychology, 2010).
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After acquiring all the knowledge, skills, and
attitude and being aware of their interests and
possible career path, Grade 12 learners will now
choose the curriculum exit they will pursue after
Senior High School. Grade 12 learners may choose to
work immediately since they are of legal age and
have the competencies to perform a specific job, or
to pursue a business they can start to earn money.
They may also proceed to higher education and
pursue a degree course or take up any Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA) courses for middle-level skills development.
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 EMPLOYMENT
Any senior high school graduate who plans to
work after senior high school can check with the
Public Employment Services Office (PESO) in their
locality for possible job vacancies, or they can
browse in the Department of Labor and Employment
website, www.ble.dole.gov.ph for possible local
employment.
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 ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Senior high school graduates who plan to
pursue the entrepreneurship exit will have to
consider many things. They have to be cautious lest
they end up losing money invested in the business.
The Philippine Business Industry (as cited in
https://www.biznewsph.com/p/business-ideas-in-
philippines.html,2012) has come up with the list of
ideas where prospective entrepreneurs can start and
grow their own business in the Philippines.
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 HIGHER EDUCATION
Senior high school graduates who would want
to pursue a degree course in higher education may
directly inquire at any colleges and universities in
their area. They may also inquire at www.ched.gov.ph,
the official website of the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) for the recognized programs of
schools per region.
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 MIDDLE-LEVEL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Senior high school learners who may want to
pursue middle-level skills development after
finishing a specific track and strand in senior high
school may inquire at their local TESDA offices for
the course offered in their locality. Those who went
to Technical Vocational Livelihood track and earned a
National Certificate Level II may apply for a higher
level of national certification if they opt to do so.
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Senior high school graduates may go to any
curriculum exits regardless of the SHS track they
took. If a learner took up a TVL Track, he/she can
still enroll in college to pursue higher education.
Moreover, after entering a specific exit, any SHS
graduate may proceed to other exit. For example, a
graduate who chooses to pursue higher education
and gets employed after graduation may enter into a
business or pursue middle-level skills development
while employed.
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