This contains CNN’s interview with CHED chairman Prospero de Vera III about the ETEEAP, its procedure and other essential information that can help our readers.
Interview with CHED chairman Prospero de Vera III on CNN about ETEEAP.
Here is the original link to the footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajIptcLpd2Q
Credit to CNN Philippines
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For those working for companies in the manufacturing industry who want to enroll under the ETEEAP, different job descriptions in that field cover a wide range of equivalent degrees, and mostly not related to each other. Just saying manufacturing or “factory worker” is not enough to qualify one to enroll under the program. For a complete information on this, please click/tap on the link or image below.
For those working for companies in the BPO industry who want to enroll under the ETEEAP, different job descriptions in that field cover a wide range of equivalent degrees, and mostly not related to each other. Just saying BPO is not enough to qualify one to enroll under the program. For a complete information on this, please click/tap on the link or image below.
For the complete ETEEAP requirements, please visit this page. (ETEEAP Requirements)
For the complete enrollment procedure, please visit this page. (Enrollment Procedure)
IF you need sample documents for your requirements, we have them on this link. (Sample Documents)
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For those working for companies in the BPO industry who want to enroll under the ETEEAP, different job descriptions in that field cover a wide range of equivalent degrees, and mostly not related to each other. Just saying BPO is not enough to qualify one to enroll under the program. Here are some of the fields to consider:
What are the equivalent bachelors degrees for the above departments in the BPO environment? Here are the possible ones that apply:
Just like other degree requirements for ETEEAP enrollment, the candidate/applicant needs to provide all the requirements. For the complete information on this topic, please see the link below. Then the procedure on enrollment should be followed. The complete guide is found on the link below.
For the complete ETEEAP requirements, please visit this page. (ETEEAP Requirements)
For the complete enrollment procedure, please visit this page. (Enrollment Procedure)
IF you need sample documents for your requirements, we have them on this link. (Sample Documents)
Sample application letter – Click/Tap here
Sample CV – Click/Tap here
Sample COE – Click/Tap here
Sample DFR – Click/Tap here
Application Form – Click/Tap here
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Para sa mga factory worker na nais magkaroon ng degree, gusto din namin kayong matulungan kung paano kayo mag-apply sa ETEEAP at kung ano ang inyong ibigay na information kapag kayo ay mag-enquire.
Tulad ng ibang degree, kailangang kompleto din ang impormasyon na ibigay ninyo. Kulang yung sabihin niyong “factory worker”, “all-around” o “production”. Ang ganitong sagot ay walang katapat na degree na pwedeng i-alok ng kahit anong ETEEAP school.
Kaya upang magabayan kayo sa tamang direction, ito ang impormasyon na kailangan ninyong ibigay kapag kayo ay mag-apply, o mag-enquire. Kailangang masagot ninyo nang kompletong impormasyon ang mga tanong na ito.
Ano yung detalyadong trabaho ninyo bilang factory worker?
Kailangang detalyado ang gawain ninyo sa factory sapagkat magkakaibang degree ang katapat ng bawat trabaho. Kahit pa all-around ay siguradong may isa o dalawang “specific function” na mas doon kayo naka-focus.
Nandito ang mga halimbawa ng factory job descriptions na pwedeng ma-evaluate ng ilang school para mabigyan ng degree:
Machine Operator: Ito yung mga pag-isipan ninyo na detalye na pwedeng pagkuhanan ng evaluation points na pwede ninyong isama sa inyong DFR:
Kung ganito ang mga hawak mo sa factory ay pwede kang makapag-enroll ng Bachelor of Industrial Technology, Mechanical Technology major (BIT-Mechanical). Ang pinakamurang mga school na mayroon niyan ay PSU at DMMMSU.
Puntahan niyo ang link ng PSU dito: PSU ETEEAP Page
Puntahan niyo ang link ng DMMMSU dito: DMMMSU ETEEAP Page
Production (Semiconductor and Electronics): Ito yung mga pag-isipan ninyo na detalye na pwedeng pagkuhanan ng evaluation points na pwede ninyong isama sa inyong DFR:
Kung ganito ang mga hawak mo sa factory ay pwede kang makapag-enroll ng Bachelor of Industrial Technology, Electronics Technology major (BIT-Electronics). Ang pinakamurang mga school na mayroon niyan ay PSU at DMMMSU.
Puntahan niyo ang link ng PSU dito: PSU ETEEAP Page
Puntahan niyo ang link ng DMMMSU dito: DMMMSU ETEEAP Page
Production (Garments factory): Ito yung mga pag-isipan ninyo na detalye na pwedeng pagkuhanan ng evaluation points na pwede ninyong isama sa inyong DFR:
Kung ganito ang trabaho mo sa factory ay pwede kang makapag-enroll ng Bachelor of Industrial Technology, Garments and Fashion Design major (BIT-Garments and Fashion Design). Ang pinakamurang mga school na mayroon niyan ay PSU.
Puntahan niyo ang link ng PSU dito: PSU ETEEAP Page
Office (Staff Admin or Quality Controller): Ito yung mga pag-isipan ninyo na detalye na pwedeng pagkuhanan ng evaluation points na pwede ninyong isama sa inyong DFR:
Kung ganito ang trabaho mo sa factory ay pwede kang makapag-enroll ng Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) o kaya Bachelor of Science in Office Administration (BSOA). May listahan tayo ng mga school na deputized ng CHED para sa BSBA at BSOA dito sa link.
BSBA-BSOA Deputized Institutions.
Yan ay ilan lamang sa mga trabaho sa factory na possibleng ma-evaluate para mabigyan ng degree. Pagkatapos ninyong ibigay ang detalye ng trabaho niyo ay ihuli ninyo ang inyong educational attainment at iba pang mga training certificate at iba pang mga credential ninyo. Kung kakapusin man kayo ng evaluation points ay magbibigay ang school ng advice kung ano pa ang pwede ninyong gawin para ma-kompleto ang kailangan ninyong score para sa enrollment sa ETEEAP.
Isang mahalagang payo na uulitin lang natin: Ang ETEEAP ay work experience based kaya kailangan ninyong maintindihan ang sistemang ito. Hindi kayo pwedeng mamili ng degree na hindi akma sa inyong trabaho. Para sa kompletong impormasyon tungkol dito ay pwede ninyong puntahan ang mga link sa karagdagang impormasyon sa ibaba kung hindi pa ninyo nakikita ang mga ito.
Isa pang mahalagang advice. Sa ETEEAP ay importante ang pagiging attentive sa instruction at palabasa sa ibinibigay na link, infographics o iba pang material. Kapag napansin ng school admin na hindi kayo ganyan baka ibagsak nila kayo. Halimbawa, may ibinigay na infographics o link sa inyo at nagtanong kayo na ang sagot ay nandoon sa kakabigay lang na material, at paulit-ulit na ganyan, magiging problema yan na attitude kapag naka-enroll na kayo. Kaya ang ilang school ay hindi na tinatanggap ang mga aplikante na ganyan.
May iba pa tayong karagdagang impormasyon dito sa ibaba.
Para sa iba pang mga enquiry, pakisundan ang procedure na ito.
Another important point: Karamihang ETEEAP schools ngayon ay hindi face to face. Either online or modular sila, o kaya ay hybrid online-modular. Ito ay para sa mga OFW na magkakaiba ang time zones at hindi rin makauwi para mag-aral, o hindi rin convenient para sa online synchronous learning. Kaya hindi kailangang sa inyong lugar ang school na hanapin ninyo.
Sample application letter – Click/Tap here
Sample CV – Click/Tap here
Sample COE – Click/Tap here
Sample DFR – Click/Tap here
Application Form – Click/Tap here
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Para sa mga Domestic Helper na nais magkaroon ng degree, gusto din namin kayong matulungan at ito ang pwede ninyong ibigay na information kapag kayo ay mag-enquire.
Tulad ng ibang degree, kailangang kompleto din ang impormasyon na ibigay ninyo. Kulang yung sabihin niyong “sa bahay lang ako”, o “all around ang trabaho ko”. Ang ganitong sagot ay walang katapat na degree na pwedeng i-alok ng kahit anong ETEEAP school.
Ito ang impormasyon na kailangan ninyong ibigay kapag kayo ay mag-apply. Kailangang masagot ninyo ng kompletong impormasyon ang mga tanong na ito.
Ano yung mga trabaho ninyo bilang DH?
Kailangang detalyado ang gawain ninyo sa bahay sapagkat magkakaibang degree ang katapat ng bawat trabaho. Kahit pa all-around ay siguradong may isa o dalawang gawain sa loob ng bahay na mas doon kayo naka-focus.
Nandito ang mga halimbawa ng trabaho na pwedeng ma-evaluate ng ilang school para mabigyan ng degree:
Yan ay ilan lamang sa mga trabaho ng mga DH na possibleng ma-evaluate para mabigyan ng degree. Pagkatapos ninyong ibigay ang detalye ng trabaho niyo ay ihuli ninyo ang inyong educational attainment at iba pang mga training certificate at iba pang mga credential ninyo. Kung kukulangin man kayo ng score sa evaluation ay magbibigay ang school ng advice kung ano pa ang pwede ninyong gawin para ma-kompleto ang kailangan ninyong score para sa enrollment sa ETEEAP.
Isang mahalagang payo lang: Pero huwag naman kayong mangarap ng nursing kung kayo ay nag-aalaga ng mga matatanda nang mga amo dahil mataas ang requirement ng nursing degree. Kahit pa sa ospital kayo nag-trabaho ay mahirap pa ring makakuha ng nursing degree sa ETEEAP.
Isa pang mahalagang impormasyon. Sa ETEEAP ay importante ang pagiging attentive sa instruction at palabasa sa ibinibigay na link, infographics o iba pang material. Kapag napansin ng school admin na hindi kayo ganyan baka ibagsak nila kayo. Halimbawa, may ibinigay na infographics o link sa inyo at nagtanong kayo na ang sagot ay nandoon sa kakabigay lang na material, at paulit-ulit na ganyan, magiging problema yan na attitude kapag naka-enroll na kayo. Kaya ang ilang school ay hindi na tinatanggap ang mga ganyan.
May iba pa tayong karagdagang impormasyon dito sa ibaba.
Para sa iba pang mga enquiry, pakisundan ang procedure na ito.
Another important point: Karamihang ETEEAP schools ngayon ay hindi face to face. Either online or modular sila, o kaya ay hybrid online-modular. Ito ay para sa mga OFW na magkakaiba ang time zones at hindi rin makauwi para mag-aral, o hindi rin convenient para sa online synchronous learning. Kaya hindi kailangang sa inyong lugar ang school na hanapin ninyo.
Sample application letter – Click/Tap here
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Sample DFR – Click/Tap here
Application Form – Click/Tap here
Para naman doon sa gustong mag-inquire ng mga authorized na school ng CHED, o tinatawag na ETEEAP CHED-Deputized Higher Education Institutions (CHED-DHEI), paki-tingnan ninyo ang link na ito:
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Para sa mga nagtapos ng ALS na nais mag-ETEEAP, narito ang isang sample ng ALS graduate na qualified sa ETEEAP at hindi na kailangang mag-senior high school. Tinakpan namin ang pangalan at address ng may-ari ng document pero binigyan kami ng permiso na gamitin ito.
Pansinin ang remark sa ibaba ng overall score. Kung may nakasulat na ganyan na information ay qualified ang applicant na mag-enroll sa ETEEAP. Kung ang nakalagay ay “ELIGIBLE FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL” o “ELIGIBLE FOR SHS” ay hindi pa considered na high school graduate at hindi pa pwedeng mag-apply o mag-enroll sa ETEEAP.
Kung ang nakasulat sa ALS document ay “high school equivalent” at “eligible for tertiary education“, naabot ng aplikante ang isang basic qualification sa ETEEAP.
Para sa iba pang mga enquiry, pakisundan ang procedure na ito.
Another important point: Karamihang ETEEAP schools ngayon ay hindi face to face. Either online or modular sila, o kaya ay hybrid online-modular. Ito ay para sa mga OFW na magkakaiba ang time zones at hindi rin makauwi para mag-aral, o hindi rin convenient para sa online synchronous learning. Kaya hindi kailangang sa inyong lugar ang school na hanapin ninyo.
Sample application letter – Click/Tap here
Sample CV – Click/Tap here
Sample COE – Click/Tap here
Sample DFR – Click/Tap here
Application Form – Click/Tap here
Para naman doon sa gustong mag-inquire ng mga authorized na school ng CHED, o tinatawag na ETEEAP CHED-Deputized Higher Education Institutions (CHED-DHEI), paki-tingnan ninyo ang link na ito:
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Para sa mga nais mag-inquire, pakisundan ang format na ito para magabayan namin kayo sa tamang landas (kasama na ang mga anonymous posts/enquiries sa Facebook group at page). At pakatandaan na ang ETEEAP ay nag-a-award ng degree na naaayon sa inyong work experiences.
Mga impormasyon na kailangan sa pag-enquire:
Another important point: Karamihang ETEEAP schools ngayon ay hindi face to face. Either online or modular sila, o kaya ay hybrid online-modular. Ito ay para sa mga OFW na magkakaiba ang time zones at hindi rin makauwi para mag-aral, o hindi rin convenient para sa online synchronous learning. Kaya hindi kailangang sa inyong lugar ang school na hanapin ninyo.
Please take note on the following questions that we cannot answer:
1) Tuition and fee schedules unless the school is in our featured institutions.
2) Learning and transaction procedures.
3) Enrollment schedules.
Yung mga school ang makakasagot niyan.
Para maiwasan din ang hindi kinakailangan na extrang trabaho ng mga evaluator sa school ay pakitingnan ninyo ang self-evaluation guide sa ibaba. Ito ay para hindi masayang ang kanilang oras sa pag-evaluate sa mga document na hindi relevant sa mga offerded degree nila.
Mga karaniwang tanong ng mga aplikante sa ETEEAP:
– Pwede bang mamili ng degree?
– Anong degree ang akma sa akin?
– Paano kung undergraduate ako ng isang degree?
Pwedeng ba akong mamili ng degree?
– Hindi, kung iisang field ang work experience at 5 years lang. Ito ay kapit sa mga less than 30 years old.
– Oo, kung may dalawa o tatlong field ka na work experience at tig-limang taon ang bawat isa. Ibig sabihin ay 10 to 15 years ka nang nagtatrabaho, at ang iyong edad ay nasa pagitan ng 33 at 40 (o mas matanda pa).
Halimbawa:
Undergraduate ka ng nursing. Nagtrabaho ka ng 15 years sa mga field na ito:
1) Electronics components/semiconductor (5 years)
2) Service crew, cook at cashier ng isang restaurant (5 years)
3) Pina-manage sa iyo ng tiyuhin mo ang isang branch ng grocery store nila (5 years)
Tanong: Pwede mo bang ituloy yung nursing mo sa ETEEAP?
Sagot: Hindi
Anong mga degree ang pwede sa iyo? Doon sa mga experience field sa itaas ito ang mga katapat.
1) BIT Electronics major
2) BIT Food Service Management major
3) BSBA
Dito ngayon papasok ang pwedeng makadalawang degree ang isang aplikante sa ETEEAP.
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This contains all the guidelines in implementing ETEEAP along with all the procedures that should be followed by deputized schools and applicants. Please click/tap on the image to see the complete content of the CMO.
Para naman doon sa gustong mag-inquire ng mga authorized na school ng CHED, o tinatawag na ETEEAP CHED-Deputized Higher Education Institutions (CHED-DHEI), paki-tingnan ninyo ang link na ito:
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This is the updated list of colleges and universities that were deputized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to offer some of their programs through the ETEEAP as of January 24, 2022.
Update: A January 2023 updated list was requested from CHED on this link and can be downloaded from there. However, we still stick to the official document below duly signed by the administrators of CHED.
You may also visit CHEd’s website link below or download the PDF version of this list.
CHEd Website link here.
Download the PDF version here.
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Below are four universities in the above list that were featured on this website along with the relevant information you need. You may tap/click on the links to visit their pages.
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University of Baguio (UB Baguio)
One of the pioneers among ETEEAP DHEIs during the program’s infancy, and has a track record of unblemished implementation of the program. One of their advertisements years ago said, “We produce leaders” and they lived up to it as a number of its graduates pursued their careers in the military and police force and some retired as generals.
Program: Bachelor of Science in Criminology
Website: Please go to this link.
Facebook Page: University of Baguio
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University of the Cordilleras (UC-BCF)
Another pioneer DHEI in the ETEEAP field. UC-BCF also has a track record of producing top-caliber graduates in its different programs, with equally unblemished implementation of ETEEAP. It is also located in the summer city of Baguio and a reputable education institution. Many of its alumni/alumnae had made history in their own fields. You may visit their page to enquire and know more about them.
Program: Bachelor of Science in Criminology
Website: Please go to this link.
Facebook Page: University of the Cordilleras
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A reputable institution located in the city of Cagayan de Oro, Southern Philippines. They recently helped a number of professionals in the military, security and other related fields complete their degree in BS Criminology. You may visit their pages and websites with the links below to know more about them.
Program: Bachelor of Science in Criminology
Website: Please go to this link.
Facebook Page: PHINMA-Cagayan de Oro College
Click on the image below to visit their website.
Phinma Araulio, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija
Another reputable institution under the Phinma Education located in the city of Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. They recently helped a number of professionals in the military, security and other related fields complete their degree in BS Criminology. You may visit their pages and websites with the links below to know more about them.
Program: Bachelor of Science in Criminology
Website: Please go to this link.
Facebook Page: PHINMA-Araulio University
Click on the image below to visit their website.
Note: For the contact details of the above schools where it was not indicated, you may visit this Facebook Group as some of the members are connected with them (Some are current students or alumni/alumnae).
More will be added.
Please tap/click on the image below to visit the school’s website and enquire directly at SPUP.
Note: For the contact details of the above schools where it was not indicated, you may visit this Facebook Group as some of the members are connected with them (Some are current students or alumni/alumnae).
One of the pioneers among ETEEAP DHEIs during the program’s infancy, and has a track record of unblemished implementation of the program. One of their advertisements years ago said, “We produce leaders” and they lived up to it as a number of its graduates pursued their careers in the military and police force and some retired as generals.
Program: Bachelor of Science in Criminology
Website: Please go to this link.
Facebook Page: University of Baguio
Click on the image below to visit their website.
Another pioneer DHEI in the ETEEAP field. UC-BCF also has a track record of producing top-caliber graduates in its different programs, with equally unblemished implementation of ETEEAP. It is also located in the summer city of Baguio and a reputable education institution. Many of its alumni/alumnae had made history in their own fields. You may visit their page to enquire and know more about them.
Program: Bachelor of Science in Criminology
Website: Please go to this link.
Facebook Page: University of the Cordilleras
Click on the image below to visit their website.
Cagayan de Oro College – Phinma Education
A reputable institution located in the city of Cagayan de Oro, Southern Philippines. They recently helped a number of professionals in the military, security and other related fields complete their degree in BS Criminology. You may visit their pages and websites with the links below to know more about them.
Program: Bachelor of Science in Criminology
Website: Please go to this link.
Facebook Page: PHINMA-Cagayan de Oro College
Click on the image below to visit their website.
Phinma Araulio, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija
Another reputable institution under the Phinma Education located in the city of Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. They recently helped a number of professionals in the military, security and other related fields complete their degree in BS Criminology. You may visit their pages and websites with the links below to know more about them.
Program: Bachelor of Science in Criminology
Website: Please go to this link.
Facebook Page: PHINMA-Araulio University
Click on the image below to visit their website.
Note: For the contact details of the above schools where it was not indicated, you may visit this Facebook Group as some of the members are connected with them (Some are current students or alumni/alumnae).
More will be added.
PSU is one of the higher education institutions in Region 1, and we are featuring the Asingan Campus on this site.
Included in their programs is the implementation of the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP), being one of the hundreds of colleges and universities in the Philippines that were deputized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
See the video testimony about ETEEAP at the bottom of the page.
The following are the programs that they offer under the ETEEAP. These are offered by their eight campuses in the province. This page was originally made for the Asingan Campus, but their focal person will refer you to the campus where the appropriate degree for your experience and credentials apply.
This is one of the first question prospective candidates always ask so we will explain it here. Below is the official fee schedule coming from their office. PSU’s fee structure is one of the cheapest in the Philippines as well as globally. Other questions and clarifications you may have in mind can be directly addressed to the authorized representative who cares for this project. You can find her contact details below.
When you fill up your application/enrollment, please specify which offered program or degree you are interested to enroll in. After evaluation, the PSU ETEEAP administrators will send their reply to you informing you as to which of the courses/subjects and units/credits are covered by your credentials, and the subjects you still need to enroll along with the cost. ETEEAP enrollment is daily which means you will not follow a specific time frame. All subjects and requirements will be covered and completed through online learning modules.
Individuals enrolled under the Program is required to have minimum residency of six (6) months. This means that even if your enrolled subjects are completed in less than 6 months, you can not apply for graduation, even if you have complied with all the requirements.
You will be provided additional instructions when your pre-evaluation is completed.
One of the requirements is for the college or university where you completed the units/credits that you submitted (if you did and where applicable) along with your other credentials to verify this by sending a copy of your Official Transcript of Record (OTR) directly to PSU, along with comments about your status.
For other details, you may directly inquire from the PSU-ETEEAP department though the contact person below.
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Ms. Analyn I. Diola
Focal Person, ETEEAP
Pangasinan State University- Asingan Campus (PSU-Asingan)
Asingan, Pangasinan
Facebook: Aying Diola
Email: adiola.asingan@psu.edu.ph
Mobile: +63-947-612-8432
Click here to view or download the PSU FAQ document although most of the information are already found on this page or in other parts of this site.
From Jeanne Rivero’s YouTube Channel.
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ETEEAP is an acronym for Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program. It is an alternative education program in the Philippines that allows working professionals, but were either unable to finish their college education or were completely unable to step into college for different reasons, to earn a bachelor’s degree without going through traditional schooling methods.
Under this program, professionals with five or more years of work experience can use the knowledge, experiences, achievements and skills they obtained through their jobs to earn school credits that are then deducted from the total number of units or credits that they are required to earn before they graduate. This way, the more professional experience the ETEEAP students demonstrate, the sooner they can earn their bachelor’s degree.
Legitimacy of the Program
ETEEAP operates by virtue of the Executive Order Number 330 signed by former President Fidel V. Ramos on May 10, 1996. It is currently administered by the Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED) through deputized and qualified colleges and universities who applied to offer the program. It had become part of the academic programs of these institutions and graduates are not treated differently from regular students.
At the moment, this program is only offered to Filipino nationals. However, a few higher learning institutions in the US have adopted this system that they offer to any nationality under the curriculum of the state where the institutions are located.
How does the system work?
Students aiming for a bachelor’s degree through the traditional method usually complete their college or university education in four or five years depending on the curriculum and the number of units or credits they complete per term. Some schools are under the trimester program while a few others are still under the two-semester system. Such may also affect the length of time students spend with the institution until the completion of all their requirements. Under the regular program, students are only allowed a maximum number of units/credits to complete within one term even if they are capable to take up more. Other institutions, especially those that offer regular asynchronous online or distance learning program in their system, have a minimum residency which allows the students who can complete their requirements earlier to enroll on the next term. For instance, one online university allow students between 1 and 8 courses, which is equivalent to between 3 and 25 credits, per term. The maximum length of a term is 98 days and the minimum residency is 50 days.
With the ETEEAP, the basic concept is the same. Deputized institutions normally follow a maximum units or credits per semester. However ETEEAP students are entitled credits upon submission of their application for enrollment which means quicker completion of their degree. In many cases students may gain more than half of all the requirements on their degree upon enrollment which enables them to complete their four-year bachelor’s degree between 6 and 18 months, and a masters degree that normally takes between two and three years can be completed within two or three semesters.
Here is the reason why. While students in regular programs need to complete all the requirements in the curriculum based on the brick-and-mortar standard or traditional way, ETEEAP students’ professional experiences, knowledge, skills, prior education, work experiences and training, awards and achievements relevant to a course or field under the institution’s academic programs are evaluated and used in exchange for academic credits, or in the system called CLCs.
What are CLCs?
CLC is acronym for Classroom Learning Credits. The deputized institutions’ Academic Review Board (ARB) or the equivalent determines the candidates’ knowledge, skills, prior education, experience, awards and achievements relevant to a course or field under their academic programs which the students wish to enroll. Consequently, CLC’s can potentially be awarded for equivalent classroom, laboratory, or workshops normally taken up by regular students. Transfer credits for courses or subjects completed at other colleges or universities (if available) are also awarded using the ETEEAP.
This unique program uses equivalent competency standards, a comprehensive assessment system and combined assessment methodologies to assess the student’s experiences previous college level education and experience. Based upon this assessment, qualified students are awarded CLCs, which reduces the in-classroom time required for graduation. In the ETEEAP system, all subjects and credits or units that gained CLCs from the students’ credentials are considered complete. Only the remaining courses or subjects that did not have any equivalent in the evaluation process will be enrolled and should be completed in the traditional way. Other schools offer blended or online learning system to complete any requirement that was not awarded CLCs.
Some colleges in the United States as well as few other countries have adopted this system using different terminology and under different names but the same principles. However there is a slight difference in the US. One college that offers the same system under a different name requires that students must complete all classroom assigned “homeworks” in each subject prior to being given credit for any class or program, and all students are required to take comprehensive final exams in each subject for which they received a CLC award. Any courses for which the students were not awarded a CLC will be completed in the traditional way.
Early History of ETEEAP
During the infancy of this program in the Pre-Internet era, thousands of Filipino professionals who had been working in the different fields of expertise for many years all over the world were able to earn their bachelor’s degrees through semi-blended learning. Candidates initially had to attend to their classes on campus to complete the subjects that were not awarded CLCs. However, some of the deputized institutions had to send their professors to the countries where a number of students needed to enroll to the program as their employers won’t allow them to go back home to complete their requirements. The employers were willing to pay for all the expenses of sending the professors to where the students were than losing revenues in allowing their employees to take a few months’ leave to complete their academics requirements. Many of these students attended their graduation at the university along with other regular and fellow ETEEAP students later when they had the chance to go home on holidays.
With the advent of the Internet and the emergence of distance learning methods, software and systems, most ETEEAP-deputized colleges and universities offer the program online, so anyone can take their courses from anywhere in the world as long as they have a computer and access to the Internet.
Are there graduate programs offered through ETEEAP?
The ETEEAP was introduced to initially offer undergraduate programs (bachelors degree). But some deputized institutions applied to offer graduate programs with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and were granted.
One of these is the Baguio Central University (BCU). Besides the undergraduate and graduate programs that they offer in their traditional system, they also offer these in the ETEEAP through blended and online learning to complete the subjects that did not earn any CLCs.
Update: In December 2021, the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) stopped deputizing HEI’s for graduate programs with the CMO#29-s2021.
In what ways ETEEAP is beneficial?
Along with millions at home, there are more than 10 million Filipinos working or/and migrants in almost all countries all over the world. Many of these were not able to complete their college or university degree while some have not completed their undergraduate requirements, but as they continue to gain experiences in the field of their employment and have to take up or about to be assigned to supervisory positions, the issue of academic qualifications started to come up. This requires them to go back to school or to take up additional training and courses to entitle them the needed credits that qualify them to higher job positions and promotions. Most countries and institutions require their employees to reach a certain academic level to be qualified in a job position. However the experiences they had gained in their workplace throughout the years weigh much more than the qualifications of new graduates on a piece of paper in their hands as their only credentials. This is the huge gap that needed to be filled up and the ETEEAP has been evolving to solve this problem. Thanks to all the institutions and people who continue to support this program. And many thanks to the Philippine government that spearheaded this system.
Deputized institutions
As for the CHED deputized schools, colleges and universities, we are preparing a page where visitors can see the list along with the programs that the institutions offer in their ETEEAP. Some of these schools will also be featured in this site, and one aforementioned university, BCU, will have the first opportunity. You can see them on the footer below as they come. Schools who want to be featured may also contact us for details.
Other links you may be interested to visit:
ETEEAP Manual
ETTEAP and ALS
References:
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1996/05/10/executive-order-no-330-s-1996/
https://eteeap.org/bcu/
https://ched.gov.ph/expanded-tertiary-education-equivalency-accreditationeteeap/
https://www.deped.gov.ph/k-to-12/inclusive-education/about-alternative-learning-system
https://usilacs.org/heseap-program/
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This contains the list of testimonies from different YouTube channel links that we produced, or from our readers and members. We have setup this exclusive page for you. Please feel free to inform us if you have something to share that we can advertise both your testimony and your channel. We can also arrange an interview with those who want to share their ETEEAP journey as well as with school ETEEAP administrators who want to help disseminate helpful information about this program, and how they implement the system in their institutions.
Interview with CHED chairman Prospero de Vera on CNN about ETEEAP.
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This site was set up to help our visitors understand what ETEEAP is. We disseminate information about a program instituted by the Philippine government that helped many Filipinos reach their secular goals. Our developers and contributors are members of communities who had experienced the lives of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) first hand, and this inspired them to create a place where one can get all the needed information about ETEEAP.
Many of the estimated ten million Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and migrants were forced beyond their control to forego pursuing the necessary education that qualify them to a job position but were nevertheless given the chance by their employers. As they continued working they had gained much experiences more than what they would have learned inside the classrooms had they first pursued the education related to such jobs. Others were able to gain much work experiences while performing certain functions in different institutions, while others had set up their own businesses that thrived throughout the years that some of these had become models in their respective fields. However, because of the prevailing culture of today where a piece of paper is more preferred as an evidence of one’s qualification more than the real ability, experience and capability the person possesses, a solution was provided to fill the gap, the ETEEAP. The information here will benefit not just the OFWs but all Filipino nationals whether they are at home or overseas.
We however would like to emphasize that we are not a school or entity that offers courses or degrees, and we do not represent any education institution. However, we feature for free colleges and universities that offer their programs through the ETEEAP if they wish. You can find them including the complete information about their programs on this link. Please feel free to explore this website as we have most, if not all, of the information you need to understand and get the whole picture of what ETEEAP is. These can also help you decide and prepare in case you want to avail of these services from one of the Deputized HEIs (DHEI) of the CHEd.
For education institutions, companies,teachers, tech enthusiasts and hobbyists who want to set up their IT system, we also provide services in this area which includes website setup (domain registration, hosting and building), Google Workspace (formerly called G Suite) setup assistance, IT infrastructure setup, server setup and other relevant systems. We have experienced and qualified people and business partners who are ready to help you.
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Here are links to some of the basic documents you will need when applying for enrollment.
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You may have skills that you acquired from your years of experiences in your workplace but you cannot produce certificates to prove such except for the recommendations and employment certificates provided by your employer. Many HEIs are requiring skill-specified certificates that were earned from learning institutions and training centers and most of them accept those that were taken up online.
We have a few suggestions here that may help you. These are already established online learning sites and some of their learning modules are used by some universities and colleges as part of their learning resources.
Create an account with LinkedIn here and complete your profile. Then visit their learning sites here where you can find their free lessons and take up an examination at the end of each lesson. You can then download the certificates that you can use as credentials.
They have one month free trial on premium accounts that you may want to take advantage of where you can find premium lessons. You may continue with the paid premium account at the end of the trial period if you wish.
Google also offers online lessons in different topics. They have free lessons but if you want to earn a certificate, you need to pay a certain amount for each examination that you take up. You may visit their learning site here.
The Philippine government has set up a department that provides free training on different skills where one can earn a certificate at the end. You may visit their website here, and their e-learning site here.
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Ang page na ito ay naglalaman ng mga mahahalagang impormasyon tungkol sa ETEEAP kasama na dito ang mga kinakailangan o requirements, kung paano mag-apply o mag-enroll hanggang sa mag-umpisa ang actual na pag-aaral ng isang estudyante. Ang ilan sa mga impormasyon dito ay nai-ambag ng mga estudyante base sa kanilang mga karanasan. Ang mga ilang detalye dito ay maaaring ma-update at madagdagan habang kami ay nakakalikom ng iba pang mga karagdagang impormasyon mula sa mga HEI administrators at mga estudyante na magboboluntaryong magbigay nito.
Ang pinakamahalaga at pangunahing kahilingan o requirement ay limang taon o mahigit pang karanasan sa parehong kasanayan, larangan o field of expertise kung saan nais mag-enroll ang isang aplikante. Maaaring ito ay deretso o tuloy-tuloy, o hindi, na pagtatrabaho sa isang kompanya o amo, o kaya ay namahala ng kanyang sariling negosyo, at maaari ding natigil ito at saka uli nagpatuloy. Ang mahalaga ay limang taon o mahigit pa ang kabuuan na siya ay nagkaroon ng karansan sa larangang iyon kahit pa magkakaibang kompanya at magkakaibang panahon (aggregate). Pwede ring idagdag ang kanyang karanasan sa iba pang mga larangan at baka ito ay mabigyan ng credit sa ilang mga asignatura o subject. Kung ang lahat nito ay pwedeng igawan ng dokumento o katunayan, pwede nang ihanda ng aplikante ang iba pang mga kinakailangan na nasa listahan sa ibaba.
Para sa mga document na kailangan ninyo, nandito ang link para sa application form at sample ng DFR, CV, COE at application letter.
Link to sample documents
Kapag na-submit na ang mga nasabing mga dokumento ay isasailalim ang aplikante sa sumusunod:
– Pre-Interview/Pre-Assessment (Ito yung pagsusuri sa mga dokumentong isinumite ng aplikante.)
– Schedule of Psychological Test (Bibigyan ng HEI ang aplikante ng tagubilin kung paano ito gagawin)
– Panel Interview (Bibigyan ng HEI ang aplikante ng tagubilin kung paano ito gagawin)
Pagkatapos nito ang ETEEAP coordinator o sinumang inatasan niya ay magbibigay ng kasagutan sa aplikante kung ito ay kuwalipikado. Malalaman din ng aplikante kung ano ang mga asignatura/subjects at units/credits ang nabigyan ng CLC, at kung ano pa ang kailangan niyang i-enroll. Dito na rin niya malalaman kung magkano ang kailangan niyang bayaran.
Ang pag-eenroll sa ETEEAP sa karamihan ng mga HEI ay araw-araw kaya hindi kailangang sundan ng mga estudyante ang karaniwang timetable na ginagamit sa regular na mga klase. Ang pag-aaral ng mga estudyante ng ETEEAP ay may tatlong sistema at pwedeng mag-combine ang dalawa o tatlo depende sa level ng school kung alin sa mga ito ang na-apbrubahan ng CHED na gamitn nila. Para sa karagdagang impormasyon tungkol dito ay pwede ninyong puntahan ang link na ito kung saan ipinaliwanang nang detalyado. ETEEAP Learning Systems.
Ang sumusunod ay isang mahalagang kahilingan (requirement):
Para sa mga nais mag-enroll ng Masters o Doctors degree, ang college o university kung saan nagtapos ang aplikante ng kanyang bachelors o masters degree na kasama sa isinumite niya ay kailangang magpadala ng kopya ng Official Transcript of Record (OTR) sa HEI kung saan mag-eenroll ang aplikante. Kasama na din dito ang ilang komento nila tungkol sa aplikante.
(Note: Ang graduate degree ay hindi na inaalok sa ETEEAP mula noong December 2021)
Para sa mga document na kailangan ninyo, nandito ang link para sa application form at sample ng DFR, CV, COE at application letter.
Link to sample documents
Kapag ang school ay nag-abiso na sa aplikante na siya ay kuwalipikadong mag-enroll, ibibigay na rin sa kanya ang mga subject sa pinili niyang degree na hindi nabigyan ng Classroom Learning Credits (CLCs). Ito ang kinakailangan niyang i-enroll. Ipapaalam na rin sa kanya kung ano ang mga bayarin niya at kung paano niya babayaran ito. Bibigyan din siya ng karagdagang mga tagubilin kung ano pang mga hakbang ang kanyang gagawin upang makompleto ang kanyang pag-eenroll.
Ang mga bayarin o fees ay malalaman lamang pagkatpaos ng evaluation ng mga isinumiteng mga dokumento ng aplikante. Walang tiyak na kasagutan ang katanungan ng karamihan na “Magkano?”. Ngunit pwedeng tantiyahin ito kung alam natin ang tuition per unit sa HEI at kung ilang unit ang pwedeng i-enroll sa isang semester ng mga regular na estudyante nila. Pagkatapos ay idagdag natin ang iba pang mga fee katulad ng enrollment at iba pang mga miscellaneous fee.
Para matantiya ang gagastusin ng isang estudyante ng ETEEAP hanggang sa matapos siya gamit ang impormasyon para sa regular ng mga estudyante, karamihan sa mga kumukuha ng bachelors degree ay natatapos nila ito sa isa hanggang dalawang semester. Ang mga kumukuha naman ng Masters dergree ay natatapos sa dalawa hanggang tatlong semester (Sa ngayon ay pansamantalang itinigil ng CHED ang graduate degree -Masterate and Doctorate programs- sa ETEEAP). Kadalasan na hindi isang bayaran ang buong semester kundi nahahati ito sa tatlo o apat na bayaran. Ngunit may mga school na nagbibigay ng discount sa mga nagbabayad nang minsanan, at may mga school din na pwedeng magamit ang scholarship programs. Pwde ninyo silang kontakin para dito.
Sa mga online na transaction ay ipapadala ang bayad sa pamamagitan ng bank transfer o iba pang online na paraan.
May halimbawa tayo sa article na ito kung gusto ninyong tingnan: Magkano ang ETEEAP?
Kapag natanggap na ng school ang unang bayad, mapapadala ng email ito sa aplikante kasama na ang official receipt. Ipapaalam din sa kanila na hintayin nila ang imbitasyon ng kanilang mga propesor na mag-join sa kanilang online class o kaya kung paano nila makukuha ang kanilang mga module.
Ang mga klase sa ETEEAP ay hindi katulad ng traditional na sistema na ginagamit ng mga regular na mga estudyante. Para sa karagdagang impormasyon tungkol dito ay pwede ninyong puntahan ang link na ito kung saan ipinaliwanang nang detalyado. ETEEAP Learning Systems.
Tulad ng nabanggit na kanina, ang pag-aaral ng mga estudyante ng ETEEAP ay may tatlong sistema at pwedeng mag-combine ang dalawa o tatlo depende sa level ng school kung alin sa mga ito ang na-apbrubahan ng CHED na gamitn nila. Para sa karagdagang impormasyon tungkol dito ay pwede ninyong puntahan ang link na ito kung saan ipinaliwanang nang detalyado. ETEEAP Learning Systems.
Ang page na ito ay laging ina-update dahil sa mga pagbabago sa mga kaayusan sa ETEEAP at ng CHED. Ang mga pagbabagong ito ay para makaalinsabay sa pang-globong pangkalahatang sistema ng edukasyon at para na rin magiging maayos ang daloy ng pag-aaral ng mga estudyante lalo nong panahon ng Covid-19 pandemic. Ngayong balik normal na tayo ay may mga pagbabago din na ginawa ang mga school at ang iba naman ay ibinalik ang dating sinusunod nilang sistema bago mag-pandemic. Kontakin lang ninyo ang mga school para malaman ang mag ito. Pwede din kayong magpadala ng inyong mga karanasan sa pag-aaral sa ETEEAP upang maidagdag natin dito para na rin sa kapakinabangan ng iba pang mga kasalukuyang nag-aaral at gusto pang mag-aral.
Maraming salamat.
Para sa iba pang mga katanungan ninyo tungkol sa ETEEAP, maari niyo ring tingnan ang mga link na ito.
Ano ang ETEEAP? Paki-click o tap ito para sa kasagutan.
Sino ang pwedeng mag-apply at mag-enroll sa ETEEAP?
Masasagot iyan sa “Sino ang pwede sa ETEEAP?“
Paano mag-apply sa ETEEAP? Pali-click o tap ito para sa kasagutan.
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Narito ang ilang halimbawa ng mga trabaho ng mga Pilipino na pwedeng gamitin sa pag-apply sa ETEEAP. Pero bago yan ay ito muna ang mga pinakapangunahing requirement.
Balik tayo sa mga trabahong pwedeng magamit sa pag-enroll sa ETEEAP.
Ang mga sumusunod ay pwede rin na makatulong sa inyo sa paghahanda ng inyong mga dokumento para sa pag-aaply sa ETEEAP. Maaring ang ilan sa mga nabanggit dito ay nabasa na rin ninyo sa iba pang bahagi ng website na ito:
Important: Lahat ng work experiences na gamitin ninyo sa pag-apply ay kailangang may dokumento at pwedeng i-verify. Baka ang mga school na eenrollan ninyo ay may work site inspection pa, pwedeng physical visit o virtual visit.
Para sa iba pang mga katanungan ninyo tungkol sa ETEEAP, maari niyo ring tingnan ang mga link na nasa ibaba.
Ano ang ETEEAP? Paki-click ito para sa kasagutan.
Magkano ang ETEEAP? Paki-click ito para sa kasagutan.
Paano mag-apply sa ETEEAP? Pali-click ito para sa kasagutan.
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This page contains the application form that need to be completed and submitted to the school where you want to enroll (NOT to CHED). For those who need to prepare other required documents for their ETEEAP application, we have links to the samples at the bottom of the page, below the images. You may visit the pages where these documents were described in details along with their downloadable and editable versions.
As for the application form, the editable version on Microsoft word can be downloaded here, or on the the link located below the image number 5.
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Downloadable/Editable Application Form
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Certificate of Employment (COE)
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Detailed Functions and Responsibilities (DFR)
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Why are reading skills very important, and what role does it play in our everyday life? How does reading help us understand ETEEAP better and help us get to the right track towards our long-awaited secular degree? An article from the Philippine Star has the following:
“Reading proficiency is essential for a wide variety of human activities – from following instructions in a manual; to finding out the who, what, when, where, and why of an event; to communicating with others for a specific purpose or transaction,” (Italicization is ours)
Philippine Star, December 3, 2019
Here is the whole article taken from the Philippine Star published on December 3, 2019. We can learn a lot about it especially now that distractions abound along with the shortened attention span of not only the younger generation but the older ones as well, and it’s not too late to do something about it. Please read on.
Among 79 participating countries, the Philippines scored the lowest in reading comprehension in the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), according to the results released Dec. 3, 2019..The STAR / Edd Gumban, file
MANILA, Philippines — Among 79 participating countries and economies, the Philippines scored the lowest in reading comprehension in the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), according to the results released Tuesday.
PISA is a worldwide study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development that examines students’ knowledge in reading, mathematics, and science.
Reading was the main subject assessed among 15-year old students in the 2018 PISA. The Philippines had an average reading score of 340, more than 200 points below China (555) and more than 100 points less than the OECD average (487).
In the Philippines, boys’ and girls’ performances in reading both ranked lowest among PISA-participating countries.
“Reading proficiency is essential for a wide variety of human activities – from following instructions in a manual; to finding out the who, what, when, where, and why of an event; to communicating with others for a specific purpose or transaction,” the summary of the PISA 2018 results reads.
The Philippines also placed the second-lowest in mathematics (353), along with Panama, and science (357). Only the Dominican Republic scored lower in these categories.
China also led the ranking in mathematics and science. The OECD average for mathematics is 489 and the average for science is 483.
“Results from PISA indicate the quality and equity of learning outcomes attained around the world, and allow educators and policymakers to learn from the policies and practices applied in other countries,” a post on the OECD website reads.
According to the PISA 2018 profile of the Philippines, socio-economic status accounts for 18% of the variance in reading performance in the country, compared to the OECD average of 12%.
The country has the largest percentage of low performers in reading among socio-economically disadvantaged students.
The profile noted that average class sizes of 15-year olds in the Philippines are the largest, and the ratio of students to teaching staff in socio-economically disadvantaged schools is the highest.
The Philippines also had the highest percentage of students reporting being bullied at least a few times a month.
The Philippine Star, December 3, 2019
From the Philippine Star, December 3, 2019 (Click/Tap to see the original article)
For those who need to prepare their documents for their ETEEAP application, we have samples prepared for you. You may visit the pages where these documents were described in details along with the downloadable and editable versions of the documents. Here are a few of them:
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Certificate of Employment (COE)
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Please click/tap here go to the page where you can see the complete details along with the downloadable and editable versions.
Detailed Functions and Responsibilities (DFR)
Please click/tap here go to the page where you can see the complete details along with the downloadable and editable versions.
Please click/tap here go to the page where you can see the complete details along with the downloadable and editable versions.
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For those who need to prepare their detailed Service Record or Duties, Functions and Responsibilities (DFR) for their ETEEAP application, here is a sample prepared for you. You may download the PDF version of the images, and there is also a MS Word version that can be edited. You can find the download links below the images.
Please help yourself.
Important: The ones in red should be edited according to the information about you. The ones in blue are samples and should be edited with information that match your circumstances and experiences.
You may download the PDF version of the sample DFR here.
Sample DFR PDF version download.
You can also download a copy of the editable version of here.
Download editable version of the sample DFR. Please check your download folder for the file.
If you need an editable version of the ETEEAP application form, you may download it here.
Download editable version of the application form. Please check your download folder for the file.
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Sample Application Letter
Below is a simple ETEEAP application letter addressed to the school (DHEI) ETEEAP administrator or focal person where you wish to enroll. You can download the editable MS Word version using the link below the image.
You may download the MS Word editable version here. (Please check your downloads folder)
Other Sample Documents
Sample Detailed Functions and Responsibilities (DFR)
(Other names: Service Record, Employment Certificate, Detailed Job Description)
Please click/tap on this link to see the sample CV
Sample Certificate of Employment (COE)
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For questions and needed clarifications, please go to our comments page here.
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Ang ETEEAP ay acronym para sa Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program. Ito ay isang alternatibong programa ng edukasyon sa Pilipinas na nagbibigay ng pagkakataon sa mga Pilipinong nagtatrabaho o naghahanapbuhay na ngunit hindi pa nakapagtapos, o hindi man lang nakapag-umpisa, sa kolehiyo sa ibat-ibang kadahilanan na magpatuloy ng kanilang pag-aaral at makatapos ng kurso sa kolehiyo habang naghahanapbuhay. Ang pag-abot nila ng kanilang kahilingan para makatapos ay hindi sa tradisyunal na paraan kundi may inilaan na natatanging sistema na sadyang inihanda para sa kanila.
Sa programa at sistemang ito, ang mga nagtatrabahong empleyado o kaya yung mga may sariling negosyo na may karanasan at kasanayan sa mga ito sa loob ng lima o higit pang taon ay pwedeng magamit na kapalit ng unit o credit ng mga asignatura o subject sa kolehiyo. Sinusuri ng ETEAAP ang mga kasanayan at karanasan sa trabaho o hanapbuhay ng isang aplikante at bibigyan nila ito ng katumbas na credit o unit para doon sa mga asignatura ng bachelors degree, o ang katumbas nito, na nais tapusin ng estudyante. Habang mas marami ang kasanayan, karanasan, mga hindi-pormal na pagsasanay, seminar at mga training na pinagdaanan at nakamit ng isang aplikante sa kanyang hanapbuhay o trabaho, mas maraming credit ang makukuha niya na ibabawas sa mga kahilingan o requirements sa kanyang mga asignatura (subjects). Sa ganitong paraan kaunti na lang na subject ang kailangang i-enroll ng estudyante para makapagtapos siya sa kolehiyo at matatapos niya nang maaga ang kanyang college o university degree.
Ito ba ay Legitimate o Legal?
Oo, ito ay lehitimo at legal. Ang ETEEAP ay inilunsad sa pamamagitan ng Executive Order Number 330 (EO#330) na nilagdaan mismo ng Pangulong Fidel V. Ramos sa kanyang administrasyon noong Mayo 10, 1996. Ito ay pinangangasiwaan at ipinapatupad ng Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED) sa pamamagitan ng mga tinatawag na Deputized Colleges and Universities o Deputized Higher Education Institutions (DHEI) na nag-aalok ng kani-kanilang programa. Ang mga ito ay naaprubahan ng CHED na maging agent ng ETEEAP, at naging bahagi na ng programa nila ang sistemang ito. Ang mga estudyante nila na magtatapos sa pamamagitan ng ETEEAP ay hindi itinuturing na iba kundi sila din ay katulad ng mga estudyanteng nagtapos sa regular o standard na programa at sistema nila.
Sa kasalukuyan ay sa mga Pilipino lang ito inaalok, nasa Pilipinas man sila o nasa ibang bansa bilang immigrant o OFW. Bagaman hindi pa tumatanggap ang ETEEAP ng hindi Pilipino, may mga ilang kolehiyo sa Estados Unidos ng America na nag-aalok din ng katulad na programa. At ito ay bukas para sa lahat ng nationality. Ang kanilang curriculum ay nakasalig sa kung ano ang sistema ng estado (state) na kinaroroonan ng mga eskuwelahan na ito.
Ano Ang Sistema Nito?
Ang mga estudyante na kaka-graduate lang ng high school at gustong kumuha ng isang bachelors degree (undergraduate program) mula sa isang college o university ay kinakailangang dumaan sa normal na proseso ng pag-aaral. Kadalasan ay natatapos ang isang bachelors degree mula apat hanggang limang taon depende sa degree at sa kung ilang units o credits ang natatapos nila tuwing semester. Sa regular na proseso ay may limitadong bilang ng unit na pwedeng i-enroll ng isang estudyante at hindi maaaring humigit dito kahit pa kaya ito ng estudyante. Sa mga university na may full online program ay ganoon din. At may limitado din na bilang ng araw para sa isang semester bago payagan na mag-enroll sa susunod. Halimbawa, isang full-online university ang nagpapahintulot ng isa hanggang walong subject lang sa isang semester, na ito ay katumbas ng 3 hanggang 25 na unit. Ang haba ng isang semester ay 98 na araw at ang pinaka-maikling bilang ng araw ay 50 (tinatawag nilang minimum residency) bago payagan na mag-enroll para sa susunod na semester. Ito ay kahit pa natapos ng estudyante ang lahat ng mga kahilingan o requirement nang mas maaga rito.
Sa ETEEAP ay pareho din ang sistema. Ang mga deputized na eskuwelahan ay sumusunod din sa standard na bilang ng subject at unit sa bawat semester. Ano ang pagkakaiba? Ang edad ng isa na pwedeng matanggap sa ETEEAP ay 23 o pataas. At bago mag-enroll ang isang estudyante sa ETEEAP ay kailangan muna niyang mag-submit ng lahat ng katibayan ng kanyang nakamit na kagalingan o acquired skills habang siya ay nagtatrabaho. Ang mga ito ay dapat na suportado ng mga dokumento katulad ng employment certificate at detalyadong mga tungkulin at atas ng aplikante sa kanyang trabaho na nilagdaan o certified ng kanyang amo. Kung may mga seminar at mga training na nadaluhan at napagdaanan niya ay pwede rin niyang i-submit ang mga ito. Ang lahat ng ito ay maaaring mabigyan ng katumbas na credit o unit. Miyentras mas marami ang karanasan, kasanayan at mga hindi pormal na mga pag-aaral, training, seminar at mga nakamit na mga award sa ibat-ibang larangan ang isang aplikante, mas marami ang nababawas na mga unit at subject na kinakailangan niyang i-enroll. Kadalasan ay mas mahigit ito sa kalahati ng kinakailangang i-enroll ng isang bagong graduate na estduyante sa high school o regular na programa. Dahil dito ang mga estudyante ng ETEEAP ay maaaring nakakapagtapos ng kanilang bachelors degree mula 6 hanggang 18 buwan lamang, at ang Masters Degree ay 12 hanggang 18 na buwan.
Ang tawag sa ibinibigay na credit sa mga estudyante ng ETEEAP ay Classroom Learning Credits (CLC). Ano ang pwedeng i-submit ng isang estudyante na maaaring mabigyan ng CLC? Ito ang ilang mga halimbawa:
Ang mga nasa listahan ang ilan lamang sa mga pwedeng i-submit sa mga ETEEAP-deputized college o university na posibleng mabigyan ng CLC.
Sino ang Mga Nakinabang na sa ETEEAP?
Noong inilunsad ito noong 1996 ay maraming Pilipino ang kaagad na nag-enroll dito. Maraming OFW noon ang nais makatapos ng pag-aaral dahil matagal na sila sa abroad at naging bihasa na sila sa kanilang mga trabaho at larangan. Ngunit dahil sa walang Internet noon ay kinailangan nilang umuwi sa Pilipinas para tapusin ang kakulangan sa kanilang mga requirement na hindi nabigyan ng CLC.
Ngunit may ilan sa mga amo na hindi pinayagan ang kanilang mga empleyado na umuwi ngunit nagmungkahi sila na kung pwedeng ipadala ng college o university ang kanilang mga propesor doon sa lugar mismo ng trabaho ng mga estudyante. Gagastusan ng mga kompanya ang pagpapadala ng mga propesor. Ito ay pinayagan ng ilang mga unibersidad at nakatapos din ang mga estudyante. Saka na lang sila nag-martsa para sa kanilang graduation kasama ang iba pang mga estudyante ng unibersidad nang sila ay makauwi sa kanilang bakasyon.
Sa pagdating ng Internet at paglago ng sistema ng edukasyon sa buong mundo kasama na ang paglitaw ng mga online na sistema ng pag-aaral, karamihan na sa mga ETEEAP-deputized na mga unibersidad ang nag-aalok ng kanilang programa sa pamamagitan ng online asynchronous learning (OAL). Ito ay lalong naging kapaki-pakinabang ngayong panahon ng Covid-19 pandemic. Tama din naman ito sapagkat karamihang estudyante sa ETEEAP ay nasa ibat-ibang bansa at sa ibat-ibang panig ng Pilipinas, maliban sa sila rin ay nagtatrabaho o naghahanapbuhay.
Nag-aalok din ba ang ETEEAP ng mga graduate program?
Ang ETEEAP ay inilunsad pangunahin na para sa mga Pilipino na wala pang college degree kaya karamihan noong una ay mga undergraduate program (bachelors degree) lang ang inaalok. Ngunit ang ilang deputized na agent institution ang nag-apply sa Commission on Higher Education (CHED) na mag-alok ng mga graduate program at ito naman ay pinayagan.
Ang isa sa mga ito ay ang Baguio Central University (BCU) na naka-feature sa website na ito. Maliban sa mga undergraduate at graduate program na inaalok nila sa traditional system, inaalok din nila ito sa ETEEAP gamit ang blended at online learning para makompleto ng mga estudyante ang mga unit o credit na hindi nabigyan ng CLC.
Paano nakinabang ang marami sa ETEEAP?
Mahigit 10 million na Pilipino ang nagtatrabaho sa halos lahat ng mga bansa sa buong daigdig. Marami sa mga ito ang hindi nakatapos ng kanilang pag-aaral sa kolehiyo o unibersidad, at ang iba naman ay nakatapos ngunit dahil sa nagtagal na sila sa kanilang trabaho ay kinakilangan nilang ma-promote dito. Ngunit ang academic qualification ang nagiging hadlang sa promotion nila. Dito na dumarating ang pagkakataon na kinakailangan nilang bumalik muna sa unibersidad para kumuha ng karagdagang mga qualification katulad ng Masters Degree. Dahil kung hindi nila ito makamit, maaaring ang mga mas batang aplikante na bagaman walang masyadong karanasan ngunit may mas mataas na level ng edukasyon ang tatanggapin, lalo na at ang ilang mga bansa kasama na ang Pilipinas ay pangunahing kahilingan ang education background para maging kuwalipikado sa isang posisyon.
Gayun pa man, ang mga karanasan at kasanayan ng isa sa kanyang trabaho sa maraming taon ay mas matimbang kaysa sa isang bagong graduate na tanging isang piraso lang ng papel at mga taon na ginugol niya sa loob ng klase ang kanyang hawak bilang ebedensiya ng kanyang kakayahan. Ito ang napakalaking agwat, bangin o gap na kailangang mabigyan ng tulay, at nagpapasalamat tayo sa paglulunsad ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas sa ETEEAP na siyang lumutas ng problemang ito. Maraming salamat dito at sa lahat ng mga college at university na patuloy na sumusuporta. Kasama na rin dito ang mga administrator ng mga eskuwelahang ito sa pinasasalamatan natin.
Narito ang mga sagot sa iba pang mga katanungan tungkol sa ETEEAP.
Sino ang pwedeng mag-apply at mag-enroll sa ETEEAP?
Masasagot iyan sa “Sino ang pwede sa ETEEAP?“
Magkano ang Bayad sa ETEEAP?
Masasagot ang tanong na iyan sa article na “Magkano ang ETEEAP?“
Paano mag-apply sa ETEEAP?
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References:
https://eteeap.org/bcu/
https://ched.gov.ph/expanded-tertiary-education-equivalency-accreditationeteeap/
https://www.deped.gov.ph/k-to-12/inclusive-education/about-alternative-learning-system
https://usilacs.org/heseap-program/
https://eteeap.org/magakano-ang-eteeap/
Ano ang pagkakaiba ng online, modular at hybrid systems?
May apat na sistema na sinusunod ng mga education institution sa pag-deliver ng kanilang lesson at pakikipag-transaction sa kanilang mga kliente at estudyante.
1) Face to face o inperson (F2F or IP)
– Pupunta ang estudyante sa school at doon mismo mag-aral kasabay ng iba pang mga estudyante. Ito ay tinatawag na SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING.
2) Online
– Hindi pupunta sa school ang estudyante ngunit mag-aaral din ito kasabay ng iba sa pamamagitan ng mga online learning tools tulad ng Zoom, Google Meet at Clasroom, Messenger at iba pang virtual conference tools. Synchronous learning din ito.
3) Modular
– Hindi pupunta sa school o sa online ang estudyante kundi matatanggap niya ang mga lesson niya sa door to door delivery, email o sa school portal at gagawin niya sa sariling schedule ang pag-aaral saka niya i-submit ang mga assignment niya sa pareho ding paraan ng pag-deliver sa kanya. Ito ay tinatawag na ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING.
4) Hybrid
– Ito ay anumang combination ng number 1, 2 at 3. Mayroong hybrid online-modular (HOM) at hybrid inperson-modular (HIM) o hybrid face-to-face and modular.
SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING – Sabay-sabay na mag-aral ang mga estudyante sa loob ng classroom o iba pang bahagi ng school campus, o sa pamamagitan ng mga virtual conference tools tulad ng Zoom, Google Meet, at Messenger.
ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING – Hindi sabay-sabay ang pag-aaral at tatapusin ng estudyante ang mga assignment niya sa module na ipapadala sa kanya, sa pag log-in sa school portal o LMS, o sa Google Classroom ng school.
Binigyan ng instruction ng CHED ang mga ETEEAP school na gamitin ang ibat-ibang sistemang ito sa kanilang CMO#29-S2021 (pwedeng tingnan sa link na ito) para matulungan ang mga nagtatrabahong gustong mag-aral kahit nasa abroad sila at nasa ibat-ibang time zones.
Narito ang isang video na nagpapaliwanag sa mga impormasyong ito.
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Some questions answered
(Some of the questions were taken from this source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/eteeap.org)
Is it possible na mag-submit ng docs for assessment to different schools para may back up?
– The answer is yes. Additional advise is to compile all your documents in the proper order as described on this link. An then save them into a properly labeled folder and zip the folder before sending to the schools.
If magsusubmit ba ko ng requirements, need ba physical na pupunta sa school or can I send it via email/online?
– Depende yan sa school. Karamihang schools ay ipapadala sa email ang mga document.
(Additional advise is to compile all your documents in the proper order as described on this link. An then save them into a properly labeled folder and zip the folder before sending to the schools.)
If physical kong isusubmit requirements, kelangan ba original lahat? Kasi if yes, di na ko makakapagtry sa ibang school. Okay sana kung pwede photocopies lang.
– Hindi dapat hingin ng mga school ang mga original document. Ipapakita lang yan kapag face-to-face (o sa virual) na interview na. Hindi sasagutin ng school ang document ninyong nawala sa poder nila. At kahit pananagutan pa nila yan, napakahirap kumuha uli ng kapalit.
I have one COE lang which is from my current employer and I’ve been with them for 6 years. Is that okay po?
– Yes. As long 5 years or more work experience, it is enough. Mas may advantage kung may iba pa dahil may additional points every additional year ng work experiences. Ang mga training, seminar at iba pang learning certificates ay nabibigyan din ng points sa evaluation para makompleto yung 50 or 60 points requirement na matangap sa ETEEAP.
Yung mga nag-ooffer po ng assistance for enrollment and nanghihingi ng payment agad, legit po ba sila?
– Walang initial payment na hinihingi ang mga school kapag nag-submit ng application for evaluation. Kapag approved na ay saka sila magpapadala ng evaluation form at nandoon na rin ang mga babayaran ng aplikante.
Face to face o inperson (F2F or IP) learning
– Pupunta ang estudyante sa school at doon mismo mag-aral kasabay ng iba pang mga estudyante. Ito ay tinatawag na SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING.
Online Learning
– Hindi pupunta sa school ang estudyante ngunit mag-aaral din ito kasabay ng iba sa pamamagitan ng mga online learning tools tulad ng Zoom, Google Meet at Clasroom, Messenger at iba pang virtual conference tools. Synchronous learning din ito.
Modular Learning
– Hindi pupunta sa school o sa online ang estudyante kundi matatanggap niya ang mga lesson niya sa door to door delivery, email o sa school portal at gagawin niya sa sariling schedule ang pag-aaral saka niya i-submit ang mga assignment niya sa pareho ding paraan ng pag-deliver sa kanya. Ito ay tinatawag na ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING.
Hybrid Learning
– Ito ay anumang combination ng number F2F learning, online learning, at modular learning. Mayroong hybrid online-modular (HOM) at hybrid inperson-modular (HIM) o hybrid face-to-face and modular.
SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING – Sabay-sabay na mag-aral ang mga estudyante sa loob ng classroom o iba pang bahagi ng school campus, o sa pamamagitan ng mga virtual conference tools tulad ng Zoom, Google Meet, at Messenger.
ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING – Hindi sabay-sabay ang pag-aaral at tatapusin ng estudyante ang mga assignment niya sa module na ipapadala sa kanya, sa pag log-in sa school portal o LMS, o sa Google Classroom ng school.
The DMMMSU focal person
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DMMMSU overview
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The advantage of enrolling at state universities
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DMMMSU enrollment procedure
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DMMMSU ETEEAP lesson delivery (Modular-Online)
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ETEEAP graduation requirements and worksite visit
– See the discussion here
DMMMSU Graduation procedure
– See the discussion here
Ginagaya na ng ibang bansa ang ETEEAP
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Are ETEEAP Graduates treated as regular students?
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Do ETEEAP students earn academic honors like regular students?
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Credit Transfer
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Oldest Graduate of DMMMSU
– 62 years old – See discussion on this link
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This is the updated list of colleges and universities that were deputized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to offer some of their programs through the ETEEAP as of January 24, 2022.
Update: A January 2023 updated list was requested from CHED on this link and can be downloaded from there.
You may also visit CHEd’s website link below or download the PDF version of this list.
CHEd Website link here.
Download the PDF version here.
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Below are four universities in the above list that were featured on this website along with the relevant information you need. You may tap/click on the links to visit their pages.
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The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) has an updated information about ETEEAP. It’s called CHED Memorandum Order Number 29, Series of 2021.
One of the important information is how many programs are allowed for one to enroll? If an applicant has already completed a degree under the regular program, is he still allowed to enroll on another under the ETEEAP?
You can also click/tap on the link below to see the content of the said CMO:
CHED Memorandum Order Number 29, Series of 2021
A copy of the CMO can be seen and downloaded here.
Here is the link to the CHEd Website.
For those who need to prepare their COE for their ETEEAP application, here is a sample prepared for you. You may download the PDF version of the images, and there is also a MS Word version that can be edited. You can find the download links below the images.
Please help yourself.
Important: The ones in red should be edited according to the information about you. The ones in blue are samples and should be edited with information that match your circumstances and experiences.
You may download the PDF version of the sample CV here.
Sample COE PDF version download.
You can also download a copy of the editable version of here.
Download editable version of the sample COE. Please check your download folder for the file.
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Programs: Please contact them on the links below to get complete information.
Please go to this link the their website.
UC-BCF Facebook Page
Programs: Please contact them on the link below to get complete information.
Please visit this link (FB Page)
UBaguio ETEEAP website page
Programs: Please contact them on the link below to get complete information.
Please visit this link
BCU Facebook Page
DMMMSU is a state university located in the beautiful coastal province of La Union in Northern Philippines. As you travel northward, the South China Sea beaches, which is part of the Lingayen Gulf, is accessible just a few minutes on your left. In some areas you can see the beautiful sceneries of the sea right inside your car.
Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU), or DMMMSU to the locals, is one of the state universities in the Philippines, and it is also one of the deputized higher education institutions of the Philippine’s Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to deliver the some of their programs through the Expanded Tertiary Education Accreditation Program (ETEEAP). They have three strategically located campuses. For more information about the university, you may visit their official website here. As for their ETEEAP, please read on as we have exciting features of their system that you will be delighted to know.
They have no dedicated page for their ETEEAP on their website, but with their permission, we are providing our visitors here a complete information.
For more details on how to prepare your requirements, please refer to these links:
– ETEEAP Manual
– Paano Mag-apply sa ETEEAP?
– Sino ang Pwede sa ETEEAP?
I – Under the College of Education
II – Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology (BSIT)
Offered Majors:
III – Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BSA)
Offered Majors:
A. PRELIMINARY PHASE
1) Applicant secures ETEEAP Application form from the ETEEAP Coordinator of DMMMSU-MLUC College
of Technology. Coordinator briefs and orients applicant/s.
2) Applicant submits duly accomplished ETEEAP Application with the following supporting documents (2
copies each; one original and one authenticated):
3) ETEEAP Coordinator, in coordination with the College Dean pre-assesses the documents submitted.
4) If qualified, the applicant undergoes personality assessment (written and oral). If not qualified,
applicant is advised accordingly.
B. FORMAL EVALUATION
Topics discussed and questions answered below. You may click on the topics that take you to the part of the video where they were discussed.
CH01 – The DMMMSU focal person
CH02 – DMMMSU overview
CH03 – The advantage of enrolling at state universities
CH04 – The DMMMSU focal person’s role
CH05 – DMMMSU ETEEAP Overview
CH06 – ETEEAP website featured schools brief overview
CH07 – DMMMSU offered degrees overview
CH08 – DMMMSU enrollment procedure
CH09 – DMMMSU ETEEAP lesson delivery (Modular-Online)
CH10 – ETEEAP graduation requirements and worksite visit
CH11 – DMMMSU Graduation procedure
For more information you may contact the ETEEAP Implementation Personnel using the details below.
University ETEEAP Director:
Dr. Joan V. Rivera
Phone: +63-951-278-0544
Facebook Inquiry Group
Please Click/Tap this link to visit group.
Group Admin: Mam Lhai
University International Linkages and ETEEAP:
Dr. Jesus Rafael B. Jarata
Phone: +63-906-865-4659
ETEEAP Coordinator:
Prof. Ruchelle D. Flores
Phone: +63-977-813-0225
In-charge of the BS Industrial Technology (BSIT):
Dr. Geraldine N. Marquez
Phone: +63-917-120-2120
In-charge of the Education Department:
Dr. Vanessa Cayabyab
Phone: +63-926-009-7403
In-charge of the Agriculture Department:
Dr. Rosemarie O. Tattao
Phone: +63-909-805-2676
This contains the list of YouTube videos that were prepared for our visitors to look at and learn more.
More videos in the making and will be added as they come.
Topics and Questions discussed (Video Chapters):
CH01 – ETEEAP founder’s trivia
CH02 – The Executive Order #59 of 1993
CH03 – Anti-monopoly Bill for communications
CH04 – The effect and benefits of EO#59
CH05 – The ETEEAP website overview
CH06 – What is ETEEAP? (Ano ang ETEEAP?)
CH07 – Is ETEEAP legitimate? (Ang ETEEAP ba ay legal?)
CH08 – How does the system work? (Paano ang sistema ng ETEEAP?)
CH09 – Application procedure ( Ano ang mga kailangan sa pag-apply?)
CH10 – What are CLCs and what can be used to acquire them? (Requirements for accreditation)
CH11 – Who can benefit from ETEEAP, and how? (Sino ang makikinabang sa ETEEAP, at paano?)
Topics and Questions discussed (Video Chapters):
CH01 – The DMMMSU focal person
CH02 – DMMMSU overview
CH03 – The advantage of enrolling at state universities
CH04 – The DMMMSU focal person’s role
CH05 – DMMMSU ETEEAP Overview
CH06 – ETEEAP website featured schools brief overview
CH07 – DMMMSU offered degrees overview
CH08 – DMMMSU enrollment procedure
CH09 – DMMMSU ETEEAP lesson delivery (Modular-Online)
CH10 – ETEEAP graduation requirements and worksite visit
CH11 – DMMMSU Graduation procedure
CH12 – Ginagaya na ng ibang bansa ang ETEEAP
CH13 – ETEEAP Graduates are the same as regular students
CH14 – Do ETEEAP students earn academic honors like regular students?
CH15 – Credit Transfer
CH16 – Oldest Graduate of DMMMSU
Topics and Questions discussed (Video Chapters):
CH1 – Generic Introduction
CH2 – Topic Introduction
CH3 – Four lessons delivery system
CH4 – What is face-to-face or in person learning?
CH5 – What is online synchronous learning?
CH6 – What is asynchronous modular learning?
CH7 – What is hybrid learning system?
CH8 – CHED’s directive
CH9 – Online learning setback
CH10 – Why go for modular learning?
CH11 – Enroll anywhere
CH12 – For more inquiries
Interview with CHED chairman Prospero de Vera on CNN about ETEEAP.
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University of Baguio (UB Baguio)
One of the pioneers among ETEEAP DHEIs during the program’s infancy, and has a track record of unblemished implementation of the program. One of their advertisements years ago said, “We produce leaders” and they lived up to it as a number of its graduates pursued their careers in the military and police force and some retired as generals.
Program: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS)
Website: Please go to this link.
Facebook Page: University of Baguio
Click on the image below to visit their website.
University of the Cordilleras (UC-BCF)
Another pioneer DHEI in the ETEEAP field. UC-BCF also has a track record of producing top-caliber graduates in its different programs, with equally unblemished implementation of ETEEAP. It is also located in the summer city of Baguio and a reputable education institution. Many of its alumni/alumnae had made history in their own fields. You may visit their page to enquire and know more about them.
Program: Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT)
Website: Please go to this link.
Facebook Page: University of the Cordilleras
Click on the image below to visit their website.
SPUP Tuguegarao is one of the universities in the Philippines with high ranking globally in terms of World University Rankings for Innovation (WURI) 2023, and is among the top 100. You may visit their pages to enquire and know more about them.
Website: Please go to this link.
Facebook Page: St. Paul University Philippines
Click on the image below to visit their ETEEAP website page.
Another pioneer institution in its own way is the Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CITU) located in the beautiful city of Cebu in the Visayas, Central Philippines. You may visit their page to enquire and know more about them.
Program: Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT)
Website: Please go to this link.
Facebook Page: CIT University ETEEAP
Click on the image below to visit their ETEEAP page.
Another pioneer institution in its own way is the Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CITU) located in the beautiful city of Cebu in the Visayas, Central Philippines. You may visit their page to enquire and know more about them.
Program: Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT)
Website: Please go to this link.
Facebook Page: Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas
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Note: For the contact details of the above schools where it was not indicated, you may visit this Facebook Group as some of the members are connected with them (Some are current students or alumni/alumnae).
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Here is a list of schools that offer Bachelors degrees in business (BSBA) and office (BSOA) administration.
Please note that we don’t have answers to these questions:
1) Tuition and fee schedules.
2) Learning and transaction procedures.
3) Enrollment schedules.
Please contact the schools directly on the above information along with other related queries.
One of the pioneers among ETEEAP DHEIs during the program’s infancy, and has an unblemished track record of implementing the program. One of their advertisements years ago said, “We produce leaders” and they lived up to it. You can visit their page and websites on the links below to know more about them.
Program: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
Website: Please go to this link.
Facebook Page: University of Baguio
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Another pioneer DHEI in the ETEEAP field. UC-BCF also has a good reputation of producing top-caliber graduates in its different programs, with equally unblemished record of implementing the ETEEAP. It is also located in the summer city of Baguio and a reputable education institution. Many of its alumni/alumnae had made history in their own fields. You may visit their page to enquire and know more about them.
Program: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
Website: Please go to this link.
Facebook Page: University of the Cordilleras
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One of the active ETEEAP DHEI offering BSBA in the capital region is the SJCQC. It’s conveniently located in Quezon City. You may visit their page to enquire and know more about them.
Program: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
Website: Please go to this link
Facebook Page: St. Joseph’s College of Quezon City Eteeap
Contact person: Ana Mandilag Alpay
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Another active ETEEAP DHEI offering BSBA in the capital region is the SSCR. You may visit their page to enquire and know more about them.
Program: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
With the following majors:
Website: Please go to this link.
Facebook Page: Eteeap Ssc-r Manila
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In the historical city of Calamba is the beautiful campus of Lyceum of the Philippines University Laguna (LPU-Laguna). You may visit their continuously updated page to enquire and know more about them.
Program: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
With the following majors:
Another business-related degree is their Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management
Website: Please go to this link.
Facebook Page: LPU Laguna
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Another pioneer institution in its own way is the University of Nueva Caceres (UNC) located in Naga City, Camarines Sur. It is the first institution to achieve the university level in the Bicol Region. You may visit their page to enquire and know more about them.
Program: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
With the following majors:
Website: Please go to this link.
Facebook Page: University of Nueva Caceres
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Another pioneer institution in its own way is the Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CITU) located in the beautiful city of Cebu in the Visayas, Central Philippines. You may visit their page to enquire and know more about them.
Program: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
With the following majors:
Website: Please go to this link.
Facebook Page: CIT University ETEEAP
Click on the image below to visit their ETEEAP page.
More will be added.
Note: For the contact details of the above schools where it was not indicated, you may visit this Facebook Group as some of the members are connected with them (Some are current students or alumni/alumnae).
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Here is a simplified procedure in applying for the ETEEAP accreditation and enrollment in a nutshell.
Below the image are the links to the sample application letter, sample CV, and the editable application form from CHED that can be submitted to any ETEEAP deputized school.
For those who need to prepare their CV for their ETEEAP application, here is a sample prepared for you. You may download the PDF version of the images, and there is also a MS Word version that can be edited. You can find the download links below the images.
Please help yourself.
Important: The ones in red should be edited according to the information about you. The ones in blue are samples and should be edited with information that match your circumstances and experiences.
You may download the PDF version of the sample CV here.
Sample CV PDF version download.
You can also download a copy of the editable version of here.
Download editable version of the sample CV. Please check your download folder for the file.
If you need an editable version of the ETEEAP application form, you may download it here.
Download editable version of the application form. Please check your download folder for the file.
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Below are four universities that are featured on this website along with the relevant information you need, including their ETEEAP programs, fees, procedures and contact details. You may tap/click on the links to visit their pages.
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DMMMSU is a state university located in the beautiful coastal province of La Union in Northern Philippines. As you travel northward, the South China Sea beaches, which is part of the Lingayen Gulf, is accessible just a few minutes on your left. In some areas you can see the beautiful sceneries of the sea right inside your car.
Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU), or DMMMSU to the locals, is one of the state universities in the Philippines, and it is also one of the deputized higher education institutions of the Philippine’s Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to deliver the some of their programs through the Expanded Tertiary Education Accreditation Program (ETEEAP). They have three strategically located campuses. For more information about the university, you may visit their official website here. As for their ETEEAP, please read on as we have exciting features of their system that you will be delighted to know.
They have no dedicated page for their ETEEAP on their website, but with the permission of the administrator of the department, we are providing our visitors here a complete information.
For more details on how to prepare your requirements, please refer to these links:
– ETEEAP Manual
– Paano Mag-apply sa ETEEAP?
– Sino ang Pwede sa ETEEAP?
I – Under the College of Education
II – Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology (BSIT)
Offered Majors:
III – Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BSA)
Offered Majors:
A. PRELIMINARY PHASE
1) Applicant secures ETEEAP Application form from the ETEEAP Coordinator of DMMMSU-MLUC College
of Technology. Coordinator briefs and orients applicant/s.
2) Applicant submits duly accomplished ETEEAP Application with the following supporting documents (2
copies each; one original and one authenticated):
3) ETEEAP Coordinator, in coordination with the College Dean pre-assesses the documents submitted.
4) If qualified, the applicant undergoes personality assessment (written and oral). If not qualified,
applicant is advised accordingly.
B. FORMAL EVALUATION
For more information you may contact the ETEEAP Implementation Personnel using the details below.
University International Linkages and ETEEAP:
Dr. Jesus Rafael B. Jarata
Phone: +63-906-865-4659
ETEEAP Coordinator:
Prof. Ruchelle D. Flores
Phone: +63-977-813-0225
In-charge of the BS Industrial Technology (BSIT):
Dr. Jake Tyrone I. Somera
Phone: +63-910-988-5749
In-charge of the Education Department:
Dr. Vanessa Cayabyab
Phone: +63-926-009-7403
In-charge of the Agriculture Department:
Dr. Rosemarie O. Tattao
Phone: +63-909-805-2676
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Note: This is a repost from its original publisher on this site: Cruise Ship Analogy
Welcome to Your Cruise Ship!
When we board a cruise ship, we know what to expect. Imagine getting into one of them and before you enter you were awed by the elegant look from the outside and were even astounded by the interior furnishings. When everyone has settled and are ready to enjoy the experience of being on one of these adventures, you asked the captain as to what the itinerary will be along with the plans in place for this journey. You were excited to hear what to expect as you started reviewing the brochure that was given to you when you registered and paid for this trip. You also brought out your mobile device and opened the company’s website to check the information about this option that you have chosen. Your mind briefly flashed back to the time you were searching for different options and looking at the exciting photos and videos along with the positive reviews on this particular cruise ship. Your imagination back then is now becoming a reality that you cannot hold back your enthusiasm.
Cruise Ship in the Education Industry
The emotions involved in the above scenario can also be the same when one is joining an educational institution whether as a student or a member of its staff. In this article we will use a K-12 institution located in one country in Asia as an example.
When this country started working on being considered as one of the commercial hubs of the world, her education sector had boomed also. She already had the basic education system where her national language was used as medium of teaching. But when international trade started to increase and the skills in the English language had become a necessity, her government started coming up with different programs for the state-managed schools. Along with this was the instruction for private schools to increase using the English Language in their courses and subjects which most of them had already started years earlier. These private schools and universities saw this business opportunity and came up with programs and systems of their own. Many of these are managed by foreigners who also hired foreign teachers as the English skills of locals are way below standard to teach English and other subjects in English. Some of the locals who own or manage private schools and universities were also educated in other countries and learned the skills of managing education institutions that prepare students into the global business trends.
Excited Parents and Students
Now let us take a closer look at the aforementioned K-12 private school. We will look at a scenario and momentary transfer our imagination from the cruise ship to that school. Your family is moving to this country because your company assigned you here. You started looking for a school to enroll your three kids with one starting in preschool, the other one will be moving up to grade 1, and the other starting in the middle school. You searched the Internet and compared the facilities that appear on the different schools’ websites and social network pages. You contacted each of them and requested for relevant information on enrollment as well as the costs. You also checked online if there were some reviews and other relevant information that may help in your decision-making. You whitelisted a few that you decided to visit. As you entered the first school in your list, you were impressed by what you saw. You immediately admired the stunning physical appearance along with its facilities. You spoke with the administrative and registration officers, and were given a tour around the school. You were even more impressed on what you were seeing that you considered this school be on the top of the list of your options.
Then you started to ask questions beyond the obvious. What about the school’s system, the curriculum, teachers, accreditation, affiliations as well as other relevant information about the actual learning inside the classroom? The officer gave you all the information you wanted to know and you were satisfied with the answers to your queries. However, you still did not forget that you had other schools in your list that you needed to visit as well. So you thanked them and left to see the other schools. At the end after considering the cost, the safety, convenience and other factors, you decided to go back to the first school you visited and you enrolled your three kids in that school. You were so excited and purchased other necessary items that your kids need, including uniforms, books, electronic devices required by the school along with other relevant materials and resources. You also paid the required fees and visited the school once again for a final orientation a few days before the start of the school year.
On the first day of school year you were excited to drop your kids at the school. The kids too were excited to wear their new uniforms and to be identified with the school. As all your doubts were cleared by the answers to your queries, you were all ready to start the year at, and with, their new school as you look forward to the exciting years ahead in your new home.
At the school you met new friends whose kids were also enrolled there, and you found out that some of them did not bother to search other schools because when they came here, they saw the stunning facilities along with the “sweet words” of the registration/admission officer who was really convincing which made them decide that it was no longer necessary to look elsewhere. This made you even become more optimistic and placed all your hope on this institution, thinking that you had made the right choice.
Excited New Teacher
On the other side, you were a teacher looking for a job. You found an advertisement that says only whitelisted applicants will be called for an interview. You applied for the position. The HR manager called you and instructed you to come for an interview. You were hired and were given an overview of the school’s system. As you were astounded by the physical appearance of the school and its facilities you were also excited when you were informed on details about the school’s system and resources the school has in place for an ideal education institution for both teachers and students. You were required to report to work two days before the students start their classes. Those days will be preparatory periods along with processing of your documents to have your employment legalized. That day came and as the new students were excited to start their classes in two days, you too were excited to start your first day at work. As new member of the staff, you had a lot of questions to ask. You were then directed to the school administrator for the needed briefing. You asked what all teachers ask from their administrators and supervisors as you excitedly wait to be given the needed proper guidance, a normal procedure in any organization.
Get Your Oar and Row!
Back in the cruise ship, you heard someone starting to make announcement. So you focused your attention to him. He started with these words:
“Thank you for choosing our company and particularly this cruise ship. As you have seen, we have the most awesome design of our ship along with the furnishings that are beyond compare. This ship has been here for 15 years and as you can see on our website and brochure it is among the best of all the cruise ships on this part of the earth. Our package includes independent routes and exploration, and that you can decide on which way you want to go. We have small boats that are attached on the side and on other parts of this ship that you can use to explore the vicinity of the ship, although you cannot go far. With this you will enjoy your stay in our ship even more. As you have noticed in our brochure and advertisements, there are boats and other vessels that are floating alongside our ship. These are the ones that our clients can use to roam around the ship and enjoy the scenery while managing their own boats. We hope that you enjoy your stay.”
And that ends the introduction of the administrator representative. You were excited, but at the same time puzzled by the announcement. However, you focused on the exciting part of being on this cruise ship.
But a question lingered in your mind. How can this ship arrive at her destination if we just take one of the boats and just roam around it while others are doing the same? Even worse is that everyone goes in every direction and no one is guiding us except the assigned staff that helps in managing the boat that we take? You even noticed that the small boats have engines but the staff were the ones who are trying to maintain and make them work properly. Then you noticed that the whole ship does not seem to be working properly. You don’t hear the engine running while the ship floats aimlessly on the water. You started to ask fellow passengers as well as the staff and the situation was becoming clearer to you. Eventually you came close to another ship and found out that some of the passengers there were former client of your cruise ship. Your suspicion was confirmed when you were informed that your ship does not have an engine and a rudder.
Back in the ship, you again asked one of the administrators, who was incidentally with the captain, and your jaw dropped as you heard the confirmation on the absence of an engine and a defective rudder. Worse was that you were instructed to pick up one of the oars that you need to move this ship and steer it to the direction that you want. The captain further said, “You can do whatever you want and you can decide on which direction you can go. And as you are already here, you can now enjoy whatever is here. I would like to assure you that this ship, despite not having an engine and a defective rudder, does not sink.”
You tried to get in contact with the sales manager you spoke with at the start when you were about to book this trip. You were informed at the beginning that the manager will also be onboard and along with the captain will look after the ship’s passengers’ welfare. However, you could not get an appointment and were surprised that the seemingly all-present manager during your booking process is nowhere to be found although was also onboard. You were then directed to another man who works under the supervision of the captain and were told that he can answer all your questions. You approached the man and found out that he is not aware of your issues and questions and he could not even give you the basic information about the system of the cruise ship. You started to plan for an exit and get your money back but since the ship was already pushed and towed to the open waters you had no option than to stay until you dock on the next destination. You soon found out that the ones who were steering the ship with their oars were primarily the staff and most of the time the passengers also need to help. Some of the passengers were bullies but when incidents of bullying were reported to the captain, he scolds the complainers telling them that those were normal occurrences in that ship and anywhere else. When the staff saw the bullying and confirmed them to the captain, the captain tells them it is none of their business. Interestingly this ship continues to float and there are still people who are attracted to its advertisement. They only realize being in the wrong place when they are already on it that is too late to withdraw and the only option is to wait until they get to the next dockyard to get off and transfer to another ship. The money these unwary passengers pay is just enough for the wages of its crew and for the upkeep and maintenance of the ship. The captain and the manager seem to be comfortable with the present arrangement and no longer care or worried about the ship’s not having an engine and a rudder. The owners of the ship are not aware of this and when issues come to their attention, they confront the captain and the manager who always have ready excuses or someone to blame.
The former captain of the ship had everything in place including a good engine and a perfectly working rudder. But when he left, these were not maintained as the new appointed captain was not even qualified for the job at the very beginning. The manager too was not qualified but because he worked along the previous captain his deficiency was not obvious and was tempered and compensated by the captain’s efficiency. However, now that he works along with an inefficient captain, the deficiency has become more and more obvious.
Academic Deficiency
You could not believe your ears when you were told by the academic administrator that you are free to do what you think is the best for your class. You asked for the curriculum of the school so you could start building your syllabus and lesson plans but were told to speak with your immediate supervisor who will give you further guidance. You were given copies of the textbooks the students use in their lessons and were told to base your syllabus and lesson plans on those references, along with other resources you can find on the Internet. You were also shared online documents containing the incomplete syllabus and skeletal lesson plans of the former teacher that you were replacing.
You tried to get some feedback from other teachers so you have a rough idea on what to expect but failed to get enough information to give you an established foothold, leaving your mind floating as to where and how to start. Realising the situation, one of your colleagues left after a few days and landed on a more academically established school. You too realised being in the wrong place but decided to stay as there was no immediate alternative for you on that dire moment. You started wondering how this school survived for almost two decades of existence on such condition without significant growth.
“This Ship Does Not Sink”
The captain of the cruise ship said that it will not sink. Yes indeed, it survived 16 years floating aimlessly in the open sea with small boats attached to it that passengers can detach and enjoy their independence going around in the direction they wanted as long as they are within the vicinity of the ship. But where do the management get the money to maintain the ship and its facilities? The answer came when you noticed that as the boat docked on the next island, more people were coming in while others were leaving. You decided to stay and see what happens next. You also noticed that some passengers and staff had been there for sometime, even years, which gave you hope that staying maybe the best option for you at the moment.
You then realised that those new unwary passengers were the ones keeping the ship from sinking and that although recently the in-out passenger turnover had been unbalanced to the negative, it was enough to sustain the financial necessity for survival. It’s true that although the ship floats aimlessly in the open sea with an incompetent captain and manager without an engine and a rudder, the rest of the staff were competent enough in their respective assignments to steer it with their own oars – while waiting for the right time to move to another ship. Some decided to stay and enjoy the ride while it is still floating but were ready anytime things change and finally have to abandon ship.
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A related scenario that adds details to this story can be found in the article, “The Two Sides of an Academic Institution”
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Note: This is a repost from its original publisher on this site: Cruise Ship Analogy
Note: This is a repost from its original publisher on this site: The Two Sides
The Restaurant Analogy in Education
The above scenario can be explained by a situation that leads to a similar outcome. A family just arrived to live for the father’s long-term job contract at an area and was looking for a restaurant to enjoy their dinner and to help them decide on which to patronize eventually. They searched the Internet and found a few places. They checked the facilities through the photos on the establishments’ websites, the menus and the different presentations of the food.
They decided to try a few of them on the first week to see where they will go the next and try to establish friendship with. They went for a dinner at one of them on Monday and the following six days to six different restaurants during the week. The managers had different ways of welcoming their new guests and the family started to compare all seven of them. The food, the presentation, the treatment of the whole staff as well as the environment had differences which the family immediately started to feel.
They did the same thing the following week and started to notice that the differences are becoming noticeable and they had now come up with their theory as to which one was the best down to the worst. The process was repeated on the third week and the consistency between each shop’s website as well as what they were told at their first visits by the managers and the reality had become obvious. They repeated the process one more week to establish their conclusion and at the end, they were able to make a wise decision as to which of the seven they will patronize more.
Academic institutions, just like restaurants, serve what people need, and want. In some cases though the parents and students are not really aware or have no idea of what they exactly need. When prospective clients visit a school they expect the best from that institution. Although some of the parents and students may have little idea on what academic excellence means, everyone regardless of cultural background and social status in life have basic and common needs as far as education is concerned.
The institution therefore has the responsibility to help their clients understand what they need and to steer them to the right direction. Because restaurant customers have different tastes and likes, the establishment cannot also satisfy everyone’s want. But customers are always willing to go into a compromise especially where they have no choice, or when they realize it is not worth fighting over a small difference. As long as the discrepancies or inconsistencies are minor or are well-explained, a reasonable customer can understand and is willing to overlook them.
When a restaurant displays a brief description of its menu such as Asian, American, Indian or Mediterranean Cuisine, the customers have an idea on what to expect. An academic institution’s menu is its curriculum and usually described as British, American, IB and so forth, which immediately give the prospective client a rough idea of what to expect. When students enroll, they expect to see and hear what is described in the school’s curriculum or menu. There are of course some variations on how these are delivered. Just like the food and ambience in a restaurant, the consistency between what the menu says and what the customers actually taste and experience determines whether the establishment or institution be able to keep its clients, or lose them.
In the scenario above, the clients initially believed what was explained to them and what they saw seemed to reinforce what they initially heard and felt. But when they had the actual taste and experience of being inside and part of that institution, they saw the inconsistency and failure of the school and its administrators to live by what they claim they are, both on their website and other digital as well as verbal presentations they had, as against what the reality was. The worse is that no one was there to entertain questions and needed clarifications when the parents personally visited the school after failure in their attempt to communicate through email and telephone which was not the case at the beginning. Just like the restaurants that lost their customers, the school also lost its client.
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The above can be compared to another situation that you may find interesting on this link:
The Cruise Ship Analogy in Education
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Note: This is a repost from its original publisher on this site: Existential Flexibility-The Ralston Principle
In 2003, Aron Ralston was hiking alone in Utah’s Bluejohn Canyon when he was trapped by a falling boulder where his right hand and wrist were stuck underneath a massive rock. Ralston survived on minimal food and water even resorting to drinking his own urine. No communication device in his possession and no one knew where he was going, he had to use unconventional solutions to save his life. He used the limited tools he had to amputate his trapped arm, rappelled 65 feet down rockface and eventually rescued by a family who fortunately was passing by.¹
Ralston said later, “The lesson is that resilience is about flexibility.” However, there is another word (adverb) we would like to add to this: existential. What is existential flexibility², and how can this be applied to the current education system we have? We will focus on the education industry and we will see how such quality can be used to face the challenging times we are in today.
Simon Sinek describes existential flexibility as, “The capacity to initiate an extreme disruption to a business model or strategic course in order to more effectively advance a Just Cause.” In other words, it is a drastic and most of the time offensive action one has to take in order to survive and continue existing. Contrary to the defensive adjustments one has to take to maintain his current course, existential flexibility is resorting to a totally different approach and most of the time opposite the current course one has to take in order to survive and be able to reach the intended goal or objective. It is an unconventional and offensive maneuver one has to accept to take to continue floating and sailing as it were.³
Having existential flexibility means coming to terms with the fact that everything will go on with or without the one we perceive as essential. With such quality, one has to be willing to lose something no matter how precious it seems to be to achieve a just cause, be agile and willing to pivot and make a massive shift to something new or even into something he considered before as stupidity. Leaders in the education industry must let go of long held notions and ideas that no longer serve them.
Most of the time however, the opposite is happening. Leaders tend to protect their current model and refuse to adapt the needed changes, not realising that such leads to a certain death of their organization. In Ralston’s case, he could have chosen death but kept his arm. But his “just cause” was to survive and continue living. He was looking forward to his becoming a father and other prospects he will enjoy if he will continue living even without the arm that he was about to amputate. His action and decision was in agreement with what one wise ancient king wrote where he said, “There is hope for whoever is among the living, because a live dog is better off than a dead lion”*. In this article and on other related topics and pages of this site, we will call this as the Ralston Principle.
Education industry leaders of any country, or on a smaller scale an education institution, cannot overlook the importance of a crystal clear “just causes” of the existence of their organization or institution. There are three of them. First is the quality of education to the citizens or students (their clients). Second is the affordability of the services, and third is the efficient delivery of the products or services. These leaders should be willing to do the necessary offensive pivot even to the point of becoming stupid in their own eyes or standard to be able to survive and reach their just cause. Old school education leaders tend to stick to a system that they were accustomed to as young students and eventually educators, and is difficult for them to adapt a new system or innovate new ideas to keep up with the fast-moving scenarios their clients face. The Covid-19 pandemic is just one example that necessitates an abrupt change in a system to be able to continue providing the necessary services of education institutions to their students.
We cannot deny the fact that institutions whether they exist for profit or non-profit causes need money to survive. The source of this money is of course from the enrollments, and many education industry players resort to different marketing strategies to attract more clients. They continue to keep abreast with the latest marketing strategies that other industry players are employing to attract more enrollments. But since marketing is only as good as the quality of the product, these institutions must also improve their products or services and innovate new systems that are appropriate or fitted in today’s conditions and client mindsets and needs. Adopting new marketing strategies without improving the quality of the products or services, or not adjusting according to the changing market trend, may have temporary and short-term benefits which leads to a stunted growth, and in the long run to the eventual death of the company or institution.
So how can education leaders apply the Ralstone Doctrine? What scenarios and market trends Covid-19 and other events had brought about and what necessary existential flexibility is needed to face these challenges?
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Referrences:
¹ Between A Rock And A Hard Place – by Aron Ralston
² Not to be confused with existentialism. This article never refers to that.
³ The Capacity for Existential Flexibility
∗ The Holy Bible, Ecclesiastes 9:4 (NWT)
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Note: This is a repost from its original publisher on this site: Existential Flexibility-The Ralston Principle
For our visitors who love to read novels and other learning materials, we added some links and pages for your enjoyment. We have partnered with friends who authored and published their books, and are very much willing to let our visitors read them for free. These books contain accounts of their writers’ experiences as they participated in different endeavors of life which many had become part of history. Enjoy your virtual adventure with them.
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ETEEAP was introduced by the Philippine government purposely for Filipinos who were forced forego their college or university education due to circumstances beyond their control. It was established by the Executive Order Number 330 (EO#330) signed by former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos on May 10, 1996. But there was a precursor to the ETEEAP.
Prior to the signing of EO#330 was a part of the 1987 Philippine Constitution Governance Act for Basic Education otherwise known as Republic Act 9155 (RA955) which established the Alternative Learning System (ALS).
The official website of the Department of Education (DepEd) in the Philippines describes the reason why these systems were established this way: “Many Filipinos do not have a chance to attend and finish formal basic education (Grades 1-6 and Year 1-4) due to many reasons. Some drop out from schools while some do not have schools in their communities. Since every Filipino has a right to free basic education, the Government establishes ALS to provide all Filipinos the chance to have access to and complete basic education in a mode that fits their distinct situations and needs.”
How does the system work?
The same source explains, “There are two major programs on ALS that are being implemented by the Department of Education, through the Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS). One is the Basic Literacy Program and the other is the Continuing Education Program – Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E). Both programs are modular and flexible. This means that learning can take place anytime and any place, depending on the convenience and availability of the learners.”
The difference between the Formal Education System and the Alternative Education System is that “Formal Education system is classroom-based, managed by trained formal school teachers” while “ALS Non-formal Education happens outside the classroom, community-based, usually conducted at community learning centers, barangay multi-purpose hall, libraries or at home, managed by ALS learning facilitators, such as mobile teachers, district ALS Coordinators, instructional managers at an agreed schedule and venue between the learners and facilitators.”
In the above description the ALS has two sections. The first one is the Basic Literacy Program which is intended for those who have not completed their basic education (Grade 1 to Grade 10). The recent implementation of the K-12 system for the Philippines to comply with global standard added the senior high school level which is Grade 11 and Grade 12. The students’ qualification to graduate (In elementary, secondary or senior high school) is evaluated by series of examinations prepared and administered by the DepEd at designated place and time throughout the country. Outside the Philippines, these are mostly held at Philippine Embassies or Consulates. These examinations will ensure that the students are qualified to enter the next level of their education. As for the Continuing Education Program-Accreditation and Equivalency, the ETEEAP comes into play for students who wish to continue on acquiring tertiary education or higher learning.
In the Philippines the basic education is taken care of by the Department of Education (DepEd) while the Tertiary or higher education is under the supervision and implementation of the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd).
To sum it up, ALS is intended for adults who have not completed their basic education (Elementary and/or Secondary as far as Grade 10). Then they can continue to take up senior high school. ETEEAP on the other hand is for adults who completed their secondary education but were not able to finish their college degree. There are minimum age requirements for these.
Who can benefit from the ETEEAP?
Anyone who has completed secondary education through the Formal Education System or the Alternative Learning System and did not have a chance to start or complete a college or university degree can benefit from the ETEEAP. But how does the system work? How much is the cost? What are the requirements? Other articles on this site provide answers and more information on these questions. You can find them on the links below.
References:
https://www.deped.gov.ph/k-to-12/inclusive-education/about-alternative-learning-system/
https://www.eteeap.org/
