The evaluation is the very first part of the assessment process that ETEEAP DHEIs implement to determine if the applicants are eligible to enroll in their program.
The schools usually require the applicants to submit between 1 and 3 sets of their portfolio (credentials), one consisting of all the original documents, and the other two are photocopies. Other schools require only 1 set of photocopies. One of these (if more than one) will be kept in the permanent student record of the school for future reference, just like they do on regular program students.
Along with the submitted documents is the corresponding fee that ranges between PHP5,000.00 and PHP25,000.00. Most private schools require this fee upfront as soon as the applicants submit their letter of intent along with their application form and other credentials.
Does paying the evaluation fee ensure that applicants will be accepted? No. The evaluation process is when and where the applicants’ credentials are examined and scrutinized by the industry experts in the field the applicants are requesting to enroll in. These experts could be the professors of the specified field, or external. The evaluation is not part of their paid job description, and therefore should be paid. Thus the evaluation fee, and therefore is not refundable in most cases, whether the applicants passed or failed the evaluation.
If the applicants passed the evaluation and are accepted, the fee is normally deductible to the whole package fee of the program.
Some schools, especially state universities, do not require evaluation fees upfront. These will only be paid if the applicants passed the evaluation. These are referred to as ‘Evaluation Fee’ or ‘ETEEAP Accreditation Fee’ (either or both appear separately) in the assessment form the students will receive to continue with their enrollment process.
To avoid getting scammed, the applicants are advised to pay these fees directly at the school cashier, or any designated payment system the school has instructed them.
Para saan ang Evaluation at ETEEAP fee?
Ang EVALUATION ay ang pinkaunang prossesso ng assessment na ginagawa ng school para tingnan at busisiin ang mga credential ng mga aplikante kung eligible silang mag-enroll sa ETEEAP (Yan yung ibig sabihin ng Equivalency and Accreditation sa acronym na ETEEAP). Ibig sabihin, pwedeng pumasa o bumagsak ang aplikante sa prossesso na ito.
Kapag ang school ay nag-require ng evaluation/assessment fee bago nila umpisahan ang prossesso, yan ay non-refundable sa karamihang school (baka sa lahat pa nga ng school, at karamihan ay private colleges at universities), pumasa ka man o hindi. May ibang school na saka na lang magbayad ng evaluation fee kung tapos na at pumasa sa evaluation (Karamihan ay state universities, pero may mga private institutions naman na mas considerate at ‘pay only if you passed the evaluation’). Ang tawag sa babayaran na ito sa assessment form ay ‘Evaluation Fee’ o kaya ay ‘ETEEAP Accreditation Fee’. Sa ibang kaso ay magkahiwalay na makikita itong dalawang impormasyon.
Kapag pumasa sa evaluation ay deductible ang evaluation fee na babayaran sa total amount ng buong program (kung upfront o binayaran bago mag-umpisa ang evaluation).
Bakit may ganitong fee?
Dahil ang mga mag-eevaluate at mga expert sa field ay hindi kasama sa kanilang suweldo ang trabaho na ito kaya kailangan silang bayaran regardless kung pumasa o hindi ang applicant (Hindi laging employed sa school ang mga evaluator. Minsan ay external ang mga ito na pupunta lang sa school para mag-evaluate ng mga credential ng mga applicant sa ETEEAP. )
Ang range ng evaluation fee ay 5k hanggang 25k depende sa school.
Para hindi ma-scam ay doon sa school mismo magbayad, hindi sa agent. O mag-verify muna sa school kung pwedeng sa agent ibigay ang bayad.
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