MEMORANDUM DM-CI-2020-00085 – GUIDELINES FOR WORK IMMERSION IMPLEMENTATION DURING CRISIS SITUATION
To: Bureau Directors
Regional Directors
Minister, Basic, Higher, and Technical Education, BARMM
Schools Division Superintendents
Public and Private Elementary and Secondary School Heads
All Others Concerned
The Office of Curriculum and Instruction (CI), through the Bureau of Curriculum Development (BCD), issues these guidelines as basis for the Work Immersion implementation of all senior high schools during crisis situation.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused massive disruption in the education sector. In the context of basic education, crisis is a condition in which the regular operation of schools including the relevant offices in the division, region, and central levels is suspended; and its learners’ physical attendance in school is prohibited or limited.
In the Senior High School, the implementation of Work Immersion, which is a required subject for the Technical-Vocational-Livelihood (TVL) track is assumed to be severely affected in this scenario. However, learning should not stop even during crisis situations. While limitations for learners and schools are recognized, the Department should take a proactive stance in anticipating and planning for various service delivery conditions.
Work Immersion (WI) aims to provide SHS learners with opportunities to familiarize themselves with the workplace; to simulate employment; and to apply their competencies in areas of specialization/ applied subjects in authentic work environments. However, its implementation must be flexible enough to fit the complex setup and needs of learners, schools and partner institutions in the country.
Since schools are tasked to create their own class program per school year, it is highly suggested that Grade 12 TVL track learners be prioritized to undergo Work Immersion while other grade levels take other subjects and undergo Work Immersion when normal condition resumes.
These Guidelines will only take effect within the School Year 2020-2021 for all senior high schools unless sooner repealed, amended, or rescinded based on the continuing changes in the national situation.
Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.
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