This document provides clarification and additional information on Work Immersion as a graduation requirement for Senior High School students in the Philippines. It outlines the different track options for Work Immersion, such as Business Enterprise Simulation for ABM tracks or Research/Capstone Projects for STEM tracks. Schools have flexibility to devise unique delivery models between 80-320 hours. Expenses for Work Immersion activities should be covered by the Department of Education budget. Various policies and guidelines are established regarding learners' health permits, accommodations for students with special needs, religious practices, and scheduling of Work Immersion.
This document provides clarification and additional information on Work Immersion as a graduation requirement for Senior High School students in the Philippines. It outlines the different track options for Work Immersion, such as Business Enterprise Simulation for ABM tracks or Research/Capstone Projects for STEM tracks. Schools have flexibility to devise unique delivery models between 80-320 hours. Expenses for Work Immersion activities should be covered by the Department of Education budget. Various policies and guidelines are established regarding learners' health permits, accommodations for students with special needs, religious practices, and scheduling of Work Immersion.
This document provides clarification and additional information on Work Immersion as a graduation requirement for Senior High School students in the Philippines. It outlines the different track options for Work Immersion, such as Business Enterprise Simulation for ABM tracks or Research/Capstone Projects for STEM tracks. Schools have flexibility to devise unique delivery models between 80-320 hours. Expenses for Work Immersion activities should be covered by the Department of Education budget. Various policies and guidelines are established regarding learners' health permits, accommodations for students with special needs, religious practices, and scheduling of Work Immersion.
This document provides clarification and additional information on Work Immersion as a graduation requirement for Senior High School students in the Philippines. It outlines the different track options for Work Immersion, such as Business Enterprise Simulation for ABM tracks or Research/Capstone Projects for STEM tracks. Schools have flexibility to devise unique delivery models between 80-320 hours. Expenses for Work Immersion activities should be covered by the Department of Education budget. Various policies and guidelines are established regarding learners' health permits, accommodations for students with special needs, religious practices, and scheduling of Work Immersion.
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DEPED ORDER 39, s.
2018: CLARIFICATIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO DO 30, S. 2017 Work Immersion as a requirement for Senior High School (SHS) Graduation
For Technical-Vocational Livelihood (TVL)
Track, Work Immersion is a requirement. Options for other tracks
ABM HumSS STEM
Business Culminating Research/Capstone Enterprise Activity Project Simulation Options for other tracks
GAS Sports Track Arts &
Design Research/Capstone Apprenticeship Performing Arts Project or (off-campus) Production or Culminating Activity Exhibit for Arts Production For all tracks, schools may opt to devise unique delivery model with a minimum of 80 and a maximum of 320 hours following the Curriculum Guide. • All TVL learners shall have completed the required learning competencies of a particular specialization before Work Immersion.
• The nominal duration of a specialization
for TVL shall be considered in crafting the delivery model of the school.
• Learners who belong to other tracks shall
start taking the chosen option in Grade 12. All forms of donation (e.g. insurance, transportation allowance and other relevant expenses) provided by the partner institutions may be included under DepEd’s Adopt-A-School Program. All MOA shall be signed by the School Principal or School Head at the school level while the Schools Division Superintendent shall sign the MOA/MOU at the division level. All schools through its school head or principal shall orient all its partner institutions on the relevant policies that might concern them such as but not limited to Child Protection Policy, Gender-Responsive Basic Education Policy and the like. The school head may serve as the School Partnership Focal person or may assign a personnel/teacher to perform the said duties as deemed necessary. Expenses for Work Immersion
Work Immersion is a SHS subject, its
expenses for meetings like transportation shall be covered by MOOE. • All DepEd schools shall not collect any fees for Work Immersion.
• However, the Parents-Teachers Association
(PTA) may initiate consultation among its members for any contribution or expenses their children would have for the said subject on voluntary basis.
• Schools shall only be informed and not be
involved with the collection of payment from the parents. For private schools, Work Immersion fee must undergo consultation and approval from General Parents-Teachers Association (GPTA) before it can be charged against the learners. Unique delivery model is encouraged if any of the delivery models do not fit their need. • Schools with the endorsement of Division Office (DO) must still seek the approval of Regional Office (RO) following the Checklist for Unique Delivery Model.
• Schools that intend to have a unique delivery
model for the new school year shall submit their requirements on/or before April 31 of the year starting 2019.
• The Regional Office shall release an
approval letter to the schools who meet the requirements stated in Annex A The Curriculum and Instruction Division through the Division Senior High School Supervisor-in-Charge or assigned focal person in charge of Work Immersion shall conduct atleast two (2) Progress Monitoring to be scheduled before and during the Work Immersion using the Progress Monitoring Tool • The CID shall conduct a one shot evaluation of Work Immersion using the Annex F of DepEd Order No. 30 s. 2017 two weeks after the Work Immersion of schools.
• It shall be submitted to the Curriculum and
Learning Management Division (CLMD) through the Regional Senior High School Supervisor-in-Charge in the first week of April for consolidation. All Regional Offices shall submit an annual report on Work Immersion following the attached template (see Annex C), every third Friday of May to the Bureau of Curriculum Development addressed to Jocelyn DR Andaya, Director IV. Learners’ Health Permit
• DepEd schools shall facilitate learners who
are seeking the said document from the nearest health centers or government hospitals.
• The cost of learners’ health permit or doctor’s
certification may be shouldered by the partner institution, which must be included in its agreement with the school. For private or non-DepEd schools, their school clinic must facilitate the process of securing these documents for the learners. Learners with Special Needs
Identified learners with special needs enrolled
in the mainstream classes and will undergo Work Immersion shall be given accommodation, modification and adaptation based on their abilities and after consultation with the concerned school personnel. Their program of activities and its assessment shall vary based on their conditions but shall still be anchored on the competencies used in the mainstream. Learners’ Religious and Cultural practices
shall be recognized and permitted in the Work
Immersion as long as it does not impede the learners’ activities and partner institution’s operations. Work Immersion during Summer
All schools shall consider the enrollment of
learners who undergo Work Immersion even during summer following the DO No. 13, s. 2018 that states the eligibility of incoming grade 12 learners who will undertake Work Immersion in the succeeding semester, semestral breaks or holidays as part of the school year. Service Credit of DepEd Teachers during summer
DepEd teachers or personnel who will
render services during these periods must be given service credits as stipulated in DO NO. 53, S. 2003 Updated Guidelines on Grant of Vacation Service Credits for Teachers Work Immersion Scheduling
• All learners shall perform their Work
Immersion activities during daytime only (6:00AM-6:00PM), with eight (8) or less hours per day.
• In case of class suspensions, Work
Immersion session shall also be suspended and shall have a make-up schedule to compensate for the lost hours. Thank you