CHAPTER I

THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING

Introduction

The transition from being a student to being part of the working class

could be a challenge to new graduates. This is why on-the-job trainings and

immersions are provide d by educational institutions to help prepare students

explore their chosen careers and acquire 21st-century skills.

Immersions prepare students for the real world by training them how to

work in a company and eventually excel in a specific career. The school needs to

ensure that its students gain various competencies that would have these future

professionals ready for employment.

Work Immersion refers to the part of the Senior High School Curriculum

consisting of 80 hours of hands-on experience or work simulation which the

Grade 12 students will undergo to expose them to the actual workplace setting

and to enrich the competencies provided by the school under the supervision of

the School Head and the designated personnel of the Partner. According to

Department of Education Order No. 30 s. 2017, one of the goals of the K to 12

Basic Education program is to develop in learners the competencies work ethics

and values relevant to pursuing further education and or joining the world of

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work. In order that the nations development target will be realized and to

achieve greater congruence with the basic education, work immersion is a

required subject that has been incorporated in the curriculum.

According to Magno (2018) that they will be competent to their respective

field of interests and will they be skillful and knowledgeable enough to help

suffice the economic needs of the Philippines especially in the manpower field.

The government comes up to implementing work immersion that will be

conducted depending on what the learner’s purposes or needs And before

further discussing, I totally agree on this strand for it will be one of the key

practices on improving student performances.

According to Cruz (2015), Immersion is done outside the school campus in

a “Workplace Immersion Venue,” defined as “the place where work immersion of

students is done. Examples of work immersion venues include offices, factories,

shops and project sites.”

This research seeks to discuss the advantages of having Work Immersion

in Senior High School especially in Technical-Vocational and Livelihood track to

determine the course preferences that they will take in college and what are the

best course that may fit to them according to their gained knowledge and skills.

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Statement of the Problem

This study aims to determine the advantages of Work Immersion to

selected Grade 12 Electrical Installation and Maintenance NC II.

Specifically, it seeks to answer the following questions:

1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of:

1.1 Strand;

1.2 Sex;

1.3 Course preference in college; and

1.4 Office where you undertake your Work Immersion?

2. What is the advantage of Work Immersion on the selected Grade 12 Electrical

Installation and Maintenance NCII students in terms of:

2.1 Knowledge;

2.2. Skills?

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Significance of the Study

The result of the study will be beneficial to the following:

To the school, to acknowledge that the students of this campus was able to

undergo work immersion and enhance their knowledge and skills.

To the students, the findings of this study will have great benefits to the

students to enhance their knowledge and skills that will help them to the near

future.

To the TVL teachers, the finding of the study will likewise be useful as the

teacher will know what are the knowledge and skills of students and what

courses fits them.

To the Researcher, the outcome of the study is beneficial in providing the

information about what is the advantage of Work Immersion in enhancing the

students’ knowledge and skills.

To the future researchers, this may set as the basis that a new theory in

learning will arise. This also may set a new knowledge to the future researchers.

Scope and Delimitation

This study will be conducted at Binan City Senior High School – San

Antonio Campus. Limited only for those students who already took and have

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experiences on Work Immersion. His study will determine the advantage of Work

Immersion to the students to gain new knowledge and skills that would be useful

to choose a course in college. The participants of this study is limited only on

Grade 12 Electrical Installation and Maintenance NC II students who are

currently enrolled in Binan City Senior High School – San Antonio Campus S.Y.

2019 – 2020.

Research Paradigm

Work Immersion is a part of the Senior High School Curriculum where the

Grade 12 students are experiencing the real workplace that they want to choose

in college. It may be considered with great importance to have an experience in

order to gain more knowledge and skills. The researcher considered it necessary

to conduct a research study on the said area to know the advantage of work

immersion to the Grade 12 EIM students that can enhance their knowledge and

skills on their preferred course in college. Work Immersion serve as way of

gaining new experience for all the beginner students that will take an academic

profession in college. These experiences will lead to have discipline, patience and

good character. Students will have developed their moral character that will

mostly needed in the near future. Therefore, each school whether private or

public they should have at least 80 hrs. of experience in work to gain a particular

skills and knowledge. In other word, it is expected that this study could have

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contribute in making decision in choosing courses in colleges by the advantage of

work immersion to gain new knowledge and skills to the students.

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

 Reading
books,  Surveying
journals, and Grade 12 EIM The researcher
other printed Students on concluded that
materials. what is the there is a great
 Browsing advantage of advantage of
electronic Work undergoing Work
sources on Immersion in Immersion to the
Advantages of terms of their Grade 12 EIM
Work knowledge students in
Immersion in and skills? choosing course
choosing  Analysis of in college.
college course data
of students.

Figure 1. Input-Process-Output model of the Advantage of Work Immersion in

Based on Figure 1, reading books, journals and other printed materials. Browsing

electronic sources on advantage of work immersion in choosing college course of

students serves as input of the study. For the process, surveying Grade 12 EIM

Students on what is the advantage of Work Immersion in terms of their

knowledge and skills and the analysis of data. The researcher concluded that

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there is a great advantage of undergoing Work Immersion to the Grade 12 EIM

students in choosing course in college as output.

Definition of Terms

For the clarity of the study, the following terms are defined either

technically or operationally.

Course is a relatively skills or knowledge of one person regarding to the

career he chooses.

Office particular area that the workers take in Work Immersion.

Enhance is an increase or improvement in quality value or extent.

Knowledge defined by Webster Dictionary as the factor of condition of knowing

something in familiarity gained through or association.

Immersion refers to the program that letting their students experience the

actual

work scenario.

Sex is state of being male or female.

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Skill is an ability and capacity acquired through deliberate, systematic,

and sustained effort to smoothly and adaptively carryout complex activities or

job functions involving ideas.

Work Immersion provides students “real workplace” experience, giving

students a set of technical-vocational and livelihood skills that can help them

make more informed career choice and improve their employment prospects

(The Asia Foundation, 2018).

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References

https://vcis.edu.ph/index.php/student_news/immersion-preparing-high-school-

students-for-employment/

https://www.scribd.com/document/368599425/Work-Immersion

http://www.k-12plus.org/index.php/news1/165-immersion-in-k-to-12

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