Less than half or round 40% of those that took the licensure examination for skilled academics (LET) have handed the check in 12 years, a examine of advocacy group Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) discovered.
According to Maki Pulido’s report on “24 Oras” on Friday, PBed reported that of two,356 trainer training establishments (TEIs) within the nation, 56% produce graduates who rating beneath the common passing charge in LETs taken from 2010 to 2022. An common of 40% handed.
“This poses the question of quality. If you have thousands of schools offering this program, how can we make sure the CHED actually monitors and assures that these programs are really good, of high quality, and not merely diploma mills?” PBED Executive Director Justine Raagas mentioned.
PBed additional defined the information confirmed there could also be shortcomings on the a part of the TEIs, which in flip, can also outcome within the lack of coaching and abilities of the academics.
“More than half are below it. It poses the question ‘how many are really passing and are qualified to teach and how many are wasting their resources and time in finishing a four-year education?’” PBED Deputy Executive Director Dianne Fajardo Valencia mentioned.
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT-Teachers), for his or her half, denied there’s a lack of certified Filipino academics however mentioned a lot of the exam-takers got here from neighborhood schools that undergo from insufficient funding.
“‘Yung kagaya ng treatment ng CHED sa Science and Technology courses dapat ganoon din ang kaniyang treatment sa education courses. Hindi dapat nasa-sideline ito sa funding, focus at support,” mentioned ACT-Teachers Secretary-General Raymond Basilio.
The Department of Education (DepEd) mentioned it acknowledges the dearth of coaching for academics in elementary and highschool and is at present coordinating with the Commission of Education (CHED) for the upskilling of educators in schools and universities.
Short programs and doctorate scholarships are likewise being provided to all academics for his or her steady training, it added.
“We’d like to provide in-service training now at least on the part of DepEd. Hopefully, these interventions [ay] makakatulong kaagad. At least kasi ‘yan ‘yung immediate,” DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa mentioned.
CHED Commissioner Popoy de Vera needs to learn the examine earlier than issuing a remark however mentioned lots of Filipino academics are at present working overseas. —Sundy Locus/NB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
