Institutionalization Of The Philippine Qualifications Framework

Case Overview and Summary

Summary of Executive Order No. 83

Establishment of the Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF)
- Objectives (Section 1):
• To adopt national standards and levels for outcomes of education.
• To support the development and maintenance of pathways and equivalencies which provide access to qualifications and assist people to move easily between education/training sectors and the labor market.
• To align the PQF with international qualifications framework to support national and international mobility of workers through increased recognition of Philippine qualifications.

PQF National Coordinating Committee (Section 2):
• Chaired by the Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd).
• Members: Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and Professional Regulations Commission (PRC).

Functions of the PQF National Coordinating Committee (Section 3):
• Issue the Implementing Rules and Regulations within sixty days of the effectivity of this EO.
• Provide regular feedback on the progress and accomplishments to the Office of the President regarding the implementation of this EO.

Participation of the Industry Sector (Section 4):
• Industry sector representatives shall be consulted and tapped in the detailing and application of the PQF to ensure alignment of educational outcomes to job requirements.

Level Descriptors (Section 5):
• The PQF shall incorporate an 8-level Qualifications Descriptors defined in terms of knowledge, skills and values, application, and degree of independence.

Learning Standards (Section 6):
• DepEd, TESDA and CHED shall make detailed descriptors for each qualification level based on learning standards in basic education, competency standards of training regulations, and policies and standards of higher education academic programs.
• They shall jointly implement national pilot programs to determine the relevance and applicability of the PQF in all levels of education.

Review of Licensure Examinations (Section 7):
• The PRC and CHED shall review the framework and contents of the licensure examinations of each profession and align them with the PQF.

Technical Secretariat (Section 8):
• DepEd, TESDA and CHED shall organize a permanent Technical Secretariat from their present staff complements.
• The Secretariat may contract the services of technical experts and authorities on relevant areas of concern such as equivalencies, accreditation, curriculum development, educational measurement and testing.

Funding (Section 9):
• The funds necessary for the implementation of the PQF shall be charged against the existing appropriations of DepEd, TESDA and CHED.

Repealing Clause (Section 10):
• All issuances, orders, rules, and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this EO are hereby revoked and/or modified accordingly.

Separability Clause (Section 11):
• If any provision of this EO is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions unaffected shall remain valid and subsisting.

Effectivity Clause (Section 12):
• This EO shall take effect immediately upon its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.