Career Pathways for High School Students in the Philippines

In accordance with the mandate of secondary education to prepare students for lifelong learning and the world of work, the school heads of secondary schools, both public and private, the Department of Education (DepEd) advised to orient their high school students as early as First Year on the various career pathways to pursue after high school. Early orientation on the many career opportunities provided in the curriculum will strongly encourage them to learn and complete their basic education. The various curricular programs have been designed to enable students to understand their strengths, pursue their interests, and develop their multiple intelligences. These special curricular programs which the school can offer include the following:

1. Special Program in the Arts (SPA);
2. Special Program in Sports (SPS);
3. Engineering and Science Education Program (ESEP) and Science and Technology (S 8v T);
4. Special Program in Journalism (SPJ);
5. Special Program in Foreign Language (SPFL); and
6. Technical-Vocational (Tech-Voc) Education including the newly designed Career Pathways in Technology and Livelihood Education (CP-TLE).
   

The career paths and job prospects, including the technical-vocational and university programs are presented in the enclosures.

The role of the school is to provide opportunities to students to discover their passion and pursue it through the different students' clubs which will be serve as helpful venues for them to explore, hone, enrich and exhibit their crafts. Thus, the schools are encouraged to offer any of the aforementioned special curricular programs on top of the core curriculum.

For more information, please contact the Curriculum Development Division-Bureau of Secondary Education (CDD-BSE) at telephone no.: (02) 632-7746 or visit the BSE website at www.bse.ph.

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Career Pathways for Students to Pursue at the Secondary Level

1. Science and Technology or Engineering and Science Education Program (ESEP)
2. Special Program in Journalism
3. Technology and Livelihood Education
1. Home Economic
• Foods and Food Service
• Beauty Care
• Clothing and Textile
• Home Management Business
• Health Care and Support Services
• Related Crafts (Handicrafts)
  
2. Industrial Arts
• Automotive Technology
• Civil Technology
• Drafting
• Electrical Technology
• Electronics
• Metal Works
• Handicraft
• Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (RAC)
3. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
• Photo Editing
• Desktop Publishing
• Webpage Design
• Programming
• Data Management
• Computer Assembly, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
4. Agriculture and Fishery
• Plant Production
• Animal Production
• Fish Production
4. Special Program in Sports
1. Atheletics
2. Arnis
3. Badminton
4. Basketball
5. Baseball/Softball
6. Chess
7. Football
8. Gymnastics
9. Sepaktakraw
10. Swimming
11. Table Tennis
12. Volleyball
5. Special Program in the Arts
1. Visual Arts
2. Music (Vocal and Instrumental)
3. Media Arts
4. Theater Arts
5. Creative Writing
6. Dance
6. Special Program in Foreign Language
   

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