GRADE

12 CAREER GUIDANCE

MODULE 3
Reaffirming the Chosen Track
Objectives:
-Determine the different sources of information relevant to curriculum exits.
-Evaluate the different sources of information relevant to their preferred
curriculum exit
-Match the knowledge and skills to the job market demands and possible
curriculum exits
-Value the importance of the chosen track/strand

Motivation

Directions: Answer the following questions in your answer sheets.

1. How does a person look for a job?

2. How does one acquire information before making a decision?
3. Do you think this is important? Why?

Lecturette
Sources of Information

Schools’ Guidance Office

A school’s guidance office is managed primarily by a Registered Guidance
Counselor (RGC) as mandated by RA 9258, who implements a Career Guidance
Program that provides career counseling to both individuals and groups;
administers and interprets career tests; and provides other services such as
referral, placement, research, information, and orientation.
In the absence of an RGC, a career guidance advocate may lead the implementation
of a career guidance advocacy program in the school. An advocate facilitates the
information dissemination of career related materials such as Labor Market
Information; coordinates with the local government units whereas labor and work
related offices such as the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE),
Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA), Public
Employment Service Office (PESO), and other stakeholders; serves as conduit in
the implementation of the DepEd Career Guidance Advocacy Program between the
schools division offices and the schools; and manages other related Career
Guidance Advocacy activities.

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 The limitation to the conduct of the Career Guidance Program of career
guidance advocates to a legally valid term of Career Guidance Advocacy Program is
consistent with the provisions of RA 9258 otherwise known as the Guidance and
Counseling Act of 2004 and RA 10533 otherwise known as the Enhanced Basic
Education Act of 2013.

Career guidance advocates may only conduct certain career guidance-related

activities that are part of the Career Guidance Program which an RGC is explicitly
mandated to conduct as provided for in the above-mentioned laws.
Career Guidance information is generally available in the guidance offices.

Department of Education
The Department of Education (DepEd) is a government agency that
formulates, implements, and coordinates policies, plans, programs, and projects in
the areas of formal and nonformal basic education. It supervises all elementary and
secondary education institutions, including alternative learning systems, both
public and private; and provides for the establishment and maintenance of a
complete, adequate, and integrated system of basic education relevant to the goals
of national development.
The Department through its partnerships with industries and private entities may
provide the needed labor market information in coordination with DOLE.
DepEd can be reached through its website: www.deped.gov.ph/.

Department of Labor and Employment

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is a national government
agency that envisions that every Filipino worker attains full, decent, and productive
employment. It formulates policies and implements labor laws and labor-related
legislations in order to promote gainful employment opportunities, develop human
resources, protect workers and promote their welfare, and maintain industrial
peace.
DOLE has different bureaus addressing specific concerns on labor. They
include the Bureau of Local Employment, Labor Relations, Workers with Special
Concerns, Working Conditions, International Labor Affairs, regional offices, and the
Philippine Overseas Labor officers.

Bureau of Local Employment

The Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) develops policies, researches, labor
market analysis, strategies, programs, projects, operating guidelines and
standards, and provides advisory relative to local employment promotion and
administration.

Programs/Projects of the Bureau

Project Jobs Fit — The DOLE 2020 Vision or PROJECT JOBSFIT is the forerunner
of the Department of Labor and Employment’s priority deliverable projects for
2009. This forward looking activity was based on researches, information
gathering, and networking with key stakeholders. It was carried out as part of
DOLE’s firm resolve to adopt coherent and innovative strategies to carry out its
mandate in providing efficient employment facilitation services and respond to the
prevailing skill and job mismatch underlying the unemployment and
underemployment problems in the country.

Labor Market Information―The Project “JobsFit” resulted in the formulation of

the Labor Market Information (LMI) which provides timely, relevant, and accurate

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signals on the current labor market such as in-demand jobs and skills shortages
by developing client-specific LMI education and communication materials.

The material is part of the commitment of DOLE to support the Career

Guidance Advocacy Program which seeks to promote career guidance as tool in
assisting jobseekers particularly students in making informed career choices.
In developing the LMI, DOLE engages its key stakeholder―industry, academe, and
labor employers’ groups―to gather labor market signals. Training and educational
institutions use them in reviewing their respective curricula, policies, standards,
and guidelines to keep them abreast with industry requirements.

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Philjobnet—Phil-Jobnet is an automated job and applicant matching system which
aims to fast-track jobseekers search for jobs and employers search for human
resource. It can be accessed through www.phil-job.net.
The Bureau of Local Employment can be reached through its website:
www.ble.dole.gov.ph/

Bureau of Labor Relations

The Bureau of Labor Relations (BLR) develops policies, programs, projects,
operating guidelines and standards, and provides advisory relative to the
administration and enforcement of laws pertaining to labor―management relations
including workers’ organization, registration, and development, and resolving
appealed intra- and inter-union disputes.

Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns

The Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns (BWSC) develops policies, programs,
projects, operating guidelines and standards, and provides advisory/assistance
relative to the development and protection of workers that include own-account
and self-employed workers; informal and rural workers including sugar workers,
women workers, young workers, working children, differently-abled, the older and
elderly workers, and workers in the personal service of another.

Bureau of Working Conditions

The Bureau of Working Conditions (BWC) primarily performs policy and program
development and advisory functions in the administration and enforcement of laws
relating to labor standards.

International Labor Affairs Bureau

The International Labor Affairs Bureau (ILAB) develops policies, plans/programs,
projects, guidelines/procedures, and standards relative to international labor and
employment concerns; and monitors the country’s observance and implementation
of all obligations, courtesies, and facilities required by international labor
affairs/associations/institutions. It also provides advisory service in the
supervision, monitoring, and reporting of operations/activities of the Philippine
Overseas Labor Offices (POLO) in different countries, and serves as the
instrumentality for technical cooperation, programs, and activities with other
countries and international institutions.

Regional Offices
The regional offices and field offices are the operating arms for directly
implementing the plans and programs developed by the bureaus and administering
and enforcing labor standards and laws. Each regional office has a Mediation
Arbitration and Legal Service Unit, an Internal Management Services Division,
Technical Services and Support Division, and field offices.

Philippine Overseas Labor Offices

The Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLO) act as the operating arms of the
Department in their respective geographical areas for the administration and
enforcement of duly adopted policies and programs of the Department on
international labor affairs. It has Middle Eastern Affairs Division, American and
European Affairs Division, Asian and Pacific Affairs Division and the International
Relations and Cooperation Division.

To further implement its mandate effectively, DOLE has the following attached
and/or coordinating agencies:

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Employees’ Compensation Commission
The Employee Compensation Commission (ECC) formulates policies, programs,
guidelines on occupational safety and health in the areas of prevention,
compensation and rehabilitation; undertakes continuing research and studies;
extends technical assistance and advice on hazard recognition, risk assessment
and abatement and control of hazards; plans, develops, prescribes, implements,
and monitors training programs on occupational safety and health; acts as
clearinghouse of information on all matters pertaining to Occupational Safety
Hazards; and reviews and/or decides appealed cases from the GSIS and SSS.

National Conciliation and Mediation Board

The National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) formulates, develops, and
implements policies, programs, projects, standards, procedures, manuals of
operations, and guidelines for the effective conciliation and mediation of labor
disputes, and promotes workplace relations enhancement schemes, grievance
handling, voluntary arbitration, and other voluntary modes of dispute prevention
and settlement.

Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration

The Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) formulates and implements
policies, programs, and projects in the administration of the welfare fund for
overseas workers to be used for social and welfare services including insurance
coverage, legal assistance, placement assistance, and remittance services.

Philippine Overseas Employment Administration

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) promotes and
develops the overseas employment program, protects the rights of migrant workers
and regulates private sector participation in recruitment and overseas placement.

National Labor Relations Commission

The National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) is a quasi-judicial body tasked to
promote and maintain industrial peace by resolving labor and management
disputes involving both local and overseas workers through compulsory arbitration
and alternative modes of dispute resolution.

National Wages and Productivity Commission

The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) acts as the national
consultative and advisory body on matters relating to wages, incomes, and
productivity; formulates policies, programs, guidelines, and standards on wages,
income and productivity improvement programs; and reviews regional wage levels
set by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs).

Professional Regulation Commission

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) regulates and supervises the
practice of the professionals who constitute the highly skilled manpower of the
country.
This government agency can be reached through its website: www.prc.gov.ph/

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

The TESDA manages and supervises technical education and skills development
(TESD) in the country. It is the leading partner in the development of the Filipino
workforce with world-class competence and positive work values.
To provide equitable access and provision of TESD programs to the growing TVET
clients, TESDA continues to undertake direct training provisions. There are four

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training modalities — school-based, center-based, enterprise-based, and
community-based. These are being done with TESDA’s infrastructure in place—57
TESDA administered schools, 60 training centers, enterprise-based training
through DTS/apprenticeship, and community-based training in convergence with
the LGUs.

This government agency can be reach through its website: www.tesda.gov.ph/.

Government Service
The Civil Service Commission is the Human Resource Department of the
government that promotes morale, efficiency, integrity, responsiveness,
progressiveness, and courtesy in the Civil Service.
This government agency can be reach through its website: www.csc.gov.ph/.

Local Government Unit Level

The Public Employment Service Office is a non-fee charging multi-employment
service facility or entity established or accredited pursuant to Republic Act No.
8759 otherwise known as the PESO Act of 1999.
They carry out full employment and equality of employment opportunities for all,
and for this purpose, to strengthen and expand the existing employment facilitation
service machinery of the government particularly at the local levels there shall be
established in all capital towns of provinces key cities, and other strategic areas,
It is community-based and maintained largely by local government units (LGUs)
and a number of nongovernment organizations (NGOs) or community-based
organizations (CBOs) and state universities and colleges (SUCs). The PESOs shall
be linked to the regional offices of DOLE for coordination and technical supervision,
and to the DOLE central office, to constitute the national employment service
network.

For more information, please visit your PESO located in your municipalities, cities
and/or provinces.

Higher Education
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is the key leader of the Philippine
higher education system effectively working in partnership with other major higher
education stakeholders in building the country’s human capital and innovation
capacity towards the development of a Filipino nation as a responsible member of
the international community.
This government agency can be reach through its website: www.ched.gov.ph/.

Business and Enterprise

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is tasked to foster a competitive and
innovative industry and services sector that contributes to job generation and
inclusive growth; and to advance the rights and responsibilities of consumers.
This government agency can be reach through its website: www.dti.gov.ph/

Note: Aside from the government sources of information, there are also other local
and international websites, private organizations, companies, and the like that may
offer information on career matching and job placement. However, the Department of
Education does not endorse in any other way, form, nor connected with the websites
or companies mentioned.

Ex. Edukasyon.ph, JobStreet, WorkAbroad.ph., Trabaho.com, Kalibrr, Monster

Philippines, Gigajob Philippines, JobsDB,

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 Reflection
Directions: Answer the following questions in your answer sheets.
1. Was the information you acquired about your curriculum exit fits with your
current abilities or skills?
2. Do you already have the enough information? How can you say so?
3. How will you plan out your preferred curriculum exit?
4. What value/s can you derive from this module that you can apply in
planning out your career? Why?

Evaluation
My Career Information Sheet

Directions: Map out other preferred alternatives aside from your preferred
curriculum exit, use the example below in doing this activity.
MY CAREER INFORMATION WORKSHEET (Kolehiyo)
What is my What is What What are What are Is the What
preferred specializa information the the job LMI are the
course/ tion? do I need for sources of skills Projection sources
profession? school/ information? needed favorable of
work? with my information?
preferred
curriculum
exit
(Y/N)
Secondary School School Communication DOLE,
Teacher Teacher Skills Yes
Offering Website PESO