Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CALOOCAN CITY
CALOOCAN CITY BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL
Sikatuna Extension Urduja Village, Caloocan City

January 14, 2025

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FOR WORK IMMERSION PARTNERSHIP

This Memorandum of Agreement is entered into this 14th day of January at

CALOOCAN CITY BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL by and between:

The CALOOCAN CITY BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL, with School Identification

Number 319707 a public high school, with principal address SIKATUNA EXTENSION,
URDUJA VILLAGE, CALOOCAN CITY represented in this Agreement by its DR. LILIA
R. GUNDRAN, Principal IV/ FILIPINO, of legal age, and hereinafter referred to as
the SCHOOL;

-and-

PHASE 3 MULTI-PURPOSES BUILDING, MONALISA COURT

operating under the laws of the Philippines, located at PHASE 3 MULTI-
PURPOSES BUILDING, MONALISA Court, Metro Manila, represented in this
Agreement by BRGY CHAIRMAN FERDINAND ALFRED “HERO” DELOS
SANTOS and BRGY SECRETARY RESY S. ANGELES of legal age, hereinafter
referred to as a “COMPANY”.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Department of Education of the Philippines, hereinafter referred to

as "DepEd", is the primary government instrumentality mandated to formulate,
implement, and coordinate policies, plans, programs, and projects in the areas of
formal and nonformal basic education; supervise all elementary and secondary
education institutions, including alternative learning systems, both public and
private; and provide for the establishment and maintenance of a complete,
adequate, and integrated system of basic education relevant to the goals of
national development;

WHEREAS, the DepEd has introduced the K to 12 basic education reform program
that includes Senior High School, hereinafter referred to as "SHS", with the major
objective of ensuring that graduates of basic education are ready for employment,
entrepreneurship, and higher learning;

WHEREAS, the SHS curriculum can be customized at the local levels to take into
consideration the needs of local industries and the labor market;

WHEREAS, DepEd believes that for the effective delivery of SHS instruction, there is
a need for school-industry partnerships that will provide the school the necessary

Address: Sikatuna Extension, Urduja Village, Brgy. 172 Caloocan City

Telephone No.: 02-8559-6915
FB Page: Caloocan City Business High School
School ID: 319707
Email address: [email protected]
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CALOOCAN CITY
CALOOCAN CITY BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL
Sikatuna Extension Urduja Village, Caloocan City

expertise and venue for practical, on-the-job, enterprise-based training for SHS
learners;

WHEREAS, DepEd starts full implementation of SHS in School Year 2016-2017;

WHEREAS, the SCHOOL is among those that will offer SHS to students in the
community to carry out DepEd's objectives for SHS as spelled out above;

WHEREAS, to achieve this objective, the SCHOOL needs to enter into a Work
Immersion Partnership with the INSTITUTION.

WHEREAS, the INSTITUTION operates in the area where the School is located or is
able to offer Work Immersion experience; and has offices, facilities, project
sites, and expertise that it can make available to the School for purposes of student
Work Immersion.

WHEREAS, the INSTITUTION considers going into a Work Immersion partnership with
the School as part of its mission to create a positive impact on the community,
especially the young people;

WHEREAS, the SCHOOL and the INSTITUTION hereinafter collectively referred to as

"PARTIES", undertake to collaborate for the successful implementation of the SHS
Work Immersion cognizant of the need for special protection of the child and with
the best interest of the SHS learner at heart;

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, the PARTIES
hereby agree as follows:

DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK IMMERSION PROGRAM

With the passage of the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 or Republic Act
10533, DepEd was tasked to implement the K to 12 Program, essentially adding
two (2) years of specialization within the Basic Educational System;

DepEd designed the implementation of RA 10533 within the framework of

increased community involvement in the learner's experience;

With this premise, DepEd offers venues for various stakeholders to participate in
the implementation of RA 10533 and, the same offer, accepted by the PARTIES
herein;

The Work Immersion Program is one of the course requirements for graduation. A
SHS student has to undergo Work Immersion in a business organization or
establishment with work requirements related to the specialization. Through Work
Immersion, the students are exposed to and are familiarized with the work
environment related to their field of specialization. Specifically, the students can:

Address: Sikatuna Extension, Urduja Village, Brgy. 172 Caloocan City

Telephone No.: 02-8559-6915
FB Page: Caloocan City Business High School
School ID: 319707
Email address: [email protected]
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CALOOCAN CITY
CALOOCAN CITY BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL
Sikatuna Extension Urduja Village, Caloocan City

1. Appreciate the importance and application of the principles and theories

learned in school.
2. Enhance their technical knowledge and skills.
3. Enrich their skills in communications and human relations.
4. Develop good work habits, attitudes, appreciation, and respect for work.

I. OBJECTIVES OF THE WORK IMMERSION PARTNERSHIP

l. To supplement the formal curriculum of the SHS program with special inputs from
the INSTITUTION/COMPANY experts and practitioners to align the SHS program
with work standards.

2. To develop in the students of the SHS program the knowledge and skills that are
relevant to the needs of the job market in the area.

3. To provide SHS students with relevant learning experiences by giving them

exposure to the actual workplace setting.

II. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES

A. Joint Responsibilities

Both the SCHOOL and the INSTITUTION/COMPANY shall:

1. Create a joint working group that will prepare the action plan to
operationalize the partnership.

2. Form a joint steering committee to monitor the progress of the partnership

and to make sure that the provisions of this Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA) are met.

3. Adhere to all laws, memorandums, and circulars especially those pertaining

to child protection as provided for in the Guidelines for Work Immersion
(Guidelines).

4. Develop the students' Work Immersion module specifying goals and

objectives, desired outcomes of the program, and how these outcomes will
be achieved, also noting the specific knowledge, skills, attitudes, and
competencies that the student should acquire after completing the program.
(See Annex A and Annex C of the Guidelines.)

5. Develop a Work Immersion Daily Schedule of Activities that will be followed

by the students during the whole duration of the Work Immersion Program
(See Annex C of the Guidelines.)

6. Formulate local school Work Immersion policies and guidelines on selection,

placement, monitoring, and assessment of students (Immersion participants)
to ensure that each student is assigned to an Immersion partner matched to
his/her desired track, qualifications, and aptitude.

Address: Sikatuna Extension, Urduja Village, Brgy. 172 Caloocan City

Telephone No.: 02-8559-6915
FB Page: Caloocan City Business High School
School ID: 319707
Email address: [email protected]
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CALOOCAN CITY
CALOOCAN CITY BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL
Sikatuna Extension Urduja Village, Caloocan City

B. Responsibilities of the School

The SCHOOL shall:

1. Identify and indicate the SHS track/s, strand/s, and/or specialization/s which
will be the subject of the partnership.

2. Make the needed adjustments to contextualize the SHS subjects based on

inputs from the COMPANY

3. Designate a person in charge of coordinating with the COMPANY and

supervising the activities of the students for the duration of the Work
Immersion Program.

4. Provide insurance coverage for learners during the work Immersion program.

5. Continue to exercise its Special Parental Authority under the Family Code
over the Senior High School student under immersion in the premises of the
partner.

6. Monitor each student's progress throughout the duration of the entire work
immersion program to ensure that the tasks assigned to each student are
meaningful, challenging, and applicable to his/her particular programs, and
maximize the quality of the learning experience.

7. Provide the COMPANY an evaluation tool for the students' Immersion

performance.

8. Issue a final grade to the student upon completion of the requirements within
a prescribed period.

9. Ensure that the student will adhere to the nondisclosure policies of the
COMPANY as agreed to by the School.

10. Provide signed Consent forms from the parents as applicable.

11. Provide the COMPANY a Certificate of Participation in the SHS program for
whatever purpose it may serve.

C. The Institution/Company shall:

1. Assign a competent Immersion Coordinator from the INSTITUTION/COMPANY

to liaise with the School and supervise the students without prejudice to the
special parental authority of the school, its administrators, and teachers for
the duration of the Work Immersion program to ensure efficient
implementation of all stages of the program.

2. Provide inputs into the curriculum through the discussions or workshops that
DepEd will organize.

Address: Sikatuna Extension, Urduja Village, Brgy. 172 Caloocan City

Telephone No.: 02-8559-6915
FB Page: Caloocan City Business High School
School ID: 319707
Email address: [email protected]
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CALOOCAN CITY
CALOOCAN CITY BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL
Sikatuna Extension Urduja Village, Caloocan City

3. Lend its expertise by making available its resident resource persons to

provide training to the students.

4. Allow the students to be deployed to the different

sections/departments/project sites of the INSTITUTION/COMPANY based on
the Work Immersion Daily Schedule of Activities.

5. Agree to the required number of hours (80 hours Monday to Friday) of the
immersion program set under the DepEd SHS curriculum.

6. Provide immersion opportunities for SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,

ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS.

7. Provide students with an orientation about the INSTITUTION/COMPANY, its

line of business, and the work its employees do, and expose them to the
various stakeholders of the community in which the INSTITUTION/COMPANY
operates for the students to get a holistic understanding of its business.

8. Similarly ensure that students undergo training related to their course, and
provide the students with work or activities based on the activities listed in
the prescribed template for the Immersion Program of Activities (Annex C of
the Guidelines).

9. Ensure that the students will not be exposed to hazardous materials

and hazardous working environments throughout the immersion.

10. Evaluate students' performance in the Immersion venue by accomplishing

the provided evaluation tool.

11. Issue a Certificate of Completion to the student trainees upon satisfactory

compliance with all requirements of the program.

III. EFFECTIVITY

This agreement shall hold for the duration of the 2024-2025 Academic
School Year. The INSTITUTION/COMPANY and the SCHOOL shall submit their
intention for renewal of this agreement through formal notice within thirty (30)
days before the expiration of this Agreement.

The INSTITUTION/COMPANY and the SCHOOL reserve their respective rights

to terminate their participation in the agreement through formal written notice
within thirty (30) days before the effectivity of the termination. Both parties shall
tum overall deliverables agreed thereto in the Work Immersion Program.
Termination shall be subject to the mutual agreement between the parties.

A material breach of the Work Immersion Guidelines and/or this MOA shall
constitute a ground for termination of the MOA, in whole or in part, by the
aggrieved party, without prejudice to other legal remedies.

Address: Sikatuna Extension, Urduja Village, Brgy. 172 Caloocan City

Telephone No.: 02-8559-6915
FB Page: Caloocan City Business High School
School ID: 319707
Email address: [email protected]
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CALOOCAN CITY
CALOOCAN CITY BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL
Sikatuna Extension Urduja Village, Caloocan City

IV. LIABILITY
The school, its administrator, and teachers exercising authority and
supervision over the Senior High School Student undergoing Immersion in the
premises of the partner may be held accountable for the student's acts.

Each party shall answer for losses and damages arising from any accident,
act, or omission directly attributable to its fault or negligence, which may cause
death or bodily injury to any persons, or loss or damage to property, by or on
account of the performance of the respective obligations by the parties under this
Agreement. Such responsibility shall continue to remain that of the responsible
party even after the termination of this agreement if such losses and damages
were incurred during the effectivity of this agreement.

DepEd shall not be liable for opportunity losses of the Institution/Company

during the duration and after the termination of this agreement.

v. NONDISCLOSURE PROVISION

It is expressly understood by DepEd and the students that all information on

technology, manufacturing process, process standards, quality assurance
methodologies, quality standards, production capabilities, raw material purchasing,
marketing, finance, and all other related documents, manuals, operational, and
technical matters that the Institution/Company shall make available to them shall
be used for the sole purpose of student training. All of these matters are classified
as confidential in nature and proprietary to the Company and thereby each student
hereby undertakes to prevent the transfer of such information by any of its
members to any party outside of the Institution/Company.

VI. OWNERSHIP OF OUTPUT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Intellectual properties developed by the student as part of his or her regular

Work Immersion in the INSTITUTION/COMPANY and their corresponding copyrights
and/or patents shall belong to the INSTITUTION/COMPANY

Intellectual properties developed by the student outside of his or her regular

Work Immersion duties in the INSTITUTION/COMPANY and their corresponding
copyrights and/or patents shall belong to the student, even if the student used the
time, facilities, materials of the INSTITUTION/COMPANY unless otherwise stipulated
in a separate agreement between the student and his or her parent or guardian
and the INSTITUTION/COMPANY

The above provisions shall apply in proportion to the intellectual properties

developed by the student in case intellectual property is jointly developed by the

Address: Sikatuna Extension, Urduja Village, Brgy. 172 Caloocan City

Telephone No.: 02-8559-6915
FB Page: Caloocan City Business High School
School ID: 319707
Email address: [email protected]
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CALOOCAN CITY
CALOOCAN CITY BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL
Sikatuna Extension Urduja Village, Caloocan City

student with an employee or personnel of the COMPANY, unless otherwise

stipulated in a separate agreement between the student and his or her parent or
guardian and the INSTITUTION/COMPANY.

VII. OTHER PROVISIONS

It is expressly understood by the PARTIES that the Company is not obliged to
pay wages or salary since no employer-employee relationship exists between them.
However, the Company is not precluded from providing the student with any
monetary or financial assistance in the form of transportation fees, food allowance,
etc.

In determining the existence of an employer-employee relationship, the

following elements are considered: (1) the power to hire; (2) the payment of wages;
(3) the power to dismiss; and (4) the power to control the employee's conduct, with
the control test generally assuming primacy in the overall consideration.

No employer-employee relationship exists between the student and the

partner in work immersion if all the following criteria are met:

1. The training, even though it includes the actual operation of the employer's
facilities, is similar to training provided in an educational program.

2. The training is for the benefit of the student.

3. The student does not displace regular employees and works under close
supervision.

4. The students are not entitled to a job at the conclusion of the training period
and are free to take jobs elsewhere in the same field.

5. Any clinical training is performed under the supervision and direction of

people who are knowledgeable and experienced in the activity.

6. The training is general and qualifies the student to work in any similar
business. It is not designed specifically for a job with the employer that offers
the program.
7. The screening process for the Immersion program is not the same as for
employment and does not appear to be for that purpose. The screening only
uses criteria relevant to admission to an Independent educational program

8. Advertisements, postings, or solicitations for the program clearly discuss

education or training, rather than employment, although employers may
indicate that qualified graduates may be considered for employment.

Address: Sikatuna Extension, Urduja Village, Brgy. 172 Caloocan City

Telephone No.: 02-8559-6915
FB Page: Caloocan City Business High School
School ID: 319707
Email address: [email protected]
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CALOOCAN CITY
CALOOCAN CITY BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL
Sikatuna Extension Urduja Village, Caloocan City

Address: Sikatuna Extension, Urduja Village, Brgy. 172 Caloocan City

Telephone No.: 02-8559-6915
FB Page: Caloocan City Business High School
School ID: 319707
Email address: [email protected]