Department of Education, Presentation during the Second Tourism Human Resources Congress “Building Tourism Human Capital for Global Competitiveness” - 2 October 2012

1. Aligning Creative Approaches Towards Re-
engineering Our Tourism Education
and Training Programs
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
MS. BELLA O. MARIÑAS
Chief Education Program Specialist and
Officer-In-Charge, Office of the Director III
Bureau of Secondary Education

2. Outline of Presentation
Updates
The K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum
Premise for Tourism Education
Technology and Livelihood Education
Special Program in Foreign Language
A Model for Tourism Education
The Partnership

3. Updates
Republic Act 10157 - the Universal Kindergarten
Law providing for all 5-year old children to attend
the free and compulsory kindergarten schooling
DepEd No. 32 s. 2012 (Implementing Guidelines of
RA 10157)
DepEd No. 40, s. 2012 (DepEd Child Protection
Policy) Policy Guidelines on Protecting children in
School from Abuse, Violence, Exploitation,
Discrimination, Bullying and Other Forms of Abuse
DepEd No. 31, s. 2012 (K to 12 Basic Education
Program)

6. The K to 12 Graduate
Holistically developed Filipino
With 21 st Century skills
Multi-literate, multi-lingual, multi-
cultural and multi-skilled in…
LEARNING and INNOVATION ,
LIFE and CAREER,
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, and
INFORMATION, MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY.

7. Secondary schools have the option to
offer Hospitality and Tourism Services as
a career path with the integration of
Foreign Language as an elective

8. Technology & Livelihood Education
Agro - Fishery Industrial Arts Home Economics ICT
Crop Production Bread and Pastry Computer Hardware
Automotive Servicing Production Servicing
Animal Production Carpentry Caregiving
Aquaculture RAC Servicing Commercial Cooking
Eletrical Installation
Fish Processing Household Services
& Maintenance
Consumer Beauty Care
Horticulture Electronics Servicing (nail care)
Dressmaking/
Masonry Tailoring
Mechnical Drafting
Novelty Crafts
Plumbing
Shielded Metal Arc
Welding
Tile Setting

9. Tourism (Hotels and Restaurant)*
Barista
Commercial Cooking
Food and Beverage Services
Baking and Pastry Production
Housekeeping
Travel Services
Tour Guiding Services
Front Office Services
Events Management Services
Attraction and Theme Parks Operations
* TESDA courses

10. Special Program in Foreign Language
Program Objectives
To develop students’ skills in listening, reading,
writing, speaking and viewing as fundamental to
acquiring communicative competence in a second
foreign language;
To prepare students for meaningful interaction in a
linguistic and culturally diverse global workplace;
and
To develop their understanding and appreciation of
other people’s culture.

11. Special Program in Foreign Language
Mechanics
A foreign language is tried out in the last 2 year levels
of high school when students are deemed ready to
manage learning a second foreign language
The subject is offered for 120 minutes weekly in the
3rd and 4th year levels. The subject earns 0.6 unit
credit.
The subject takes the place of Career Pathways in
TLE.

12. Special Program in Foreign Language
Assessment follows the principles of diagnostic,
formative and summative assessments.
The subject appears in the Student Report Card in
Year III as Basic Language
Year IV as Intermediate Language

13. Special Program in Foreign Language
Language Partner Institution
Spanish Instituto Cervantes
French Alliance Francaise
German Geothe Institut
Japanese Japan Foundation Manila
Chinese- Confucius Institute @
Mandarin Angeles Foundation U

14. TOURISM EDUCATION
CALAMBA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
CALAMBA CITY

15. Tourism Education
Objectives
Prepare students with necessary competencies,
knowledge, skills and values to lead the tourists to
the hidden parts of Calamba City and the historical
point of the Philippine national hero;
Develop the student’s personality to be more
competent in communication skills; and
Enhance the skills of students to be responsible
citizens in the global community.

16. Grade 11 Curriculum
Learning Subject Hours/Week
Area
Languages English (Communication Arts I) 4
Filipino (Komunikasyon sa
Akademikong Filipino) 4
Mathematics Business Mathematics 5
Science Environmental Science 5
Social Studies Philippine Tourism, Geography and 3
Culture
Career Principles of Tourism 2
Pathways Travel Services 6
Tour Guiding Services 6
Elective Personality Development I 2

17. Grade 12 Curriculum
Learning Subject Hours/Wee
Area k
Languages English (Communication Arts II) 4
Filipino (Retorika sa Mabisang 2
Pagpapahayag)
Mathematics Statistics 5
Science Social Ecology 5
Literature Philippine Literature (1st Sem) 5
Rizal’s Life, Works and Writing (2nd 5
Sem)
Social Studies World Tourism, Geography and Culture 4
Career Front Office Operations 13
Pathways Tourism Promotion Services 2
Elective Personality Development II 3

19. The support of the Tourism industry is
needed in regard to
designing and developing the
curriculum
developing the standards
providing on-the-job-training to students
teacher training
student and teacher competency
assessment

20. Thank You!