This document summarizes the qualifications to teach in secondary education under the K-12 program in the Philippines. Graduates of science, math, and technical-vocational courses can teach in their specialized subjects without a LET or bachelor's degree as long as they have the necessary TESDA certification. Faculty of higher education institutions and experts/practitioners can also teach part-time without a LET as long as they have the appropriate degree or expertise. The transition period to implement these changes runs until the end of the 2021-2022 school year.

1. SOME
PERTINENT
PROVISIONS
OF
K-12

2. WHO ARE
QUALIFIED TO
TEACH IN
SECONDARY
EDUCATION?

3. Graduates of Science,
Math etc.
Graduates of Tech-Voc
courses
Faculty of HEIs
Experts

4. Technical
Vocational
Teachers

5. •(b) Graduates of technical-
vocational courses to teach in
their specialized subjects in
the secondary education:
Provided, That these
graduates possess the
necessary certification issued
by the TESDA:

6. •No LET requirement
•No Academic
requirement
•INSET
•Teach specialized
subjects

7. Faculty
of
HEIs

8. •No LET
requirement
•A holder of a
Bachelor’s Degree
•Full-time

9. Experts
and
Practitioners

10. •No LET requirement
•Part-time
•Qualified as an expert

11. Transitory
Period

12. •Section 32. Transition
Period. The transition
period shall be
reckoned from the date
of the approval of the
IRR until the end of SY
2021-2022.

13. Transitory
Provision

14. To manage the initial
implementation of the enhanced
basic education program and
mitigate the expected multi-year
low enrolment turnout for HEIs
and TVIs, the DepEd shall engage
in partnership with the HEIs and
TEIs for the utilization of the
human and physical resources.

15. Assumptions

16. •1.1M Students from
public Junior HS in
2016
•4M Students from
private schools

17. ••No college
freshmen in SY 2016-
2017 and SY 2017-2018
•No college graduate
in SY 2021-2022

18. •Majority of students
from public HS will take
the Tech-Voc and
livelihood track, and a
few will pursue Higher
Education in SY 2018-2019

19. •Majority of students
from private schools
will take the academic
track and pursue Higher
Education in SY 2018-
2019

20. Career
Guidance
and
Counselling
Advocacy

21. Career Guidance
Refers to organized and
systematic efforts that
influence various aspects of
career development of
client groups to enhance
self-esteem, career
planning etc.

22. Career Advocacy
refer to the activities
that will guide
students in choosing
career tracks that they
intend to pursue.

23. To properly guide the students in
choosing the career tracks that
they intend to pursue, the DepEd,
in coordination with DOLE,DOST,
PRC,TESDA, and CHED shall
regularly conduct career
advocacy activities for secondary
level students.

24. DOLE
DepEd DOST CHED TESDA PRC
Secretary

25. Provisions
of
Section 27
of
Republic Act
No. 9258

26. Career and employment guidance
counsellors, who are not
registered and licensed guidance
counsellor, shall be allowed to
conduct career advocacy
activities to secondary level
students of the school where
they are currently employed.