This document outlines the key points of the Philippine Professionalization Act of 1994. The act was passed to regulate teacher licensure exams and professionalize the teaching profession to ensure a responsible and literate citizenry. It establishes a Board for Professional Teachers to set ethics standards and qualifications. Teachers must pass the licensure exam, get enrolled in the professional registry, take an oath, and obtain a license before they can legally practice teaching. The act also includes penal provisions for those practicing without a license, including fines and imprisonment.

2. Philippine
Professionalization Act of
1994
 This was signed on
December 16, 1994

3. In order to ensure a responsible and literate
citizenry, this law was enacted to regulate
the licensure examination and
professionalization of the teaching
profession.

4. ARTICLE 1: This
recognizes the vital
role that teachers play
in developing
responsible and
literate citizens.

5. TEACHING
 refers to the profession
concerned primarily with
classroom instruction, at the
elementary and secondary
levels in accordance with the
curriculum prescribed by the
Department of Education,
Culture and Sports, whether
on part-time or full-time basis
in the private or public
schools.

6. TEACHERS
 refers to all persons engaged in
teaching at the elementary and
secondary levels, whether on full-
time or part-time basis, including
industrial arts or vocational
teachers and all other persons
performing supervisory and/or
administrative functions in all
schools in the aforesaid levels
and qualified to practice teaching
under this Act.

7. BOARD
 refers to the Board for
Professional Teachers
duly established and
constituted under this Act.
COMMISSION
 refers to the Professional
Regulation Commission.

8. ARTICLE II:
BOARD FOR
PROFESSIONAL
TEACHERS
 The creation and
composition, duties and
functions, qualifications, a
nd condition for removal
of the Board are also
stated in this act.

9. Two of the most important duties of the board are:
1.Prescribing a code of ethics and professional
standards for teachers.

10. Standards for the Behavior
and Professional Practice of
Teachers
Code of Ethics
A set of aspirational
goals base around the
values of:
Integrity
Respect
Responsibility
Code of Conduct
A more detailed set of
standards for
professional and
personal conduct and
professional
competence based on
the values set out in
the Code of Ethics.
Standards of
Professional
Practice
A set of standards
which apply to all
registered teachers
that articulate what all
teachers know and
be able to do.

11. 2. Look into a state/ condition which affects the
teacher’s and the teaching profession so that
when necessary, they will be able to enhance and
create higher professional standards for teachers.

12. ARTICLE III
EXAMINATION AND
REGISTRATION
The article tells us that
the registration of
professional teachers
begins after his name has
been enrolled in the
roster of professional
teachers.

13. Before this, each teacher
shall be required to take
his professional oath so
that he can finally practice
as a professional teacher.

14. ARTICLE IV: Provisions
Relative to the Practice of
The Teaching Profession
 This article is about the
inhibition against the
Practice of Teaching
Profession as well as the
Penal Provisions.

15. No person shall practice or offer
to practice the teaching
profession in the Philippines or
be appointed as teacher to any
position calling for a teaching
profession without having
previously obtained a valid
certificate of registration and a
valid professional license from
the commission.

16. The Penal Provision follow that section. If a
person is practicing as a professional teacher
without a valid certificate of registration or valid
license;

17. he may be fined with
not less than 5,000-
20,000 pesos

18. or maybe imprisoned
from six( 6 ) months to
five ( 5 )years.