2. Information and Communications
Technology (ICT) Strand
The ICT strand is best for students who want
to take computer science and its related
degrees in college.
If you are computer-savvy or a technological
freak, step right into the ICT strand. Under this
strand, you will be encouraged to utilize
information and communication technological
tools to contextualize, collaborate, and create
experiences for learning in this professional
strand.
3. What are the subjects in this
strand?
•Under this strand, you can learn writing
computer programs, illustrating, and designing
websites.
•You will also be taking up animation and
computer systems servicing.
4. What can I do after SHS?
You can take different careers after taking the ICT
strand. With the right set of skills and knowledge,
you can take a job as;
11. What can I do after SHS?
If you are planning to continue your studies in
college with this as your strand, you can take up
electrical computer engineering, information
technology, software and network engineering and
even courses not related to ICT such as Education,
Criminology and others.
13. 1:
TheTVLTrack can get you employed
right after senior high school.
After 2 years of senior high TVL you’ll have earned
employable skills and will thus be eligible to work.
If you have no desire to go to college and simply
want to earn money to support yourself and your
family right after high school, the TVL track is the best
option. It will let you do that.
14. 2:
Not everyone CAN or WILL go to
college.
Out of every 100 Grade 1 pupils, only 14 are able to
go and finish college.
Before senior high school, give yourself an honest
assessment. Answer this question; is college really for
you? If you think you can’t or won’t be able to go to
college – much less graduate college – then you have
another option: the technical-vocational route.
15. 3:
Not everyone SHOULD go to college.
As earlier mentioned, while college is always an
attractive option, not everyone can or will go to college.
Nor should everyone go to college, apparently.
If, after assessing yourself according to the three criteria
mentioned above, you realize that college is not for you,
then your senior high track should be obvious. The TVL
Track is offered to provide inclusive growth and
development opportunities for those to whom college is
not the right path.
16. 4:
Lack of money is one of the top reasons
students drop out of school.
If you are one of the many for whom going to college
seems like an insurmountable feat because you lack the
financial resources to do so, the TVL Track is a viable
solution. After TVL senior high, if all you wanted to do is
work and earn money to support yourself and your
family, you can. If what you want to do is go to college,
you still can. Use your TVL Track to gain skills you can
use to work and earn money, then use the money to pay
for college.
17. 5:
TheTVLTrack provides preparation for
the bulk of occupations OFWs hold
abroad.
If your goal is to work abroad, then the TVL Track
senior high can be an efficient shortcut.
18. 6:
College graduates and professionals
takeTESDA certification training
courses.
TESDA training courses are integrated into the TVL
Track. So while in senior high, you can gain the requisite
COCs (Certificates of Competency) and NCs (National
Certifications) that will enhance your employability later
on. So right out of senior high, you’d have the
certifications that would land you the better jobs.
19. 7:
There is a positive employment outlook
forTVL track senior high school
graduates.
In the Philippines and abroad, there is and will
continue to be demand for semi-skilled TVL Track senior
high graduates and skilledTVET graduates.
