Undersecretary Tonisito Umali said that one of the challenges that DepEd faces this school year – due to the COVID-19 health situation – is the implementation of SHS, especially for students enrolled in TVL courses.
“The challenge now is how to implement this program,” Umali said during the launch of the “First Future 2.0” project early this week. “This is still ongoing [but] the way we’re doing this is that the type of courses being offered to our students are now limited to what may still be done at home or in the community,” he added.
Citing initial reports from regions, Umali revealed that the courses being offered under the TVL strand in SHS are “now limited to home-based or those that can be done at home” such as like cooking, handicraft, bread and pastry, Information and Communications Technology , and needle-craft, among others.
“Maraming kurso dati sa larangan pagkukumpuni ng sasakyan na hindi na maari kasi kailangan ng malalaking makina at equipment para mangyari ito, ganun din sa welding and Citi Foundation launched the “First Future 2.0.” It is a new learning platform that hopes to reach as many as 4,000 Filipino youth and to train them in the cultivation of leadership skills and the adoption of a growth mindset. The project is a continuation of its efforts to support senior high school graduates and youth without college degrees to enter and progress in the workplace.