SHS WORK IMMERSION
One of the goals of the K to 12 Basic Education Program is to develop in learners the
competencies, work ethics, and values relevant to pursuing further education and/or joining the
world of work. To achieve greater congruence between basic education and the nation’s
development targets, Work Immersion, a required subject, has been incorporated into the
curriculum. This subject will provide learners with opportunities:
1. to become familiar with the work place;
2. for employment simulation; and
3. to apply their competencies in areas of specialization/applied subjects in authentic work
environments.
Objectives
Work immersion will help develop among the learner’s life and career skills, and will
prepare them to make decisions on postsecondary education or employment. Through
partnership building, DepEd hopes that the Partner Institutions will provide learners with work
immersion opportunities, workplace or hands-on experience, and additional learning resources. It
aims to make the learners:
1. appreciate the importance and application of the principles and theories learned in school;
2. enhance their technical knowledge and skills;
3. enrich their skills in communications and human relations; and
4. develop good work habits, attitudes, appreciation and respect for work.
By the time learners reach Senior High School, they would have already acquired almost
all the competencies and skills that would prepare them for the curriculum exits (higher
education, employment, middle-skills development, and entrepreneurship). Work immersion
provides them with an avenue to test themselves and apply what they have learned in a non-
school scenario. In work immersion, learners are not only able to apply their previous training
but are also able to experience the social interactions in a work environment. Their experiences
during work immersion will develop many skills and values that would help them as they
transition from high school to real life.
What are your academic/personal goals in taking up the Work Immersion Program?
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