for their learners GUIDELINES FOR WORK IMMERSION 2. Providing options for work immersion that are Section 1: Rationale relevant to learner’s purposes and needs; One of the goals of the K to 12 Basic Education 3. Organizing work immersion opportunities for Program is to develop in learners the competencies, learners that are consistent with the diverse work ethic, and values relevant to pursuing further human resource requirements for partner education and/or joining the world of work. institutions for work immersion and; This subject will provide learners with opportunities; 4. Articulating the scope and limits of work 1. To become familiar with the workplace immersion in the context of basic education 2. For employment stimulation and when building relationships with work 3. To apply their competencies in areas of immersion partners. specialization/applied subjects in authentic work Section 5: Principles and Policy Statements environments. 1. Work Immersion requires parental consent. Section 2: Scope 2. Partner Institutions and Work Immersion Venues These guidelines shall apply to all Senior High School shall be selected only after through study, learners in the following institutions: screening and preparation to ensure that each 1. DepEd Senior High School venue is a safe, secure, and suitable place for 2. Private Senior High School learning. 3. Senior High School run by state colleges and 3. Schools may partner with any institution or universities, and local universities and colleges. organization duly registered/recognized by any accrediting government agency. These may Section 3: Definition of Terms include cooperatives, local government units 1. Partner Institutions (LGUs), duly registered companies, and non- 2. Memorandum of Agreement government organizations (NGOs). 3. Partnership 4. All work immersion agreements at the school 4. School Partnership Focal Person level must be covered by a Memorandum of 5. Work Immersion Agreement (MOA) for the security of all parties 6. Work Immersion Partner Institution Supervisor involved. 7. Work Immersion Adviser 5. The Memorandum of Agreement for Work 8. Workplace Immersion Venue Immersion must have provisions for the Section 4: Objectives following: 1. Appreciate the importance and application of a) Creation of a Joint Working Group (JWG), the principles and theories learned in school the JWG’s functions and responsibilities, 2. Enhance their technical knowledge and skill and the responsibilities of each of the 3. Enrich their skills in communication and human partners. relations b) Access to and use of partner institution’s 4. Develop good work habits, attitudes, facilities by learners and teachers; appreciation and respect for work. c) Provision of supervisors/mentors from the partner institution By the time learners reach Senior High School, d) Assurance that the workplace is a they would have already acquired almost all the conductive and safe learning environment; competencies and skills that would prepare them for the e) List of learner activities as stipulated in the curriculum exits (higher education, employment, middle- prescribed template in Annex C skills development, and entrepreneurship). Their f) For the Partner Institutions to orient the experiences during work immersion will develop many school on the work learners will engage in skills and values that would help them as they transition based on the activities listed in the from high school to real life. Prescribed Template for the Immersion To assure the achievement of the above objectives Program of Activities of work immersion, this policy serves to guide schools in: g) Insurance for learners in DepEd schools, charged to MOOE (For private high schools, colleges and universities, local universities and colleges, state universities d) DepEd Order No. 80, s. 2012 entitled and colleges, and technical and vocational ‘’Strengthening the integration of schools, the insurance fee paid by the breastfeeding education in the learners during enrolment shall be utilized curriculum, setting up and sustaining the for work immersion. Insurance fees may operation of lactation stations in also be included in the voucher). compliance with Executive Order No. h) Work Immersion-related expenses like 51’’. insurance and transportation allowance e) DepEd Order No. 55, s. 2013, may be treated as a donation under Implementing Rules and Regulations DepEd’s Adopt-A- School Program (IRR) of Republic Act No. 10627 i) See attached Annex D of this guidelines for Otherwise known as the Anti-Bullying sample of MOAs. This does not preclude Act of 2013’’. the parties from adding other provisions f) DepEd Order No. 40, s. 2015 entitled which are beneficial to the learners ‘’Guidelines on K to 12 Partnerships’’. 6. DepEd, collaboration with its partners and g) Republic Act 7877, an Act Declaring stakeholders, shall ensure that all schools and Sexual Harassment Unlawful in the venues for learning are conductive to the Employment, Education or Training education and safety of the learners. The safety Environment and for Other Purposes. of the learners is primary. h) The Adopt-A-School Act of 1998 7. School Partnership Focal Persons must be (Republic Act No. 8525) and relate capacitated with networking skills and DepEd issuances for corporate cultivating connections with possible partner donations. institutions. i) Article 218 and 219 of the Family Code 8. Although one of the objectives of the work on the special parental authority and immersion is to develop skills that are relevant responsibility of schools, administrators to the needs of the job market in the area, Work and teachers. Immersion should not be reduced to a mere j) The Civil Code, including but not limited recruitment tool of a Partner Institution. to, provisions on Obligations and 9. Expenses in securing partnerships, such as the Contracts and Quasi-Declits. Article 2176 travel expense of the School Partnerships Focal provides: ‘’Whoever by act or omission Person and the Immersion Teacher, shall be causes damage to another, there being charged to the school’s local funds or MOOE. fault or negligence, is obliged to pay for 10. Schools and students shall not be asked to pay the damage done. the SHS Partnership Institutions for any work k) Department of Labor and Employment immersion activity conducted. (DOLE) and Technical Education and 11. The partnership shall be governed by existing Skills Development Authority (TESDA) laws and DepEd issuances such as but not limited issuances, whenever applicable. to the following: a) DepEd Order No. 39, s. 2009 on the 12. The duties and responsilities of SHS personnel commercialization of schools, which shall be reflected in their Office Performance expressly prohibits the appearance of Commitment Review Form (OPCRF) or Individual any form of institutional endorsement Performance Commitment Review Form (IPCRF) by the DepEd for any commercial for DepEd Schools only product or service within the school 13. Private Schools and non-DepEd schools may premises in exchange for any SHS- devise a scheme on how to remunerate teachers industry partnership. assigned as School Partnerships Focal b) DepEd Order No. 6, s. 2012, which Person/Immersion Teacher. expressly prohibits all forms and manner Section 6: Work Immersion Delivery Models of cooperation or partnership with the tobacco industry in all areas of the Work Immersion delivery models that schools country. may choose from based on their needs and resources. All c) DepEd Order No. 40, s. 2012 entitled these models take into consideration the number of ‘’Child Protection Policy’’. Work Immersion hours, learner’s purpose and needs, school capabilities and compliance to the TESDA, DOLE, b) Establish/pursue and maintain the work and DepEd Work Immersion venue guidelines. immersion partnership between the DepEd and Partners Institutions. SECTION 7: Duties and Responsibilities of c) Use evaluation and monitoring results to Personnel recommend decisions on partnership. The successful implementation of work d) Coordinate with the work immersion immersion will depend on the strong collaboration, teachers regarding the placement of support and commitment of the school personnel and students in partner institutions. partner institution. Below are traditional duties and e) Consolidate reports from work responsibilities to DepEd Order No. 40, series of 2015 immersion teachers (if s/he is the (Guidelines on Kto12 Partnerships). division SHS partnerships focal person, 1. The School Head receive reports from school): and S/He shall: f) Conduct regular ocular inspections with a) Be the authorized person to sign the the work immersion teacher to ensure MOA with partner institution on behalf that the work immersion venue is safe, of the school and ensure that all secure and suitable for learning. provisions in the Moa are adhered to by 3. The Work Immersion both parties. S/He is the school personnel/ teacher assigned b) Assign a personnel/teacher to be the to supervise the learners at the work immersion school partnerships focal person of the venue. S/He shall: school offers more than 1 program. a) Exercise supervision on learners doing c) Determine the number of teaching loads work immersion in coordination with of the school partnerships focal person work immersion partner institution and the work immersion teacher subject supervisor. to the nature of the track/strand for b) Participate in the joint working group of immersion, provided that provisions in work immersion. the magna carta for teacher are c) Coordinate with the school partnerships followed: focal person learners activities and class d) Sign the travel authority (TA) of the and venue schedules school partnerships focal person/work d) Conduct the pre-immersion and post immersion teacher if work immersion immersion activities tasks are conducted within the division. e) Conduct regular visits to the venue to The School Division Superintendent will ensure that learners activities are sign if these are conducted outside the properly implemented and division. f) Submit report regularly to the schools e) Report to the division office the partnership focal person on the activities in the work immersion venue, completion and performance of including but not limited to the duration, learners, performance of the partner provisions and issues and concerns as institution and issues and concerns. applicable and 4. The Work Immersion Partner Institution f) Supervise the work of school Supervisor partnerships focal person, immersion S/He shall be identified on the MOA and shall teacher and learners. serve as the counterpart of the Work Immersion 2. The School Partnerships Focal Person Teacher. S/He shall: S/He is the authorized person to seek a) Exercise supervision over learners partnerships between DepEd and Partner during the work immersion. Institution following the processes mentioned in b) Participate in the joint working group. the guidelines. S/He may be assigned from the c) Coordinate with the school partnership school or division office. S/He may also be the and focal person and work immersion school Senior High School Coordinator. S/He teacher on work immersion venue shall: schedules and capacities. a) Manage the conduct of work immersion d) Provide input in the pre-immersion and properly implement and articulate the work immersion post-immersion activities. as a subject in coordination with the relevant division e) Schedule the learners activities in the supervisor handling the learning area (e.g TVL, ARTS AND work immersion venue together with DESIGN, STEM). the work immersion teacher and 4) Schools f) Inform the work immersion teacher on Section 7 describes in detail and duties and capacities work immersion completion responsibilities of the different DepEd offices. performance of learners, issues and concerns. 5. The Learner S/He shall: a) Attend pre and post immersion activities b) Report to the work immersion partner institution supervisor during actual immersion c) Perform the duties and tasks as indicated in the prescribed template for work immersion list of activities: and d) Prepare the documentations and reports required in the curriculum and by the partner institution.
SECTION 9: MONITORING AND EVALUATIONS
The following are the offices and units which will implement, monitor and or will be affected by the policy: 1) Central Office a) Bureau of curriculum development ensures correct articulation of the curriculum content of work immersion b) Bureau of learning delivery ensures proper implementation of policies in delivering the work immersion as a subject in the field c) Bureau of educational assessment ensures valid assessment of learners performance on the field d) Bureau of learning resources provides the needed learning materials in the field 2) Regional office Curriculum and learning management division through the regional senior high school supervisors in charge ensures that the division offices properly implement and articulate work immersion as a subject in coordination with the relevant regional supervisor handling the learning area (e.g TVL, ARTS AND DESIGN, STEM). 3) Division Office Curriculum and instruction division through the division senior high school supervisor in charge ensures that all senior high schools in their respective areas