Panukala para makakuha ng college degree sa iba pang paraan, umusad na sa Kamara

Panukala para makakuha ng college degree sa iba pang paraan, umusad na sa Kamara

January 30, 2023 @ 6:51 PM 2 months ago


MANILA, Philippines – Inaprubahan na ng House on higher and technical education panel ang panukala para sa pagsasabatas ng Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP), isang sistema kung saan maaaring makakuha ng bachelor’s degree nang hindi dumadaan sa tradisyunal na pagpasok sa unibersidad.

Sa ilalim ng House Bill 5728 na inakda ni Tingog party-list representative Yedda Romualdez ay mas malawak nang maipatutupad ang ETEEAP program na bahagi lamang ng educational system sa ilalim ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

Ang ETEEAP ay unang ipinatupad sa bisa ng 1996 Executive Order No. 330 na nilagdaan ni dating Pangulong Fidel Ramos

“In institutionalizing the program, the state would be able to uphold, commit, and follow its constitutional mandate of protecting and promoting the right of all citizens to quality education and of establishing, maintaining, and supporting a complete, adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people and society,” paliwanag ni Romualdez.

“This will provide the individuals an avenue to complete and finish their college education and allow them to harness and maximize their full potential in their respective fields,” paliwanag pa nito.

Sa panig ni Baguio City Representative Mark Go, Chairman ng House higher and technical education panel na kung maisasabatas na ang ETEEAP ay mas mapaglaanan ito ng malaking pondo.

“This bill will guarantee not only support from the government, but for appropriate funding so that the CHED can fully implement this rather than do it on a limited scale,” pagtatapos pa ni Go.

Sa ilalim ng ETEEAP program ang mga professionals na hindi nakapagtapos ng kolehiyo basta mayroong 5 taon o higit pang work experience ay maaring makakuha ng school credits na maaari naman magamit para mabawasan ang required units para makakuha ng degree.

“ETEEAP students are entitled credits upon submission of their application for enrollment which means quicker completion of their degree. In many cases students may gain more than half of all the requirements on their degree upon enrollment which enables them to complete their four-year bachelor’s degree between 6 and 18 months, and a masters degree that normally takes between two and three years can be completed within two or three semesters,” nakasaad sa ETEEAP program. Gail Mendoza