Issue on Governance

The role of educational institutions in National Economic

Development
Quality Assurance in Higher Education

Accreditation
The functions of a University – Instruction, Research,
Extension, and Production
the ability of a population to perform labour to produce economic value
 Ways of Education to National
Economic Development

Create a Quality Workforce

Drive Innovation
Accelerating
Increase Employability Human

Upskill existing
Workforce Capital
Development
Boost Graduate Earning
Power

Feed into Knowledge-Based Economy

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 Strategic Framework to
Accelerate Human Capital
Development
 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2017
Access to basic education of
vulnerable groups was
expanded
Adjustments on the K to 12 curriculum were
done to make basic education relevant.

Procurement reforms were introduced, but delays

in the delivery of inputs were still experienced.

Preliminary data on SHS showed a

marked decline in Grade 12 enrolment.
 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2017

Access to tertiary
education was
HEIs were supported during
expanded.
the K to 12 transition period

Research and innovation productivity was

promoted - PCARI, CHED, SUCs, and DOST
Arts, culture, and humanities education
was promoted by the education agencies.
 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2017
Special Technical and Vocational
Education Training (TVET) programs
were established to cater to the
socially excluded, displaced, and
TESDA continues to improve the delivery of
marginalized.
competency assessment and certification
Learner mobility
policies are being
enhanced.
Moving forward…
CONCERNS (2017)
Lifelong opportunities for all ensured

The implementation of various programs to improve

access and quality of education remains as a critical
concern, especially to the K – 12 and inclusion
programs…

lack of classrooms,
laboratories,
significant
delayed number of
shortage technical-vocational-
delivery of
of livelihood equipment, SHS
teaching and
qualified and adaptive students
materials for persons learning
teachers drop out of
with disabilities materials
(PWDs) school
CONCERNS (2017)
Lifelong opportunities for all ensured

The changing employment landscape due to rapid

technological innovation and ASEAN integration also
emphasizes the need for the programs and trainings
to align with international standards and industry
needs.
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 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2017 2018
Access to basic education of
vulnerable groups was
expandedBasic education enrolment
targets have mostly been met
Adjustments on the K to 12 curriculum were
done to make basic education relevant.
Senior high school enrolment as well
as Balik-Aral enrollees increased
Procurement reforms were introduced, but delays
in the delivery ofperennial difficulties
inputs were in implementing
still experienced.
programs designed to improve the access
and quality of basic education programs
Preliminary data
stillon SHSto
need showed a
be addressed
marked decline in Grade 12 enrolment.
The year 2018 saw the completion of the
first batch of K to 12 graduates
 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2017 2018

Access to tertiary Access to tertiary

education was education was
HEIs were supported during
expanded. expanded
theSupport
K to 12programs
transitionfor
period
higher education institutions are
being continued to boost faculty, research and
development,
Research and internationalization
and innovation productivity was
promoted - PCARI, CHED, SUCs, and DOST
Arts, culture, and humanities education
was promoted by the education
Restrictions agencies.
in the entry of training centres and
participation of higher education faculty and
trainers in the country have been eased.
 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2017 2018
Special Technical and Vocational
Education Training (TVET) programs
were established to cater to the
socially excluded, displaced, and
Special TVET programs are being continued to cater to
marginalized.
the socially excluded, displaced, and marginalized
TESDA continues to improve the delivery of
Learnerassessment
competency mobility and certification
policies are being
Learning mobility and labour force
enhanced.
competitiveness are being pursued as the country
institutionalizes the PQF and in reference it with
the AQRF
Moving forward…
CONCERNS (2018)
Lifelong opportunities for all ensured
Strengthen the monitoring of senior
high school (SHS) implementation
Improve teacher hiring processes and
strengthen in-service training
Continue the curriculum review at the
secondary level
Provide more options and
opportunities for high school level
learners
Ensure to keep them
harmonization of in school
grants and
sustainable design of the long-term
student loan program as mandated by
the (UniFAST) Law
CONCERNS (2018)
Lifelong opportunities for all ensured
Strengthen the monitoring and
regulation of higher education
institutions
Upgrade curriculum standards and training
regulations in tertiary education
Strengthen advocacy for TVET
Examine the education and TVET
sector preparation to take advantage
of the rise of frontier technologies
Align the country’s TVET standards
with international standards
Revisit policy and regulatory
frameworks on internationalization of
tertiary education
Qualit
y
Assur In Higher
an ce Education
Quality Assurance
An ongoing process of evaluating and
enhancing the quality of a higher
education system, institution, or program
to assure stakeholders that acceptable
standards of education, scholarships, and
resources for delivery are being
As fitness formaintained.
purpose
(CMO 46, As Excellence or
S. 2012) Distinction
As
Transformative
nhance the quality assurance systems of both private
s in the Philippines through learning competency bas
and an outcomes-based system of quality assurance
ted by type of HEI.
 ISSUES/CONCERNS:
QUALITY ASSURANCE
OF HIGHER EDUCATION
UC-COCOPEA Conversations 2018
Who is responsible for
QA of HE in the
Philippines? The
CHED? or the HEIs in
academic freedom? Or
a partnership between
the two?...
 ISSUES/CONCERNS:
QUALITY ASSURANCE
OF HIGHER EDUCATION
UC-COCOPEA Conversations 2018
PROPOSAL:
Minimum standards (based on
learning outcomes); Evidenced
excellence (based on learning
outcomes); Implements the
mission and vision of the
school; Stakeholder
satisfaction
 ACCREDI
TATION
process of external quality
review used by higher
education to scrutinize
colleges, universities, and
educational programs for
quality assurance and quality
Standards improvement
based on
criteria
Non-
Voluntary
governmental
Four Key
Dynamic,
iterative Elements of
process
Accreditation
 Quality Assurance

PURPOSE OF Provide Access to Federal Funds

ACCREDITATION
Ease of Transfer Credit
 PROCESS OF
ACCREDITATION
Establishment of standards for evaluation

Preparation of a self-study by the program

or institution
Evaluation of the institution by competent
authorities
Publication of list of programs or
institutions that meet standards
Periodic re-evaluation of the institution or
program to determine continued
compliance with standards
 instituti
onal or
program
level

When can
Accreditati
on occur?
Accreditation in the Tasks of Quality

As quality assurance has many different modalities

(assessment, certification, internal quality
mechanisms), all with the objective of assuring
through evidence that what one claims in education
one actually achieves, accreditation is the most
rigorous of quality assurance activities.
Accreditation in the Tasks of Quality
STRATEGIC PLANNING
Consensus on the mission of education
universally applicable to the diversity of our
member schools.
Working consensus on “quality” and what we in
PAASCU claim to assure. It has been suggested that
because our accreditation is based on the
minimum requirements either of DepEd or CHED,
we are not ascertaining achievement of excellence.
Accreditation in the Tasks of Quality
STRATEGIC PLANNING

Working consensus on minimum standards and

standards of excellence, considering the unresolved
debate on over-prescribed optimum standards, and
how these are set in PAASCU.
Working consensus on judging “fitness for
purpose” or the institutional performance in
implementing the school’s mission and
vision.
Accreditation in the Tasks of Quality
STRATEGIC PLANNING
Working consensus on responsiveness to
stakeholders, understanding that “stakeholders”
are not just industry and the economy, but human
society or faith community/communities.
Understand the relationship of PAASCU to
the Philippine Qualifications Framework, its
challenges   and limitations.
Accreditation in the Tasks of Quality
STRATEGIC PLANNING

Revision of instruments of basic education

(elementary, secondary, and “basic education”) to
capture the minimum requirements of the K-12
reform in learning outcomes, pedagogy and
formation.
Development of an instrument for the
accreditation of SHS in its sui
generis complexity.
Accreditation in the Tasks of Quality
STRATEGIC PLANNING
Revision of instruments for higher education
to ascertain the goals of the New General
Education Program, esp. its interdisciplinary
requirement.
Renewal of PAASCU according to the standards of
the ASEAN Quality Assurance Framework
published by the ASEAN Quality Assurance
Network (AQAN) as it relates to the ASEAN Quality
Reference Framework (AQRF). Understanding of
how Internal Quality Assurance relates
to External Quality Assurance and vice-versa.
 the functions of

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(Republic Act 9500) states that:
As the national university, a public
and secular institution of higher
learning, and a community of
scholars dedicated to the search for
truth and knowledge as well as the
development of future leaders, the
University of the Philippines shall
perform its unique and distinctive
leadership in higher education and
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teaching, research, and faculty
development in philosophy, the arts
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