ACTIVITY 3.2 IT'S MY SPACE: 

WHY INCOMING SHS STUDENTS MUST CHOOSE TVL TRACK? 

HERE ARE SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT IT:

It designed to develop students' skills useful for livelihood projects at home. It provides a curriculum that is a combination of core courses required for all SHS strands and specialized courses that meet the standard hour requirement and competency-based assessment of TESDA.

THE IMPORTANCE OF TVL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL: TVL track in Senior High School is the most popular option to choose from in our SHS Program. Here are some reasons why.

1. Obviously, employment as the students finish a specific TVL strand, they will be equipped with skills in order for them to be employed as soon as they finish two years of Senior High School. Most of the skills offered are highly marketable outside the country with very high salary. This is why people are more into skills training now. 

2. Students are exposed to the industry at an early age to be successful, start young. One of the curriculum features of the TVL is the work immersion program in which they learn and practice their skills in an actual work environment. Here, they will learn and experience not only the hardships but on how to interact with co-workers and clients as well. 

3. More opportunities to market their skills since they would be able to interact with industries, clients, and colleagues, they would also learn skills like entrepreneurship and more in which not only they would know how to sell, but also on how to value their efforts and skills correctly. 

4. An extra skills brought in college is an advantage. Although not all can go to college, there are still some who would prefer higher education. Having the skills in college especially those related ones is a huge plus. It’s like having a good practice before starting college and impress them during class. Even if your college course is somehow different from your senior high, showing your cooking skills or dressmaking techniques would come in handy someday. 

The TVL track is a viable option to get jobs faster. It has become a more affordable option since it is offered in public schools. TVL track teaches practical hands-on skills and comes with industry partnerships by its immersion program that will give students on-the-job experience.

ADVANTAGES OF BEING TVL STUDENTS:

In some developing countries, occupational/vocational program is seen as one of the solutions to reduce unemployment rate. In the Philippines, K-12 program has recently beenimplemented to incorporate vocational and trade training in the secondary educationalsystem. This adds two more years of study to complete high school. With this, students nowhave option to choose technical/vocational/livelihood strand of study aside from the normalacademic strand. 

There several benefits that can be derived from attending the vocational strand. While students in other strands need to take advanced subjects like biology, chemistry, physics,calculus, statistics, which may not be relevant to the career you want to undertake, vocational students do not have to. In addition, since this program is focused on providingpractical knowledge and hands-on experiences to students, student skills are greatlydeveloped and enhanced. They may also opt to take technical assessment of the vocationalcourse they took to receive specialized certification. Hence, their employability is increasedeven without going to university to pursue tertiary education.

It is also noteworthy that not all students are inclined to pursue college education due totheir current state of living. In poor countries, limited number of families can afford the costof higher education and more prefer their children to work as soon as they finishedsecondary education. With vocational training, it is easier for high school graduates tosecure employement and provide for their families. This will magnify the workforce in such countries.

Aside from its economic advantages, the scarcity of qualified tradespeople and craftsmen is becoming more acute and encouraging more people to embark on vocational training willsomehow resolve this dilemma. There are people who are more inclined and passionate intonon-academic learning and are just waiting to harness their prowess. The potential of theseindividuals have long been shut down and stagnated because vocational training have beenkept on the periphery of the educational system.

Technical-Vocational-Livelihood (TVL)track If you really not sure if you will be able to pursue any degree after Senior High or if you want to earn money immediately after graduation, then this track is for you. Even without college, Technical Vocational-Livelihood-Track will equip you with job-readyskills in the future. (scribd)