Work Immersion

Objectives

GRADE 12 Senior High School Students have started their work immersion related to
their selected academic track or their selected vocational course. The immersion trains students
and strengthen their skill or expertise for their work in the future. It is part of the K-12 program
which prepares students to work in companies.

According to the Department of Education, this program is an 80-hour hands-on

encounter which Senior High students must experience to open them to the genuine working
environment setting and improve their abilities learned in school. The Department of Labor and
Employment said work this is an integral part of the K to 12 Program in fully realizing its goal to
produce job-ready graduates equipped with industry-based skills. DOLE strongly affirms that
work immersion contributes to the full realization of the objectives of the K to 12 Program.

One of the goals of the K-12 Basic Education Program is to develop in learners the
competencies, work ethics, and values relevant to pursuing further education and / 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 opportunities:

1. To become familiar with the work place;

2. For employment stimulation; and
3. To apply their competencies in areas of specialization/applied subjects in authentic
work environment

To achieve the above objectives, Work Immersion is thus a requirement for graduation from
secondary education. Learners are immersed in actual work environment such as workshops,
offices and laboratories in which their prior training is relevant.

Through this program, the students can be ready for their big step in working and be
comfortable and familiar with business-related conditions in line with their specialization.
Students experience the social interaction in work environment that would help them as they
graduate and face real life. Work immersion is useful as it enables Senior High students to decide
if what they have chosen in school is what they want to have as a career. Being able to test their
skills and knowledge in practice will help them develop their career choice.