EDCOM 2 Communications
Agencies told to coordinate labor market information system, invest more on enterprise-based training – EDCOM 2
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Read more → : Agencies told to coordinate labor market information system, invest more on enterprise-based training – EDCOM 2The Second Congressional Committee on Education (EDCOM 2) emphasized the need for a harmonized labor market information system (LMIS) to address job-skills mismatch. “The labor force and the market demand is very dynamic. In fact, it changes very rapidly with the onset of technology and new skills. In our country we have free tuition fees…
CHED to close down poor performing and non-compliant teacher education programs
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Read more → : CHED to close down poor performing and non-compliant teacher education programsTeacher education institutions (TEIs) that are consistently found to be non-performing in the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) and non-compliant with the minimum standards prescribed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) will now be issued a notice of immediate closure of the program, among the other interventions in the proposed quality assurance (QA) mechanism for…
EDCOM 2, Ateneo open applications for research fellowship
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Read more → : EDCOM 2, Ateneo open applications for research fellowshipThe Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) and the Ateneo de Manila University, through the Ateneo School of Government and the Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning, opened the call for applications for EDCOM 2 – Ateneo research fellowship. The EDCOM 2 – Ateneo Research Fellowship seeks to engage interested researchers in the…
53 teaching days lost in SY 2023-2024 – EDCOM 2, PIDS
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Read more → : 53 teaching days lost in SY 2023-2024 – EDCOM 2, PIDSEstimates show that fifty-three (53) teaching days were lost in the school year 2023-2024 due to non-teaching tasks and activities assigned to them on top of the school closures due to calamities and local holidays. This is based on the preliminary findings of a study conducted by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), which…
“High incidence of bullying in PH public schools alarming” – EDCOM 2
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Read more → : “High incidence of bullying in PH public schools alarming” – EDCOM 2Researchers from the De La Salle University and the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) today released findings of several studies on bullying in the Philippines, with the results highlighting the alarming prevalence of bullying in schools. In an EDCOM 2 Sub-committee Meeting on Basic Education Meeting on Bullying and Home & School Environment held on…
DepEd, PIDS conduct assessment of MATATAG pilot implementation
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Read more → : DepEd, PIDS conduct assessment of MATATAG pilot implementationIn a Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) Sub-Committee on Basic Education meeting held at UP BGC on June 11, 2024, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) presented their initial assessments on the MATATAG K-to-10 pilot implementation. The MATATAG curriculum was implemented in 35 pilot schools (out of…
Urgent need to invest in quality teacher education – EDCOM 2, World Bank
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Read more → : Urgent need to invest in quality teacher education – EDCOM 2, World Bank“Quality learning is contingent upon quality teaching. If we can spend billions on missiles and submarines, why don’t we spend on this program for teacher education?”, says EDCOM 2 Chairperson on the Sub-committee on Teacher Education Senator Koko Pimentel during an online symposium on teacher education held June 05, 2024. The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) and…
EDCOM 2, RITQ launch profiling study of teacher education institutions
Read more → : EDCOM 2, RITQ launch profiling study of teacher education institutionsThe Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), together with the Research Institute for Teacher Quality (RITQ) launched a profiling study of teacher education institutions (TEIs) and teacher educators to identify potential areas for research or policy interventions to enhance teacher educator quality. The quality of pre-service teacher education, which is one of the key…
1 in 3 Filipino children stunted due to severe underinvestment, inadequate access to high quality childcare services – PIDS-EDCOM2 study
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Read more → : 1 in 3 Filipino children stunted due to severe underinvestment, inadequate access to high quality childcare services – PIDS-EDCOM2 studyA study conducted by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) found that inadequate and untimely access to high-quality early childcare and prenatal interventions contribute to the alarming levels of stunting among Filipino children. The study also found that the severe underinvestment for early childhood care and development, weak institutions, and fragmented governance also hinders…
EDCOM2 to work closely with DSWD to address malnutrition and stunting of children
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Read more → : EDCOM2 to work closely with DSWD to address malnutrition and stunting of childrenThe Second Congressional Committee on Education (EDCOM 2) today met with Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian to discuss government efforts aimed at combating malnutrition and stunting among children. Joined by PIDS President Dr. Aniceto Orbeta, Senior Research Fellow Dr Valerie Gilbert Ulep and nutrition expert Dr Maria Asuncion Silvestre, EDCOM 2…