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Existing scholarly literature on the impact of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) on wage outcomes in the Philippines, including wage premiums and low-paid employment, has been limited and mixed. This study uses labor force and graduate tracer surveys, employing various methods such as Heckman-corrected Ordinary Least Squares, propensity score matching, and logit regression…
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Human capital theory suggests that accumulating skills through training leads to higher productivity and better employment outcomes. However, empirical evidence, including data from the Philippines, shows mixed and limited results regarding the impact of technical and vocational education and training (TVET). Using labor force and graduate tracer surveys, this study examined whether pursuing TVET improves…
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This Philippine Institute for Development Studies paper investigates the role of Centers of Excellence (COEs) and Centers of Development (CODs) in enhancing teacher education quality in the Philippines. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, the study maps the distribution of these centers, analyzes their Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) performance, and explores their fulfillment of mandated responsibilities. The research identifies regional disparities…