QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 694)
EO 694 enables higher education institutions (HEIs) to ladderize (connect TVET/technical-vocational pathways with higher education) their government-recognized programs without needing additional permits from CHED or TESDA, provided curriculum requirements are met.
An HEI may opt to ladderize its programs that have already been granted Government Recognition by CHED, without needing permits from CHED or TESDA, as long as the ladderization is within curricula matters and the conditions in Section 1 are complied with.
It refers to structuring pathways so that graduates or participants in TVET/technical-vocational education can proceed to higher education programs, creating an interface between TVET and higher education.
No. EO 694 applies to higher education institutions’ programs that have been granted Government Recognition by CHED.
The HEI must submit a copy of the curriculum for each proposed ladderized program to CHED and TESDA.
They will ensure that the minimum curricular requirements are observed.
It implies that only changes or modifications regarding the curriculum structure and content—consistent with the model curriculum and minimum requirements—fall within the permit-free ladderization framework.
EO 694 is grounded on the implementation policy that CHED and TESDA institutionalize a ladderized interface between TVET and higher education, as provided in EO 358.
It cites Section 17, Article VII of the 1987 Constitution, which provides that the President has control of all executive departments and shall ensure faithful execution of laws.
EO 694 cites paragraph 2, Section 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III of EO 292 (the continuing authority to reorganize the administrative structure of the Office of the President and the power to transfer any function under the Office of the President to any other department).
No. While it removes the need for permits, CHED and TESDA still participate through the review/verification that minimum curricular requirements are observed after submission of curricula.
All prior orders, issuances, rules, and regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent with EO 694 are repealed or modified accordingly.
It takes effect immediately, as stated in Section 3.
It clarifies that ladderization under EO 694 does not require a separate permitting process from both agencies, subject to compliance with the model curriculum and submission/verification requirements.
Ensure the program is CHED Government Recognized; verify that CHED and TESDA have issued the relevant model curriculum; prepare curricula consistent with that model; submit the proposed curricula to CHED and TESDA; and be prepared for checks that minimum curricular requirements are met.