QuestionsQuestions (DECS ORDER NO. 37,s. 1997)
It is DECS Order No. 37, s. 1997 (dated April 25, 1997), titled “Computer Literacy as a Basic Requirement for New Teachers.”
The order is in line with DECS’s modernization program, which aims to field a batch of teachers who are computer-literate to all public schools.
The beginning of the school year 1997–1998.
They are expected to vitalize the teaching-learning processes in schools through the use of information technology skills.
Word processing, spreadsheets, and database software.
They are advised to undergo a crash course during the summer to obtain certification on computer literacy before acceptance.
It is framed as a requirement for acceptance through the screening process and certification, even though applicants with no computer background are “advised” to take a crash course to be able to present certification.
Regional directors and school superintendents.
During the course of the screening process.
Practical knowledge/skills in using computers, particularly in word processing, spreadsheets, and database software (as stated in item 3).
It aims to achieve a sizable group in the teaching force who have computer skills and can energize teaching-learning processes through information technology.
Immediate and wide dissemination of the Order is enjoined.
A certification on computer literacy presented before the applicant will be accepted for the teaching job.
Based on the order’s instruction that applicants without background must present certification before acceptance, the likely consequence is non-acceptance for the teaching job (at least for the screening cycle covered).
Yes. It states that the new batch of computer-literate teachers will be fielded to all public schools across the country.