QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11168)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 11168 is to allow graduates of Home Economics to teach home economics subjects and home economics-related technical-vocational subjects in all public and private elementary and secondary educational institutions in the Philippines.
Competent graduates of Home Economics, as well as those from allied academic areas, are allowed to teach home economics subjects and home economics-related technical-vocational subjects in all public and private elementary and secondary educational institutions.
Graduates of Home Economics are required to take the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) within five years from the date of hiring, except those who are teaching on a part-time basis, who are not required to take the LET.
They are required to obtain National Certificate Level 1 (NC1) and National Certificate Level 2 (NC2) from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) before teaching technical-vocational subjects in secondary educational institutions.
The Department of Education (DepEd), Civil Service Commission (CSC), and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) are responsible for jointly formulating the appropriate standards and guidelines.
The policy is based on Section 8 of Republic Act No. 10533, the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, which allows specialists in specific fields with limited licensed teacher applicants to teach their specialized subjects.
Yes, Home Economics as a profession shall be represented in the Teacher Education Council (TEC).
Within ninety (90) days after the effectivity of the Act, the DepEd Secretary, in consultation with CHED, TESDA, and PRC, shall promulgate the necessary implementing rules and regulations.
Yes, the Act applies to all public and private elementary and secondary educational institutions, as well as other duly recognized academic institutions.
All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, proclamations, and administrative regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are amended, modified, superseded, or repealed accordingly.