Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 733)
The main objective is to link formal and non-formal education and training systems through an expanded accreditation and equivalency program to benefit the youth, particularly those out-of-school, by recognizing their knowledge, skills, and attitudes acquired through various means.
The Accreditation and Equivalency Board was created by President Ferdinand E. Marcos through Executive Order No. 733.
The Board is tasked to formulate policies and guidelines to achieve the program's purposes, encourage individual workers' self-development, and provide sectoral accreditation implementation guidelines for member institutions.
The Board is composed of the Chairman of the Kabataang Barangay as Chairman, the Ministers of Education and Culture, Labor and Employment, Social Services and Development, Agriculture, the Director General of National Manpower and Youth Council, and the Executive Director of the National Educational Testing Center as members.
The NETC is empowered to establish an accreditation and equivalency scheme through examinations, administer the Philippine Educational Placement Test and other related tests, conduct continuous research, and identify deserving scholarship recipients among the youth.
The NMYC is tasked to establish national trade skill standards, administer them, create an accreditation and equivalency scheme through trade skill testing and certification, and include National Occupational Standards in the National Trade Skills Standardization.
The Ministry of the Budget shall annually release One Million Pesos to the NETC from testing collections, and other member agencies must contribute Two Hundred Thousand Pesos each from their allocations. These funds are pooled for program purposes.
Yes, the Board may call upon any government ministry, bureau, agency, or government-owned corporation for assistance, and private individuals and entities are encouraged to support the program fully.
Section 7 states that the Executive Order shall take effect immediately upon its promulgation.
The youth, as the ultimate beneficiaries, are given the opportunity to significantly participate in policymaking related to the Accreditation and Equivalency Program.