VP Sara: K12 curriculum to be revised for job-ready, active grads

The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to revise the K to 12 curriculum in a bid to produce more job-ready and responsible graduates, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Monday.

In her presentation of the Basic Education Report (BER) 2023, Duterte announced this plan as part of the agency’s “MATATAG” education agenda.

“We will make the curriculum relevant to produce competent, job-ready, active, and responsible citizens. We will revise the K to 12 curriculum to make them more responsive to our aspiration as a nation, to develop lifelong learners who are imbued with 21st-century skills, discipline, and patriotism,” she said.

Duterte added that the ongoing review of the K-12 curriculum revealed that its content was congested; that some prerequisites of identified essential learning competencies were missing or misplaced; and that a significant number of learning competencies catered to high cognitive demands.

Aside from this, the Education chief also said that DepEd’s agenda included taking steps to accelerate the delivery of basic education facilities and services; taking good care of learners by promoting learner well-being, inclusive education, and a positive learning environment; and giving support to teachers to teach better.

In June 2022, Duterte said President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ordered a review of the implementation of the K-12 program.

The President also earlier agreed to proposals to review the country's education curriculum to address job mismatch. — DVM, GMA Integrated News