Revolutionizing the Future of Work: DepEd, CHED, TESDA Ignite Unprecedented Education-Employment Alliance Under PBBM Administration

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In a move hailed as a bold and transformative leap toward national development, Education Secretary Sonny Angara led a historic convergence of the Philippines' top education and labor institutions to launch a unified front in reforming the country’s workforce framework under the Marcos administration.

Held at the heart of Pasig City, the high-level Philippine Qualifications Framework-National Coordinating Council (PQF-NCC) meeting brought together the trifocal pillars of Philippine education—DepEd, CHED, and TESDA—alongside key agencies from the labor and professional sectors. The event signaled a dramatic shift from fragmented reform to synergized action, rooted in the vision of a workforce ready to rise in a hypercompetitive global landscape.

Present at the landmark assembly were CHED Chairman J. Prospero De Vera III, TESDA Director General Kiko Benitez, DOLE Undersecretary Carmela Torres, PRC Assistant Commissioner Louis Valera, and SEAMEO INNOTECH Centre Director Majah-Leah Ravago. These leaders stood united behind a single goal: to forge an agile, future-ready education-to-employment pipeline that empowers every Filipino.

“What was once a seldom-seen level of collaboration is now becoming the standard,” declared Secretary Angara. “Our trifocal education system is no longer operating in silos—it is leading the way in building a system that connects education more directly with employment.”

A Triumvirate of Transformation: The Strategic Blueprint

Secretary Angara unveiled three ambitious pillars that will anchor the Marcos administration's education-to-employment transformation:

Unified National Learning Outcomes – A standardized, sustainable framework that aligns academic and technical training outcomes across basic education, tertiary education, and vocational skills development.

Seamless Learner and Worker Mobility – Integrated pathways that allow Filipinos to move fluidly across sectors and industries, breaking traditional barriers and unlocking greater career versatility.

Global Recognition of Qualifications – A bold alignment of Philippine credentials with international benchmarks to ensure global competitiveness and wider recognition of Filipino talent abroad.

"The PQF is more than a framework—it is a commitment to our people's empowerment,” Angara emphasized. “It is a passport to better livelihoods, career resilience, and international mobility.”

Preparing for a Rapidly Evolving World

Beyond curriculum changes, the Department of Education will embed critical and strategic thinking, adaptability, and lifelong learning mindsets within the K to 12 system. These “future-of-work” competencies are designed not only to help students survive, but thrive, in a world driven by rapid technological disruption and global uncertainty.

To accomplish this, DepEd will overhaul teacher training to embrace competency-based learning methodologies and work closely with TESDA and CHED to eliminate duplicative or outdated programs in favor of streamlined, labor-aligned offerings. Engagement with private industry will also be prioritized, ensuring that education is responsive to real-world needs and emergent trends.

PQF-NCC: Building the Bridges to Opportunity

The PQF-NCC will lead initiatives to institutionalize joint labor market scanning, curriculum integration, regional information drives, and timely updates to qualifications standards—mechanisms vital to a responsive and modernized education and training ecosystem.

“The future is no longer a distant horizon,” Angara stressed. “We must build a system where every Filipino can transform learning into lasting opportunity—where every skill becomes a stepping stone, and every qualification becomes a launchpad for personal and national growth.”

As the Philippines embarks on this ambitious course, the convergence of education and labor institutions serves not only as a symbol of unity—but as a powerful catalyst for reform. Under the guidance of the PQF, the nation moves closer to realizing its vision of a workforce that is not only skilled and competitive, but empowered, mobile, and globally recognized.

This is not just a policy shift—it is a national awakening.

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