On Taking Technical Vocational and Livelihood (Tvl) Strand: A Coign of Vantage

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

It is a great endeavor for the Philippines to enhance the basic education program for the youth. As it was known as K-12, the learners of today have a higher chance to be more competitive globally. Further, K-12 offers several strands which include Technical Vocational and Livelihood (TVL) that could lead them to entrepreneurship, higher education, and employment. In the last two years that Bauan Technical High School offers Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), its learners felt inferior among other strand takers. TVL students were compared among other strands as students think that TVL is a less wise choice to have a better future. The researchers want to give phenomenological bases to students on the coign of vantage on having TVL strand specifically GTAW. Significantly, this research ventures on the advances of technical vocational strand -GTAW major highlighting the lived experiences of GTAW students in the said school highlighting the curriculum, challenges and the opportunities stored for skill students of TVL. Purposefully, the study would offer a program that will help the school and TVL takers to uplift their strand in the academe.

METHODS

Purposive Sampling determined the 60 respondents for which are 30 selected students who are currently enrolled in the said strand and 30 teachers of TVL. Data were gathered through interview, Focus Group Discussion, and direct observation. Discourse Analysis strengthens the fact gathered through these procedures. Furthermore, the data were analyzed and validated with the strong support of literature reviews.

RESULTS

Momentously, the study revealed significant experiences and encounters of the respondents with the TVL strand takers. These experiences and encounters were manifested in the cognitive, psychomotor, affective, and interpersonal and social skills of TVL students. Moreover, the study showed great differences in the perception towards TVL takers and the perception of the TVL takers to themselves. Indicators showed these differences as they went through focus group discussions. Lack of confidence, complacency, and trust on personality, ability, and work towards TVL students are some of these indicators which lead TVL strands to feel lowliness.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrate the need for a mechanism that will uplift the Technical Vocational Strand in view of Bauan Technical High School students and teachers as well. With this, the researchers proposed a digital TVL strand Manifesto for strand enhancement in the said learning institution.