Students’ Competencies and School Preparedness and their Relationship to Global Employability: Inputs to Senior High School Development Program

Authors

  • Angelito B. Arce

Keywords:

TVL track preparedness, senior high school, TVL competencies, global employability

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the level of students’ competencies and school preparedness of selected schools from the Division of Quezon City and Manila and their relationship to global employability which served as inputs to senior high school development program during the school year 2015-2016. The significant findings of the study are, as follows: 1. the teachers and the administrators both agree on the students’ TVL competencies in terms of knowledge, skills and interest. 2. The administrator respondents agreed that the school is prepared in terms of instruction, physical facilities and equipment, and industry partnership. The teacher respondents, on the other hand, disagreed on the preparedness of school in terms of physical facilities and equipment and industry partnership. However, they agreed in school preparedness in terms of instruction. 3. The teachers and the administrators agreed on the level of global employability of TVL students in terms of knowledge, skills and interest. 4. There is a significant difference between the perceptions of the teachers and the administrator respondents on the level of students’ competencies on interest. However, there is no significant difference between the perceptions of the teachers and the administrator respondents on the students’ competencies in terms of knowledge and skills. 5. There is a significant difference between the perceptions of the teachers and the administrator respondents in all the items on school preparedness. 6. There is a significant difference between the perceptions of the teachers and the administrator respondents on the global employability of the students in terms of knowledge, skills and interest. 7. There is a high correlation between the level of global employability and the level of students’ competencies. 8. There is a high correlation between the level of global employability and school preparedness. 9. There is a high correlation between the level of students’ competencies and school preparedness.

Published

2017-11-11