The Extent of the Implementation of the Technical-Vocational Livelihood Track and Student Outcomes in Secondary Schools in the Division of Oriental Mindoro

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the extent of implementation of the Technical-Vocational Livelihood (TVL) track and the level of student outcomes in a secondary school in the Division of Oriental Mindoro. A total of seventy-eight (78) senior high school TVL track teachers in twenty-three (23) secondary public schools offer the TVL track. The researchers employed the descriptive method to collect data on student outcomes, which were defined by the management, curriculum, enrolment rate, promotion rate, dropout rate, and the number of students passing the National Certificate (NC) test. The researchers interpreted data through the use of weighted mean while Pearson's was used to determine the relationship between the extent of implementation of the TVL track and the level of student outcomes in the Division of Oriental Mindoro. The researcher used the descriptive-correlational method of research to describe the basic features of the data gathered. Purposive sampling technique was used in this study in selecting respondents. Availability of facilities for the TVL track is in the sensible stage in most of the public secondary schools that offer the said track. Teachers' qualifications need to improve to produce more effective service-oriented career people who feel secure and independent in performing their tasks. Teachers' training provided by the Department of Education is useful, efficient, and timely for hired senior high school teachers, shown in the result. Factors such as management and curriculum do not affect the improvement of student outcomes. Thus, management and curriculum are not bases for the students' choice of school, as well as the track they are going to take in senior high school.