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Policymakers conducting the biggest review of the Philippine education system since the 90s toured Australia last week for a “learning visit,” taking note of best practices to help solve the country’s eduction crisis.
After the Commission on Human Rights found employment and skill issues among K to 12 graduates, the government’s sole body tasked with a top-to-bottom review of the education sector said that it will prioritize reviewing the senior high school curriculum.
A group of education advocates from the business sector said Thursday that the private sector should also train not just its own employees, but also future graduates to help address skill issues among them.
A bill creating a congressional body that would conduct a three-year review and assessment of the country's education system lapsed into law on July 23.
The Senate has ratified the bicameral conference committee report which seeks to establish the Second Congressional Commission on Education, a body that will undertake a comprehensive evaluation of the country's education sector.