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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

1117

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable Arthur R. Defensor, Jr.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The objective of this bill entitled “National High School Career Guidance and
‘Counseling Act” is to have an educational system that is responsive to the needs of national
development. This is basically achieved through career guidance and counseling at the
secondary level, where through a National High School Career Guidance and Counseling
Program, (NHSCGCP) students, especially the graduating, are given the capability to make
sound decisions in the pursuit of subsequent tertiary education and/or technical
education/skills development. This will guide secondary students on how to proceed from
high school, based on their inherent capacity and skills, job opportunity and accessible
tertiary education or technical education/skills development programs. The ultimate goal
is the generation of a human resource, which is in line with the potentials of the economy
and the needs of the government, starting at the secondary education level.

‘The main feature of the intended Act is the NHSCGCP, that shall be administered by
the Department of Education (DepEd), and involve counseling based on the Career
Guidance and Counseling Instructional Module (CGCIM). The CGIM, to be responsive to
the objectives of the program, shall be formulated and developed together with the
Professional and Regulatory Board of Guidance and Counseling, Commission on Higher
Education, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Department of Labor,
Department of Trade and Industry and the National Economic Development Authority.
The implementation of the NHSCGCP shall be mandatory in all National High Schools.

The total development of the youth plays a vital role in national development. It is
achieved in part through a relevant educational system, that starts with the career guidance
of the youth at the secondary education level.

On the foregoing premises, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

ARTHUR R. DEFENSOR, JR.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

1117

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable Arthur R. Defensor, Jr.

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A CAREER GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING PROGRAM FOR,
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS, AND FOR OTHER RELATED PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the “National High School Career
Guidance and Counseling Act.”

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. ~ The State recognizes the role of the youth in nation
building, and in the acceleration of social progress. In this regard, the State shall ensure
their total development for the fulfillment of such role, by promoting relevant education,
that shall generate a human resource responsive to the needs of the government and the
economy.

Section 3. Objectives. - The objectives of this Act are as follows:

(a.) To institutionalize a career guidance and counseling program for secondary
education students to implemented in all National High Schools, that shall
provide proper direction to secondary education students in the pursuit of
subsequent tertiary education and/or technical __ education/skills
development;

(b.) To give secondary education students the capability to make educated career
decisions, and expose them to the relevant labor market; and

(c) To ensure that the resultant human resource of tertiary education and/or
technical education/skills development corresponds to the requirements of
the government and the economy.

Section 4. Creation of the National High School Career Guidance and Counseling Program.
- To attain the objectives of this Act, there is hereby created the National High School
Career Guidance and Counseling Program (NHSCGCP), that shall have the following
features:

(a) The NHSCGCP shall be administered by the Department of Education
(DepEd);


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(b.) The DepEd subject to the provisions of Republic Act No. 9258, or the
“Guidance and Counseling Act of 2004”, shall formulate and develop, in
cooperation with the Professional Regulatory Board of Guidance and
Counseling, Commission on Higher Education, Technical Education and
Skills Development Authority, Department of Labor, Department of Trade
and Industry and the National Economic Development Authority, a Career
Guidance and Counseling Instructional Module (CGCIM), that shall serve as
the basic instructional material, to guide secondary students in their pursuit
of tertiary education and/or technological education/skills development,
after graduation;

(c.) The CGCIM shall serve to guide secondary students in career decision, based
on their capacity and skills, accessible government tertiary education and/or
technical education/skills development programs, the relevant labor market,
and by and large, the requirements and expectations of the government and
the economy;

(a) The NHSCGCP shall be implemented in all National High Schools, and the
CGCIM administered and rendered by instructional mode, especially to
graduating secondary education students; and

(e) Attendance at counseling under the NHSCGCP shall be a prerequisite to
graduation.

Section 5. NHSCGCP Centers. - There shall be a NHSCGCP Center in all National
High School, to be administered by the school administrator, assisted by a Career Guidance
and Counseling Practitioner. The NHSCGCP Center shall function as the resource center
for the implementation of NHSCGCP, and be primarily responsible for counseling based on
the CGCIM.

Section 6. Implementing Guidelines. - The DepEd shall, in coordination with the
Professional Regulatory Board of Guidance and Counseling, Commission on Higher
Education, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Department of Labor,
Department of Trade and Industry and the National Economic Development Authority,
promulgate and issue the necessary guidelines for the implementation of this Act.

Section 7. Appropriations. - The Secretary of the DepEd shall immediately include in
the DepEd program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included
in the Annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 8. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and
regulations contrary or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or
amended accordingly.

Section 9. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.