Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CoNGRESS
Second Reguidr Session
9417
House Bill No.
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES RALPH WENDEL P. TULFO,
]OCELYN P. TULFO, ERWIN T. TULFO, EDVIC G. YAP, AND ERIC GO YAP
AN ACT ESTABLlsHING JOB pLACEMm`IT oFFlcEs IN puBLlc HIGH
SCHOOLS T0 PROVIDE CAREER SERVICES TO TIIE YOUTII
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The K-12 curriculum has been developed to assist high school students with
career development planning. The Technical-Vocational-Livelihood (IVL) Track in
the K-12 education system specifically seeks to address the skills gap in the labor
market, and intends to generate graduates who are well-prepared for work and have
talents that are immediately applicable to numerous industries. The TVL Track also
provides options for entrepreneurship and selhemployment.
However, it had been reported in the 2022 I.ahor Force Survey conducted by
the Philippine Institute of Development Studies that only a small propordon (a little
over 20 percent) of Senior High School (SHS) graduates were able to enter the labor
force. Likewise, only about 10 percent of SHS graduates for School Year 2017-2018
were employed, seven percent of which completed the TVL track while three percent
completed the academic track.
In a rapidiy evolving global economy, ensuring that our youth are equipped
with the  skills,  knowledge,  and  opportunities to  successfully  transition  into  the
workforce is paramount. This bill seeks to establish job placement offices or "Trabaho
Centers" in public high schools all over the country to provide vital career counseling
services to our young citizens, enabling them to make informed decisions about their
future employment and contributing to the overall economic growth and stability of
our nation.
Salient  provisions  of  this  proposed  measure  include  the  installation  of  a
Trabaho  Center  Career  Advocate  in  every  Trabaho  Center  who  will  provide
personalized   guidance   and   career   counseling   services   to   students,   and   the
appointment  of  a  Trabaho  Center  Coordinator  in  each  Division  Cffice  of  the


government organizations for employment facilitation purposes.
In view of the foregoing, the urgent passing of this bill is ea
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTII CONGRESS
Second RIguler Session
HouseBinNo.9417
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES RALPH WENDEL P. TULFO,
]OCELYN P. TULFO, ERWIN T. TULFO, EDVIC G. YAP, AND ERIC G0 YAP
AN Aer ESTABLlsHING JOB PLACEMENT 0FFlcEs IN puBLlc HIGH
SCHOOLS T0 PROVIDE CAREER SERVICES TO TIIE YOUTII
Be it erracted ky the Senate and the House Of R!epresentatives Of the Phiitppines in Congress
assembled:
7          SECTION 1. Sfeorf I..tfe. -This Act shall be known as the ``Trabaho Centers in
8      SchoolsAct".
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10           SEC.  2.  D€charfltiou  a/ Po!i.ey.  -  It  is  the  poficy  Of  the  State  to  promote  full
11     employment and  equality of employment opportunities for all  and  to afford full
12      protection to the youth entering the labor force. In line with the current reforms in the
13      education sector, the State recognizes the need to prepare the youth in choosing the
14     career tracks that they intend to pursue and to aid in matching senior high school
15      students with career opportunities after graduation.
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17          SEC. 3. D¢.#t.fro# a/ Tcms. -For the purpose of this Act, the following terms shall
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20           (a) Cirtieer Adcoap}/ Acti`gr.dos refer to a series of activities intended to prepare students
21                for  productive  career  decisions  that  include  but  are  not  limited  to  career
2 2                assessment and coaching, training, and job-matching;
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a)CkreerDczrekyneH£Pzfl#referstoanannualcareerdevelopmenttoolthatouthnes
the intended outcomes and the strategic management of programs/services to
collectively achieve the end goals Of the Trabaho Centers; .
(c)  [jztor  Adrkef   J7igivflfro?I   refers   to   any   information  concerning   the   size,
composition, functions, problems, or opportunities of the labor market or any
part  thereof,  including but not limited  to  employment-related  intentions  or
aspirations Of the labor market clients;
(a) National Cinreer Assessment Examination avcAE) refers to aL system of aLssessing or
evaluating the potential or aptitude of each and every high school student to
guide their decisions in pursuing further education or employment; and
(e)She.jzsRcgr.strySysfem(SRS)referstoanexistingsystemutilizedbytheDepartment
of   I.abor   and   Employment   (COLE)   containing   potential   applicant   and
employment information.
SBC.4.EstablishmeatofTrabahocentersinschools.-|obplacementoffiees{lpos),
42      referred to as ``Trabaho centers", shall be established in all public high schools.
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44          Trabaho centers shall work in coordination with the provincial, City, or Municipal
45      Public Employment service offices (PESOs) and shall be supervised by Trabaho center
46      Coordinators  in Department of Education  (DepEd)  Division Offices.  The  Trabaho
47     Center coordinators shall encourage partnerships among educational institutions, non-
48      goverrment orgarrizations  (NGOs), Industry AssCh:iations and Members,  and  lcx:al
49      goverrunent units  (LGUs)  in  the  establishment  and  management  Of  the  Trabaho
5o     Centers. In applicable areas, existing JPos in educational institutions shall continue to
51      operate as Trabaho centers supject to the provisions of this Act. Schools shall explore
52      new and irmovative syste]ns to cany out the provisions of this Act, including partnering
53      with the private sector or NGOs for an online platform. The Trabaho centers shall be
54      responsible for preparing the youth in choosing career tracks fit for their talents, skills,
55      and preferences in matching these to the needs of the current and future labor market.
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57          SEC. 5. Tr¢hafro center cflrieer AdtJocafes. -All Trabaho centers shall have at least
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(a) Keep an up-tordate database of job vacancies from employers to fachitate the
exchange Of labor market information between young jobseekers and employers
by providing employment information services specific to senior high school,
both for local and overseas employment;
a) Provide  job  linkages  and  networks  to  employers  in coordination  with  the
provincial, city, or municipal PEScis;
(c) Develop  and  administer testing and evaluation instruments for effective job
selection, training, and coaching specific to young jobseekers currently endled
in educational institutions: Prorz.did, That those examinations are administered
by qualified professionals;
(d) Organize  or  coordinate career  enhancement  training  or  seminars  for  young
jobseekers,  as  well  as  those  who  would  like  to  pursue  further  education,
livelihood, or self€mployment programs;
(e) Provide   career   advocacy   and   coaching,   mass   motivation,   and   values
development activities integrated in career programs specifically designed for
Enhanced Basic Education Curricululn students;
(I)  Connect  and  partner  with  concerned  NGOs  to  expand  opportunities  in
improving  the  quality  of employment  facilhation  programs  offered  in  their
school;
(g) Lead the teachers within their school in the administration of the armual NCAE
and assist the students in understanding how to use their test results as a guide
in choosing their career tracks;
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(h) Prepare and subnrit to the Trabaho Center Coordinator a school-specific annual
career development plan and budget, including other regular funding sources
and budgetry support; and
(i)Prepareandsubmitaquarterlyprogressreportonstudentsassistedandcoached
to the Trabaho Center Coordinator.
SEC. 6. rr¢bflho  Center j# Dt.t7isi.oJ. O#.cos.  - Each DepEd Division Cffice shall
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(a) Coordinate with the LGU, Peso, the Local School Board, and Parent-Teacher
Association in the creation of the  armual key career planning tool  for  their
division,  taking  into  consideration  track  preferences  of  students  in  their
respective divisions and the industry most relevant to their area;
a) Monitor  the  planning,  inplementation,  and  evaluation  of career  facilitation
programs and materials of Trabaho Centers in Schools;
(c) Convene  Career  Advocates  from  the  different Trabaho  Centers  under  their
respectivedivisionsforthecreationofmodulesorguidescontextualizedtocover
their local industry;
(d)SharebestpracticesamongdivisiousandotherTrabahoCentersinthecountryin
a modality that would be most efficient for the institution;
(e) Train  Career  Advocates  in  the  administration  of  testing  and  evaluation
instruments  for  effective  job  selection,  counseling,  career  guidance,  mass
motivation, and values development activities to be implemented for the career
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119          (0  utilize the DOLE SRs to manage the records of transactions in relation to career
120                facilitaition and relay information to Trabaho centers in schools;
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122          (g) Consolidate necessary information technology structures and systems to improve
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qu) Provide linkages to training providers needed by the schools in relation to local
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129          SEC. 7. Qualif ecations of Trabaho center career Advocates. -Nowithstardin8 the
130      provisions of section 27 of Republic Act No. 9528, otherwise known as the `'Guidance
131      and counseing Act of 2004'', career and employment advocates, who are not registered
132      and  licensed  guidance  counselors,  shall  be  allowed  to  conduct  career  advoraey
133      activities for students of the school where they are currently employed: Proz#.did, That
134     they undergo training programs related to career advocacy. Employed advocates shall
135      hold a non-teaching position, and shall focus on activities for youth employabhity
136     programs in coordirration with the DOIE and other relevant agencies and partner
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L39          SBC. 8. ELgher Ed:ueation Imstirfutious (HEls) and Technical vocdional Iustitutious
140      (TVIls).  -  Higher  Education  Institutions  and  Teehnical  Vocational  Institutions  are
141      encouraged to establish Trabaho centers in their schools to prepare their students in
142     choosing career tracks fit for their talents, skills, and preferences and in retching these
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146           SEC.  9.  I#/or7mefro#  Disse„zz.7z¢tr.orL  -The  Philippine  Information  Agency,  in
147     coordirration  with  DepEd,  DOI.E,  and  DILG,  shall  ensure  proper  and  adequate
148      infomration and dissemination of the contents and benefits Of this Act to pertinent
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151          SEC.10. Appraprfufroas. -The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this
152      Act shall be irdnded in the annual General Appropriations Act.
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154           SEC.11. Japzermentr.#g R#Zes ¢nd Regwhafrous.  -Within sixty (60) days from the
155      effedvity of this Act, the DOLE, Department of Trade and hdustry (DTI), concerned
156      LGUs, and such other relevant agencies, shall formulate and issue the necessary rules
157      and regulations for the implementation of this Act.
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159           SEC.12. Sapflrflfro.Zrty chous& -If any provision of this Act is held unconstitutional
160      or invalid, the remaining provisions that are not affected thereby shall continue to be in
161      full force andeffect.
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163           SEC.13. Rapc¢Zt.#g Chausc.  -All other laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and
164     regulations, and other issuances, or parts thereof, contrary to or inconsistent with this
165      Act, are hereby modified, alnended, or repealed accordingly.
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167           SEC.14. £#ecti.z„.fry. -This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
168     in the official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation
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LJ 0           Approved,