are teachers who have just entered the public school system. These teachers include fresh graduates from teacher education institutions (TEIs), past education graduates without teaching experience, non-education graduates who took the Certification in Teaching Program (CTP), teachers who came from private schools, and other cases (such as those who have worked for DepEd offices and are now shifting to teaching, teachers who have applied for leaves of absence but would like to return to teaching, or teachers who chose to take the program as a refresher course,] among others).