PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos J., has signed a law which allows even working professionals to finish college education for career advancement.
According to the Presidential Communications Office, Marcos Jr., signed the measure that institutionalizes the expanded tertiary education equivalency and accreditation program (ETEEAP).
Known as Republic Act 12124, or the ETEEAP Act, the PCO said that it would identify, assess, validate, and assign equivalent undergraduate-level and special graduate programs of prior learning from formal, non-formal, and informal learning systems and relevant work experiences to qualified individuals for the grant of appropriate academic degrees.
It also said that the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) will be the leading agency for ETEEAP.
Among their functions include deputizing higher education institutions (HEIs) with academic degrees to be opened for the ETEEAP.
They will also develop standards for a diversified mode of assessing skills, values, knowledge, and levels of competence, and granting or revocation of HEIs’ authority to implement the ETEEAP.
The PCO noted that Filipino citizens, whether residing in the Philippines or abroad, may apply for equivalency as well as accreditation if they satisfy the requirements.
Applicants should also be at least 23 years old at the time of application.
Also, the PCO said that they should have completed a secondary school program, as evidenced by a high school diploma or a result of the Philippine Educational Placement Test or Alternative Learning System Accreditation and Equivalency Assessment and Certification stating that the individual concerned is qualified to enter college.
