TVL-HE is designed to develop students’ skills useful for livelihood projects at home. It provides a curriculum that is a combination of core courses required for all SHS strands and specialized hands-on courses that meet the standard hour requirement and competency-based assessment of TESDA. Students in this strand undergo TESDA assessment for National Certifications (NCs) that increase their employability after graduation from SHS. They can also take degree courses in college especially those which are related to business, entrepreneurship, culinary arts, hospitality and tourism management, nutrition, food technology, food management, fashion management, and interior design.

TVL-HE offers three specializations: Bread and Pastry Production, Food and Beverages Service, and Housekeeping.

TVL-ICT is designed for computer-savvy students. In this strand, students also take the core courses and the specialized hands-on courses where they will be trained to utilize information and communication tools. The program develops students’ ICT skills and competencies which are advantageous for jobs in technology-revolutionized industries and institutions.

This program trains the students to install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain personal-computer systems and peripherals.

A student is also expected to upgrade hardware and software, mass-assemble or customize personal-computer units and may recondition old PC units.

Knowledge & basic skills in networking, electronics and electricity are included in the program.