CAREER GUIDANCE PROGRAM

1. Republic Act No. 11206 otherwise known as the Secondary Career Guidance and Counseling Act of 2019 aims to: a) to institutionalize a career guidance and counseling program for students in all public and private secondary schools nationwide in order to provide them with proper direction in pursuing subsequent tertiary education; (b) to equip secondary education students with the capability to make educated career decisions and expose them to relevant labor markets; and (c) to ensure that graduates of tertiary education meet the requirements of the government, industry, and the economy.

2. Rule V of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Basic Education Act of 2013 states that the Department of Education (DepEd) is mandated to properly guide secondary level students in choosing career tracks that they intend to pursue through informed career choices towards becoming productive and contributing individuals, through (a) integration of career concepts in the curriculum and teaching in relevant learning areas; (b) conduct of career assessments; (c) conduct of regular career advocacy activities; (d) conduct of continuous professionalization and capacity building of guidance counselors, career advocates, and peer facilitators; (e) development or accreditation of training programs on career advocacy; (f) establishment of a career advocacy unit and provision of adequate office space in high schools; and (g) designation of guidance supervisors at the division level and career advocates at the school level. 3. In view of the above, this Memorandum aims to establish procedures that will guide all stakeholders in planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the Career Guidance Program for S.Y. 2021-2022.