Technical Skills Developed in

Technical-Vocational-Livelihood Track in
the University of the Cordilleras
Cansino, Lueween A.
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De Guzman, Bianca Nicole O.

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Dufrene, Aja C.
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Lagman, Nash Choedie K.

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Huldong, Hershell L.
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Molina, Lourlin Joy C.

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Serrano, Nova S.
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University of the Cordilleras Senior High School

I. Introduction Animation, Computer Programming, and
Contact Center Services.
TVL-HE is designed to develop students’ As the students finish a specific TVL strand,
skills useful for livelihood projects at home. It they will be equipped with skills for them to
provides a curriculum that is a combination of be employed as soon as they finish two years
core courses required for all SHS strands and so Senior High School. One of the curriculum
specialized hands-on courses that meet the features of the TVL is the work immersion
standard hour requirement and program in which they learn and practice
competency-based assessment of TESDA. skills is an actual work environment, they will
Students in this strand undergo TESDA learn and experience not only the hardships
assessment for National Certifications (NCs) but on how to interact with co-workers and
that increase their employability after clients as well. Since they would be able to
graduation from Senior High School. They interact with industries, clients, and
can also take degree courses in college, colleagues, they would also learn skills like
especially those which are related to business, entrepreneurship and more on which not only
entrepreneurship, culinary arts, hospitality they would know how to sell but also on how
and tourism management, nutrition, food to value their efforts and skills correctly. TVL
technology, food management, fashion Track teaches practical hands-on skills and
management, fashion management, and comes with industry partnership by its
interior design (Naelga & Blane, 2017). immersion program that will give students
TVL-HE at the University of the Cordilleras on-the-job experience. Thus this study is
offers five specializations; Tourism important not just to make the information
Promotion Services, Tour Guiding Services, known but to furthermore showcase that this
Food and Beverages Services, Housekeeping skill is to be developed not for the case of just
Services and Bread and Pastry Production. having employment but for the help of
everyday living of the students under the
TVL-ICT is designed for computer-savvy track of Technical-Vocational-Livelihood
students. In this strand, students also take the (Gayatin & Maravilla Sr., 2018).
core courses and the specialized hands-on
courses where they will be trained to utilize The emphasis on technical skills as a whole,
information and communication tools. The as the criteria to be observed by the industry
program develops students’ ICT skills and for skilled workers, is something that has
competencies which are advantageous for become obsolete. Technical skills are a skill,
jobs in technology-revolutionized industries expertise or technical competence related to
and institutions. After completing this strand, the field of the workers, whether engineering
students can still take degree courses in or technical (Medina, 2010). Technical skills
higher education especially those related to or hard skills’ are often associated with the
web design, data management, use of tools, equipment related to work
communication, radio and television, graphic properly and efficiently, as well as all
design, computer programming, animation, technical matters. Technical skills are skills
online business, IT sales, computer that require a combination of specific
engineering, information technology, and knowledge and skills of the work done using
software and network engineering (Mapa, the body to achieve the target (Damooei,
cited in Naelga & Blane, 2017). TVL-ICT, on Maxey and Watkins, 2008). The skills are
the other hand, offers three specializations; tangible, specific, and usually teachable such
as typing 50 words per minute or changing
tires (Roselina, 2009). Technical skills can be Data Gathering Procedure
acquired in a formal and non-formal way. A The researchers made a letter for approval to
formal way is through the academic channel conduct this study at the University of the
through the institution of higher learning. The Cordilleras through Mr. Ari O’Neil B.
non-formal is through the progressive tutorial, Bisquera. The study was then conducted for 5
electronic and practical way that can be done (five) days with 20 (twenty)
and obtain technical skills. Technical-Vocational-Livelihood students for
the said study. The 10 (ten) students came
II. Materials and Methods from the Home Economics Strand while the
remaining 10 (ten) students are from
Approach, Design, and Methodology Information, Communication Technology
The researchers used a qualitative research Strand. The researchers then interviewed
approach. According to Creswell (1994), them about the technical skills they knew
qualitative research is a holistic approach that they can develop and their perspective on
involves discovery. Qualitative research technical skills.
builds its premises on inductive, rather than
deductive reasoning. The design that is After collecting data from the participants,
conducted within this research is a the researchers reviewed the responses of the
phenomenological study. The purpose of this participants. The findings would hopefully be
study is “to understand an experience from the source of information to the upcoming
the participants’ point of view” (Leedy & Senior High School students to help them
Ormrod, 2001). The researchers interviewed understand the basis of their choices of
for this study since this study is about deciding on their tracks.
understanding the capabilities or abilities of
the people who are going to be involved in Limitations of the Study
this study. The limitation of this study depends on the
satisfactory rate of the researchers. Until the
Subject Selection and Sampling Procedure researchers learn about every detail of the
The researchers chose to interview 20 technical skills and its benefits among the
students under the TVL track for the Technical-Vocational-Livelihood Track at the
researchers to get different opinions about the University of the Cordilleras.
said topic. The sampling procedure the
researchers chose in purposive sampling Analysis of Findings
procedure. The researchers purposely chose The researchers desire to know about the
one participant in every section in the technical skills that the students can develop
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood Track at the throughout their senior years. The researchers
University of the Cordilleras. then gathered information about their said
topic to gain more knowledge for them to
Data Gathering Instrument conduct their research properly. The
The researchers interviewed and had direct researchers did a one on one formal
interaction with the participants to gather data consultation to evaluate qualifications to the
from the students of Technical-Vocational- students under the
Livelihood Track at the University of the Technical-Vocational-Livelihood Track. Each
Cordilleras. of the sections has a representative for data
gathering or interview, thus with the result of
the interview, this will be our core for
completing the research.

Ethics of Research
Research ethics provides guidelines for the
responsible conduct of research. It educates
and monitors researchers researching to
ensure a high ethical standard (Perneger &
Hudelson, 2004). The researchers followed
the different ethical principles which are
honesty, objectivity, integrity, carefulness,
openness, respect for intellectual property,
confidentiality, respect for colleagues, social
responsibility, non-discrimination,
competence, legality, and human subjects
protection.
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