Republic Act No. 11168
Republic Act No. 11168
11168
Seventeenth Congress
Third Regular Session
Begun and held in Manila, on Monday, the twenty -third of fully, two thousand
eighteen
Section 1. Its is the policy of the state, as enshrined in the "Enhanced Basic
Education Act of 2013", to allow graduates and specialist on specific fields that
have limited licensed teacher applicants to teach in their specialized subjects for
the basic education levels. The state recognizes the invaluable contribution that
Filipino professionals and specialist, particularly degree holders of Home
Economics, can make to the realization of a literate, skilled and productive
citizenry.
Section 2. Notwithstanding the requirements set by the Department of Education (DepEd)
and the Civil Service Commission (CSC), competent Home Economics Graduates, as well as
allied academic areas , shall be allowed to teach Home Economics subjects in all public and
private elementary and secondary institutions, respectively, and other duly recognized
academic institutions. To this end the DepEdand the CSC in consultation with the Technical
Education and Skilss Development Authority (TESDA), shall jointly formulate the
appropriate standards and guidelines, to include academic requirements and conpetencies
to asses the qualifications of Home Economics for the Technical- Vocational subjects.
Graduate of Home Economics shall be required to obtain a National Certificate level1 (NC1)
and National Certificate level 2 (NC2) from TESDA before they can teach Technical -
Vocational Subjects in Secondary Educational Institutions.
Section 3. Graduates of Home Economics shall be required to take
the Licensure Examination.for Teachers (LET) within five (5) years
from the date of hiring. However graduates who are willing to teach
on part time basis shall not be required to take LET.
Section 4. Home Economics as a profession shall be
represented in the Teacher Education Council (TEC).
Section 5. Within ninety (90) days after the effectivity of this Act, The
DepEd Secretary, in consultation with the Commission on Higher Education
(CHED) Chairperson, the TESDA General and the Professional Regulation
Commission shall promulgate
Section 6. All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders,
proclamation and/or administrative regulations which are
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby
amended, modified, superseded, or repealed accordingly.
Section 7. This Act shall take fifteen (15) days from the date of
its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general
circulation.
Approved
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
VICENTE C. SOTTO III
Speaker of the House of Representatives
President of the Senate
This Act which originated from the House of Representatives was passed
by the House of Representatives and the Senate on November 14, 2016
and October 10, 2018, respectively.
DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING
MYRAARIE D. VILLARICA
Acting Secretary General
Secretary of the senate.
House pf the Representative