1. EDUCATION & HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT:
ENSURING GROWTH THAT MATTERS: ASEAN INTEGRATION AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH
EDUCATION & HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT:
Bridging the Developmental Divide
PBL ROADMAP PRESENTATION
Ateneo Professional Schools 40th Anniversary November 12, 2014
Lecture Forum: Growth that Matters: ASEAN Integration and Inclusive Growth “Education and Human Capital Development – Bridging the Developmental Divide” DISCUSSANT Patricia B. Licuanan, Ph.D. Chairperson, Commission on Higher Education
Patricia B. Licuanan, Ph.D.
Chairperson, Commission on Higher Education

2. Roles of PHILIPPINE HIGHER EDUCATION
Expands and enhances career and life choices and chances of individuals
Is an INSTRUMENT for
Poverty alleviation
Human capital formation
Technology driven national development & global competitiveness

4. REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF HEIs
(Excludes Satellite Campuses of State Universities and Colleges)

5. DISCIPLINES WITH HIGH ENROLLMENT
938,980
604,463
421,104
402,065
220,851
DISCIPLINES WITH HIGH ENROLLMENT
(Out of 3.56 Million Students)
Discipline
Enrollment
Business Administration and Related
949,546
Education Science and Teacher Training
497,746
IT Related Discipline
443,300
Engineering and Technology
403,682
Medical and Allied
239,195

7. Higher Education Reform Agenda
ACCESS
CAPACITY
EXCELLENCE
ETHICAL & INNOVATIVE
GOVERNANCE

8. ACCESS Financial support to students
Student Financial Assistance Programs
Unified Student Financial Assistance System
for Higher and Technical Education (UniFASTE) Bill
Programs for learners in special circumstances
Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program, Ladderized Education Program, Distance Education
Support for modernizing facilities & resources of State Universities and Colleges
Dissemination/transfer of technologies to improve lives of poor communities & households

9. CAPACITY
Establishing learning competency & outcomes-based quality assurance
Aligning curricula with K12
Implementing Revised General Education Curriculum
Re-engineering curricula aligned with industry
Rationalizing HEI Programs
Operationalizing the Philippine Qualifications Framework
Developing & delivering programs for emerging careers
Providing support for faculty development
Steering students toward priority programs
Labor Market Information
Career Guidance
Scholarships for STEAM

10. EXCELLENCE Support for Centers of Excellence and Development
Reform of Graduate Education programs
Upgrading to international standards
Washington Accord
Seoul Accord
International Maritime Organization (IMO) White List
ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangements
Internationalization initiatives
ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework (AQRF)
International mobility for students programs
International cooperation agreements

11. EXCELLENCE High-end R&D for technological innovation
Philippine-California Advanced Research Institutes (PCARI)
Developing niche areas
Food Production and Security
Health Systems
Environment, Climate Change Preparedness
Disaster Mitigation & Resiliency
Smart Analytics & Engineering Innovations
Marine Economy (Biodiversity & Conservation)
Support for world class universities

12. THANK YOU Republic of the Philippines Commission on Higher Education