New guidelines and date of exam for NCAE
The Department of
Education announces the amendments to the administration of the National
Career Assessment Examination (NCAE) including the change of
examination date which has been moved from August 31, 2011 to September
28, 2011.
NCAE which used to
be given to fourth year high school students is now administered for
third year high school students both in public and private secondary
schools. Also covered to take the NCAE are fourth year high school
students who are applying for scholarship programs offered by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
DepEd Order No. 28
s. 2011 stipulates that the fourth year students who will take the NCAE
for CHED and TESDA scholarship should belong to the top ten percent
(10%) of each secondary high school regardless of school size. Also,
they should have a general weighted average of eighty percent (80%) in
third year and should come from a family whose gross annual income is
not more than P300,000.
A letter of intent
signed by the parents of the examinees must be submitted signifying that
they are interested to apply for the CHED/TESDA scholarship. NCAE is
also open to other interested fourth year students, out-of-school youth
and A & E passers.
The results of the
NCAE will show the interest and career inclination of the student,
whether it is technical-vocational, entrepreneurial, or a full college
education course. “This way parents and students will be guided on what
career track is best to take after high school graduation, and we want
to remind people that the result of the NCAE is not mandatory but
recommendatory,” explained Luistro.
The NCAE is an important tool of the government to address job mismatch, cut unemployment rate, and reverse the local “brain drain” phenomenon. Present
conditions indicate that a large number of college graduates fail to
find appropriate employment suited for the course they finished. This
has resulted in unemployment and oversupply of college graduates in
white collar jobs while resulting in shortages in skilled manpower.
The NCAE is an assessment of
students’ aptitudes and skills and estimates what field or discipline
the student can excel in. It is non-discriminatory for people who have
aptitude for technical-vocational and entrepreneurial courses.
Source: deped.gov.ph
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