THE DEPARTMENT of Education and its partners from the private sector conducted a meeting to discuss the preparations for the upcoming Programme for International Student Assessment next year.

During the 2024 Stakeholders’ Forum, Assistant Secretary for Curriculum and Teaching Janir Datukan shared an overview of PISA and also presented the general plans and activities in preparation for PISA.

Meanwhile, Secretary Sonny Angara shared during the Senate Committee on Finance Deliberations on the DepEd’s FY 2025 budget proposal that DepEd intends to provide teachers and learners the resources.

“We intend to provide them [teachers and learners] with the resources. So it’s going to be like a bar exam,” he said.

Aside from PISA, the said forum also became a platform for DepEd and partners to discuss possible improvements on the Senior High School Work Immersion program to enhance the employability of Senior High School learners.

DepEd also mentioned the possible support to the teachers’ professional development and career enhancement in compliance with quality standards.