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Career News Blog posts insightful comments on the latest international news that render us taken-aback in the domain of the career facet of life. Career News Blog: Career-Test News 1 1.8 M HS seniors to take career test: Feb 5, 2007 by SANDY ARANETA, The Philippine Star
Some 1.8 million fourth year high school students from 13,000 public and private schools nationwide are set to take the National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE) that replaced the defunct National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), the Department of Education (DepEd) said Saturday. Education Secretary Jesli Lapus said the NCAE is scheduled for Jan. 17 in different areas nationwide. "The NCAE was designed to assess the abilities of the students. (Developed over the years, this) examination will also serve as a guide in choosing an appropriate career path after graduation," Lapus said in a statement. "The Department of Education desires to minimize the mismatch in career choices vis-à-vis skills and inclinations among high school students," he said. Career News Blog: Career Test News 1 (Continued) Similar to the previous NCEE, a major part of the NCAE consists of general scholastic aptitude tests. The NCAE also intends to measure a high school senior’s potentials or inclination in other areas. It features three additional areas such as vocational aptitude, entrepreneurial skills and interest inventory. The NCAE consists of the following components: scientific ability, mathematical ability, reading comprehension, verbal ability, manipulative skills, clerical ability, nonverbal ability and entrepreneurial skills. Career News Blog: Career Test News 1 (Continued) The NCEE was abolished in 1994 by then Education Secretary Raul Roco, who wanted all high school graduates to be able to enter college to give them a chance to have a better career in the future. However, Lapus’ aim is to give high school graduates a better career path in order to solve jobs’ mismatch. He said not all high school graduates are meant to have a college degree and are better off studying non-college degree courses such as technical and vocational courses, whose graduates are sometimes paid even higher than some of those who hold college degrees. Lapus added that some graduates of these tech-vocational courses are more in demand, especially in foreign countries, and get very high salaries. According to Lapus, the NCAE results this year shall be used solely for recommendation purposes in career guidance. Career News Blog: Career Test News 1 (Continued) On its third year of implementation in 2009, the test results will serve as prerequisite for enrolment in any four- or five-year degrees in colleges and universities as well as in two-year vocational or technological courses. An enabling law needs to be passed to make the test an admission prerequisite. The test results shall also serve as basis in selecting out-of-school youths who are applying for the scholarship program of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Career News Blog: Career Test News 1 (Continued) "Through the implementation of NCAE, we will open vast opportunities among the youth and be instrumental in giving them education that will develop their life skills," Lapus said. The DepEd’s National Education Testing and Research Center (NETRC) developed the NCAE in consultation with testing experts from the education sector. The NETRC shall also oversee its conduct and implementation. Career News Blog Comment: Let me do as my career what I am made to do as my passion. Do not force me to do what pays me the best, through a career test - that is what the basic corruption is! If I do what I am made to do, I will do it the best. If I do it the best, the overall quality of life on earth will improve. Now please do not tell me that what I am doing is less important for humanity than something else that someone else is doing. Everything is equally important for mankind here on earth! What matters is how good I do it and how free my passion as my career keeps me! I invite you to subscribe to my E-zine titled Life Coach, free of charge. This E-zine publishes insightful comments on the latest international news that render us taken-aback in the domains of various facets of life. A not-to-be-missed opportunity! Subscribe to it here: I also invite you to subscribe to my Life Blog - no need to provide your e-mail address here. This RSS feed keeps you informed about new developments taking place on this site. It also harbors 25 journal bloglets posting insightful comments on the latest international news that render us taken-aback in the domains of various facets of life. In order to subscribe to the blog, right-click on the orange RSS button (see buttons up to the left) and then paste the URL into your RSS reader. Or click on add to My Yahoo! button or My MSN or Add To Google button if you keep a personalized home page there. If you are not sure what RSS or blogging is all about, click on What's an RSS Feed? here:
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