THE implementation of the K to 12 basic education program of the Department of Education will further enhance the technical skills of Filipino students, said Technical Education and Skills Development Authority deputy general for field operations Atty. Teodoro Pascua.

Pascua stressed that strengthening the basic foundations of students in subjects like English, Mathematics and Science is crucial in the process of learning technical skills.

“Ang TESDA rin po, gusto namin yung tuturuan namin ay maalam na rin sa Science and Math, kasi paano mo nga naman tuturuan ang isang tao ng kagalingan kung ang kanyang pag-intindi ng Math, Algebra or kung ano pa mang kagalingan sa arithmetic, numerology ay hindi pa sapat” Pascua said.

He stressed the importance of enhancing the basic communications skills of students in their elementary and secondary education.

He said that they have to adjust their training capacities to include the enhancement of the trainees’ communication skills because their foundation is not sufficient.

“Pero sana hindi na kailangan yan kung ang ating mga kabataan or post-secondary graduates ay maganda ang kanilang basic education. So kung magaling ka nang mag-English di mo na kailangang ng konti pang pagtutulak doon sa area na yun.”

Pascua is optimistic that once the K to 12 program of DepEd is fully implemented, the problems will be addressed and minimized.

The K to 12 Basic Education Program requires all incoming students to enroll into two more years of basic education which include the universal kindergarten, six years of elementary, four years of junior high school with an additional two years for senior high school.