HB05366: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE PHILIPPINE QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK (PQF) AND ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR EDUCATION
This bill seeks to institutionalize the Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF) as a national policy that describes the levels of educational qualifications and sets standards for qualification outcomes. The PQF aims to harmonize basic education, technical-vocational education and training (TVET), and higher education into a nationwide schedule of skills and competencies.
With the establishment of the PQF, students gain a clearer picture of the competencies they need for their job interests, while employers can easily identify the basic work skills their employees must possess. Hence, the PQF can significantly reduce job-skills mismatch in the Philippines. It can also boost international confidence among Filipino workers by making them more competitive and employable.