Called the Philippine Technology Evaluation and Standards for Testing (PHITEST), the program seeks to address a long-standing issue in the local research sector where innovations developed by State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) often fail to secure adoption because they lack proof of market readiness.
Under the new system, which is slated for pilot implementation by 2026 and full deployment by 2027, CHED and Tesda will adopt DepEd’s LRN as the common identifier, while DepEd will ensure continuous issuance and sharing of data.
Accessible through the eGovPH Super App, the system allows college graduates to obtain credentials such as diplomas and transcripts of records (TORs) directly on their mobile devices, eliminating the need to physically visit universities.
Pres. Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Prospero ?Popoy? E. de Vera III as the new chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), to serve until July 21, 2022.
The meeting, the 6th UNESCO-APEID meeting on Entrepreneurship Education 2017, will bring together selected participants from the ASEAN, East, South Asia, and the Pacific Region.
