00:00Meanwhile, we have good news for those who haven't finished college but want to get a degree.
00:06The Senate has passed the so-called Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program.
00:14What is that? Let's find out in the first news live of EJ Gomez. EJ.
00:23The Senate has passed the so-called Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program.
00:31To get a bachelor's degree, our countrymen already have a job or are already familiar with a particular course.
00:39This is considered to be a good news for those we talked about earlier.
00:45The Senate has passed the so-called Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program.
00:52To get a bachelor's degree, our countrymen already have a job or are already familiar with a particular course.
00:57To get a bachelor's degree, our countrymen already have a job or are already familiar with a particular course.
01:03This is considered to be a good news for those we talked about earlier.
01:07EJ is working as a call center agent for his studies.
01:12It is an advantage for working students.
01:16Students who are over age can avoid discrimination because they can continue their studies.
01:26Giovanni is 24 years old.
01:28He is a graduate of Secondary Education, Major in Physical Education.
01:32He first became a BPO worker to save money for his family.
01:36That's why his new job is a jumpstart for his dream of master's well studies.
01:41With this bill, I think Filipinos will have a broader perspective
01:48on why there are people who do not continue their bachelor's degree where they graduated from.
01:57Under the bill, those who want to qualify for ETEAP should be Filipino citizens who live here in the Philippines or abroad
02:05and over 23 years old with 5 years of aggregate work experience.
02:10Applicants of Secondary Education who will support a high school diploma or result of Philippine Educational Placement Test
02:18or Alternative Learning System Accreditation and Equivalency Assessment and Certification should also be qualified.
02:23EGAN, applicants can also submit their training programs and their formal, non-formal and informal learning
02:40issued by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority or TESDA.
02:45The Commission on Higher Education or CED will issue a mandate to implement the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency
02:52and Accreditation Program if the bill is passed.
02:57And that's the first news from Mandaluyong City.
03:00EJ Gomez for GMA Integrated News.
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