00:00Four out of five companies in the Philippines are hiring senior high school graduates.
00:06This is based on a job outlook survey conducted by the Philippine Business for Education.
00:11But according to the survey, there are still companies that want to hire college graduates and have job experience.
00:19In addition, the Department of Education and the stakeholders and private sectors are working together
00:26to make the SHS program more effective.
00:30They also stated that SHS graduates should be employable or be able to get a job easily.
00:36One of their main achievements is the change in the curriculum
00:41to make it easier for students to choose their careers.
00:45Meanwhile, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers called for a more specific K-12 curriculum
00:53to meet the needs of students.