Marcos: ETEEAP law to provide learners with professional standards in their degrees

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. underscored Tuesday that the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) Law would aid learners in meeting the professional standards of their chosen degree.

Marcos said this during the launch of the implementing rules and regulations of the ETEEAP Law. 

“By encouraging higher education institutions to adopt flexible approaches such as online learning, we respond to various backgrounds, life experiences, and learning styles of the ETEEAP applicants,” Marcos said in his speech. 

The President said the law “gives our fellows who were not able to finish college a second chance.”

“Beyond saving on tuition, books, and time away from work, this law opens doors to higher positions, better income, and more professional opportunities,” Marcos said. 

For the implementation of the law, the Commission on Higher Education will deputize higher education institutions with academic degrees to be opened for the ETEEAP.

Meanwhile, the higher education institutions that will be tapped by CHED will be mandated to develop clear policies, procedures, and processes for the implementation of the ETEEAP.

Marcos said through the law, the country has attained a clear and structured way to recognize the prior learning of individuals—be it from years of work or because they have taught themselves these skills—and match that with an academic equivalency.

He added that this would provide support to caregivers, mechanics, technicians, and entrepreneurs—people who have long proven their skill, but who now get the recognition that they properly deserve.

“This leads to the development of stronger industries, a more competitive workforce, a more inclusive path to progress,” Marcos said. 

The law was inked last March 5. — Anna Felicia Bajo/RSJ, GMA Integrated News