Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School Revitalized Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE): A Focus on the Students’ Livelihood and Entrepreneurial Development

Vol. 3 No. 2

Year: 2007

Issue: Sep-Nov

Title: Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School Revitalized Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE): A Focus on the Students’ Livelihood and Entrepreneurial Development 

Author Name: Carmencita Castolo L, Merlinda O. Goyenechea 

Synopsis: 

Any secondary education technology livelihood and entrepreneurship program should be based on the new Basic Education Curriculum in Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE) I based on the standard curriculum designed by the Philippine Department of Education. This paper is a discussion on the technology livelihood and entrepreneurship as part of the basic education curriculum for secondary school students.    Part of this paper discusses the component and the importance of the TLE program in general and the experiences in terms of implementation of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School (PUPLHS).  To answer the needs of the times along this aspect, PUPLHS designed a revitalized TLE program focusing on livelihood and entrepreneurial  development program through its Mini-Center for Livelihood and Entrepreneurial Development.  Activities lined up for this purpose were detailed in the paper.