The Quezon City Schools Division Office brought the first senior high school program to the QC Jail male dormitory for persons deprived of liberty. The Quezon City government last week signed a memorandum of understanding with the QCJMD, SDO and the Fernando C. Amorsolo Senior High School. The signing was attended by QC Assistant City Administrator for General Affairs Atty. Rene Grapilon, QCJMD Warden JSupt Michelle Ng Bonto, Asst. Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Brian Ilan, and the head of Fernando C Amorsolo High School.
Under the MOU, the school with the assistance of the QC Government will offer the Technical, Vocational and Livelihood (TVL) Strand specializing in Home Economics (HE) - Bread and Pastry Production, Cookery and Commercial Cooking; Information and Communications Technology (ICT) – Animation and Computer Programming and Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW).
Upon graduation, the PDLs can obtain a National Certificate Level II (NC II) once they pass the competency-based assessment of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
Bonto thanked the QC government for its continuing support to their institution that boosts the capability and morale of their personnel and PDLs.
The K- to- 12 program is a new program over, outside of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) program for Elementary and Junior High School competencies. The city government is also prioritizing the inclusion of technical, vocational and livelihood training and other aftercare initiatives that aim to positively transform the lives of PDLs to become productive QCitizens upon their release.