Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region XII-SOCCSKSARGEN
DIVISION OF SARANGANI
AMADO M. QUIRIT SR. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Kihan, Malapatan, Sarangani Province
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FOR WORK IMMERSION
PARTNERSHIP
This Memorandum of Agreement is entered into this 28 th of February,
2023 by and between:
The – AMADO M. QUIRIT Sr. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, with School
Identification Number 316604 a public high school, with principal address at
Kihan, Malapatan Sarangani Province represented in this Agreement by its
School Head, MARY FAITH I. VLLARUBIA, Filipino of legal age, and hereinafter
referred to as the SCHOOL;
-and-
ENVIROGREEN VILLAGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INCORPORATED,
duly constituted and registered in the Philippines, with principal address at
PUROK 7, KATANGGAWAN, GENERAL SANTOS CITY, represented in this
Agreement by its EXECUTIVE MANAGER, RENANTE S. SORSANO, of legal age,
hereinafter referred to as the “COMPANY”,
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Department of Education of the Philippines, hereinafter
referred to as “DepEd”, is the primary government instrumentality mandated to
formulate, implement, and coordinate policies, plans, programs and projects in
the areas of formal and non-formal basic education; supervise all elementary
and secondary education institutions, including alternative learning systems,
both public and private; and provide for the establishment and maintenance of
a complete, adequate, and integrated system of basic education relevant to the
goals of national development;
WHEREAS, the DepEd has introduced the K to 12 basic education reform
program that includes Senior High School, hereinafter referred to as “SHS”,
with the major objective of ensuring that graduates of basic education are
ready for employment, entrepreneurship and higher learning;
WHEREAS, the SHS curriculum can be customized at the local levels to take
into consideration the needs of local industries and the labor market;
WHEREAS, the DepEd believes that for the effective delivery of SHS
instruction, there is a need for school-industry partnerships that will provide
the school the necessary expertise and venue for practical, on-the-job,
enterprise-based training for SHS learners;
WHEREAS, the DepEd will start full implementation of SHS in School Year
2016-2017;
WHEREAS, the SCHOOL is among those that will offer SHS to students in the
community to carry out DepEd’s objectives for SHS as spelled out above;
AMADO M. QUIRIT SR. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Kihan, Malapatan, Sarangani Province
Email: amadoquiritnhs@gmail.com
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region XII-SOCCSKSARGEN
DIVISION OF SARANGANI
AMADO M. QUIRIT SR. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Kihan, Malapatan, Sarangani Province
WHEREAS, to achieve this objective, the SCHOOL needs to enter into a Work
Immersion Partnership with the COMPANY;
WHEREAS, the COMPANY operates in the area where the school is located and
has offices, facilities, project sites, and expertise that it can make available to
the school for purposes of student work immersion;
WHEREAS, the COMPANY considers going into a work immersion partnership
with the school as part of its mission to create a positive impact on the
community, especially the young people;
WHEREAS, the COMPANY may avail of the revenue regulation no. 10 s. 2003
implementing the tax incentives provision of R.A. 8525 otherwise known as the
Adopt-A-School Act of 1998;
WHEREAS, the SCHOOL and the COMPANY, hereinafter collectively referred to
as “the parties”, undertake to collaborate for the successful implementation of
the SHS in MALAPATAN cognizant of the need for special protection of the child
and with the best interest of the SHS learner at heart;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, the
PARTIES hereby agree as follows:
DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK IMMERSION PROGRAM
With the passage of the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 or Republic Act
10533, the DepEd was tasked to implement the K to 12 Program, essentially
adding two (2) years of specialization within the Basic Educational System;
DepEd designed the implementation of RA 10533 within the framework of
increased community involvement in the learner’s experience;
With this premise, the DepEd, offers venues for various stakeholders to
participate in the implementation of RA 10533 and, the same offer, accepted by
the PARTIESs herein;
The Work Immersion Program is one of the course requirements for graduation.
A SHS student has to undergo work immersion in a business organization or
establishment with work requirements related to the specialization. Through
work immersion, the students are exposed to and are familiarized with the
work-related environment related to their field of specialization. Specifically,
the students are able to:
1. Gain relevant and practical industrial skills under the guidance of industry
experts and workers;
AMADO M. QUIRIT SR. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Kihan, Malapatan, Sarangani Province
Email: amadoquiritnhs@gmail.com
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region XII-SOCCSKSARGEN
DIVISION OF SARANGANI
AMADO M. QUIRIT SR. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Kihan, Malapatan, Sarangani Province
2. Appreciate the importance and application of the principles and theories
taught in the classroom;
3. Enhance their technical knowledge and skills;
4. Prepare them to meet the needs and challenges of employment,
entrepreneurship, or higher education after their graduation.
I. OBJECTIVES OF THE WORK IMMERSION PARTNERSHIP
The Work Immersion Partnership has the following objectives:
1. To supplement the formal curriculum of the SHS program with special
inputs coming from the COMPANY experts and practitioners in order to make
the SHS program aligned and consistent with work standards;
2. To develop in the students of the SHS program the knowledge and skills that
are relevant to the needs of the job market in the area
3. To provide SHS students relevant learning experiences by giving them
exposure to the actual workplace setting.
4. To form Work Immersion Partnership between SCHOOL and the COMPANY,
the students, faculty, and staff of the schools concerned will be allowed the use
of and access to the COMPANY workplace and equipment as part of their Work
Immersion Program.
II. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES
A. Joint Responsibilities
Both the SCHOOL and the COMPANY shall:
1. Create a joint working group that will prepare the action plan to
operationalize the partnership.
2. Form a joint steering committee to monitor the progress of the partnership
and to make sure that the provisions of this Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
are met.
3. Adhere to all laws, memoranda and circulars pertaining to child protection
(See Annex A).
4. Develop the students’ Work Immersion module specifying goals and
objectives, desired outcomes of the program and how these outcomes will be
achieved, also noting the specific knowledge, skills, attitudes and competencies
that the student should acquire after completing the program. (See Annex B)
AMADO M. QUIRIT SR. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Kihan, Malapatan, Sarangani Province
Email: amadoquiritnhs@gmail.com
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region XII-SOCCSKSARGEN
DIVISION OF SARANGANI
AMADO M. QUIRIT SR. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Kihan, Malapatan, Sarangani Province
5. Develop a Work Immersion Daily Schedule of Activities that will be followed
by the students during the whole duration of the Work Immersion
Program. (See Annex B)
6. Formulate local school work immersion policies and guidelines on selection,
placement, monitoring, and assessment of students (immersion participants),
in order to ensure that each student is assigned to an immersion partner
matched to his/her desired track, qualifications and aptitude. (See Annex C)
B. Responsibilities of the School
The SCHOOL shall:
1. Identify and indicate the SHS track/s, strand/s, and/or specialization/s
which will be the subject of the partnership (See Annex C)
2. Make the needed adjustments to contextualize the SHS subjects based on
inputs coming from the COMPANY.
3. Designate a person who will be in-charge of coordinating with the COMPANY
and supervising the activities of the students for the duration of the Work
Immersion Program.
4. Continue to exercise its Special Parental Authority under the Family Code
over the Senior High School student under immersion in the premises of the
partner.
5. Monitor each student’s progress throughout the duration of the entire work
immersion program so as to make sure that the tasks assigned to each student
are meaningful, challenging, and applicable to his/her particular programs and
are able to maximize the quality of the learning experience.
6. Provide the COMPANY an evaluation tool for the students’ immersion
performance.
7. Issue a final grade to the student upon completion of the requirements
within a prescribed period.
8. Ensure that the student will adhere to the non- disclosure policies of the
COMPANY as agreed to by the school.
9. Provide signed Consent forms from the parents as applicable. (See Annex
E)
10. Provide the COMPANY a Certificate of Participation in the SHS program for
whatever purpose it may serve.
AMADO M. QUIRIT SR. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region XII-SOCCSKSARGEN
DIVISION OF SARANGANI
AMADO M. QUIRIT SR. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Kihan, Malapatan, Sarangani Province
11. Execute a deed of acceptance as a way of recognizing and acknowledging
the donation/s received from the COMPANY.
12. Review, facilitate and endorse the application of the COMPANY to avail of
the tax incentives/exemption as specified in the R.A. 8525 otherwise known as
The Adopt-A-School Act of 1998.
C. The Company shall:
1. Assign a competent Immersion Coordinator from the COMPANY to liaise with
the school and supervise the students without prejudice to the special parental
authority of the school, its administrators and teachers for the duration of the
work immersion program so as to ensure efficient implementation of all stages
of the program.
2. Provide inputs into the curriculum through the discussions or workshops
that DepEd will organize.
3. Lend its expertise by making available its resident resource persons to
provide training to the students.
4. Allow the students to be deployed to the different
sections/departments/project sites of the COMPANY based on the Work
Immersion Daily Schedule of Activities.
5. Agree to the required number of hours of the immersion program set under
the DepEd SHS curriculum. (See Annex C)
6. Provide immersion opportunities for 25 students for School Year 2022-2023.
(See Annex C)
7. Provide students with an orientation about the COMPANY, its line of
business, and the work its employees do, and expose them to the various
stakeholders of the community in which the COMPANY operates for the
students to get a holistic understanding of its business.
8. Similarly ensure that students undergo training related to their course, and
provide the students with work or activities that are varied and applicable to
their field of study.
9. Make its workplace and facilities available to students, and shall similarly
take all necessary action to ensure the safety of students within their areas of
operation at all times, which shall include, but shall not be limited to, the
provision for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE’s), if applicable. Ensure that
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DIVISION OF SARANGANI
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Kihan, Malapatan, Sarangani Province
the students will not be exposed to hazardous materials and working
environment throughout the duration of the immersion.
10. Evaluate students’ performance in the immersion venue by accomplishing
provided evaluation tool
11. Issue a Certificate of Completion to the student trainees upon satisfactory
compliance with all requirements of the program.
12. Execute a deed of donation in favor of DepEd for the completed Work
Immersion Partnership.
13. Submit to the Adopt-A-School Program Secretariat all pertinent documents
in support of the amount specified/claimed for the tax exemption application of
the COMPANY.
III. EFFECTIVITY
This agreement shall hold for the duration of the 2022-2023 Academic
School Year and is renewable every year. The COMPANY and the SCHOOL shall
submit their intention for renewal of this agreement through formal notice
within thirty (30) days before the expiration of this Agreement.
The COMPANY and the SCHOOL reserve their respective rights to terminate
their participation in the agreement through formal written notice within thirty
(30) days before the effectivity of the termination. Both parties shall turnover
all deliverables agreed thereto in the Work Immersion Program. Termination
shall be subject to the mutual agreement between the parties.
IV. LIABILITY
The school, its administrator and teachers exercising authority and
supervision over the Senior High School Student undergoing immersion in the
premises of the partner may be held accountable for the student’s acts.
Each party shall answer for losses and damages arising from any
accident, act, or omission directly attributable to its fault or negligence, which
may cause death or bodily injury to any persons, or loss or damage to property,
by or on account of the performance of the respective obligations by the parties
pursuant to this Agreement. Such responsibility shall continue to remain that
of the responsible party’s even after the termination of this agreement, if such
losses and damages were incurred during the effectivity of this agreement.
DepEd shall not be liable for opportunity losses of the Company during
the duration and after the termination of this agreement.
V. NON-DISCLOSURE PROVISION
It is expressly understood by DepEd and the students that all
information on technology, manufacturing process, process standards, quality
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Email: amadoquiritnhs@gmail.com
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region XII-SOCCSKSARGEN
DIVISION OF SARANGANI
AMADO M. QUIRIT SR. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Kihan, Malapatan, Sarangani Province
assurance methodologies, quality standards, production capabilities, raw
material purchasing, marketing, finance, and all other related documents,
manuals, operational and technical matters that the Company shall make
available to them shall be used for the sole purpose of student training. All of
these matters are classified as confidential in nature and proprietary to the
Company and thereby each student hereby undertakes to prevent transfer of
such information by any of its members to any party outside of the Company.
VI. OTHER PROVISIONS
It is expressly understood by the PARTIES that the Company is not
obliged to pay wage or salary since there is no employer-employee relationship
that exists. However, the Company is not precluded from providing the student
with any monetary or financial assistance in the form of transportation fee,
food allowance, etc.
In determining the existence of an employer-employee relationship, the
following elements are considered: (1) the power to hire; (2) the payment of
wages; (3) the power to dismiss, and (4) the power to control the employee’s
conduct, with the control test generally assuming primacy in the overall
consideration.
No employer-employee relationship exists between the student and the partner
in work immersion if all the following criteria are met:
1. The training, even though it includes actual operation of the employer’s
facilities, is similar to training provided in an educational program;
2. The training is for the benefit of the student;
3. The student does not displace regular employees, and works under close
supervision;
4. The students are not entitled to a job at the conclusion of the training period
and are free to take jobs elsewhere in the same field;
5. Any clinical training is performed under the supervision and direction of
people who are knowledgeable and experienced in the activity;
6. The training is general, and qualifies the student to work in any similar
business. It is not designed specifically for a job with the employer that offers
the program;
7. The screening process for the immersion program is not the same as for
employment, and does not appear to be for that purpose. The screening only
uses criteria relevant for admission to an independent educational program;
and
8. Advertisements, posting, or solicitations for the program clearly discuss
education or training, rather than employment, although employers may
indicate that qualified graduates may be considered for employment.
FOR THE SCHOOL: FOR THE COMPANY:
AMADO M. QUIRIT SR. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Kihan, Malapatan, Sarangani Province
Email: amadoquiritnhs@gmail.com
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region XII-SOCCSKSARGEN
DIVISION OF SARANGANI
AMADO M. QUIRIT SR. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Kihan, Malapatan, Sarangani Province
_____________________________ __________________________________
MARY FAITH I. VILLARUBIA, HT-1 RENANTE S. SORSANO, CPA, MBA
School Head EXECUTIVE MANAGER
WITNESSED BY:
_____________________ ___________________________
APPROVED BY:
________________________
GILDO G. MOSQUEDA, CEO VI
Schools Division Superintendent
DepEd Sarangani
ANNEXES - Attachments
A. Laws on Child Protection
B. Document for Immersion Module and Schedule of Daily Activities
C. List of Students, Teachers / Supervisors and Tracks offered
D. Signed Parental Consent forms
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Email: amadoquiritnhs@gmail.com
