Chapter II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

This chapter presents relevant literature and research findings that support the consistency

and reliability of the study.

Work Immersion

According to (Lozada M., 2017) In terms of education, the Philippine educational

system has been developed to provide the learner’s the best. It happened the moment we

changed our own curriculum system from the basic form to widely use one – the K-12

curriculum. And just recently, the Department of Education (DepEd) has released the

guidelines for the conduct of work immersion activities for senior high school students in

the country. Work immersion is a key feature in the Senior High School curriculum (SHS)

and refers to the part of that consists of 80 hours of hands-on experience or work

simulation which Grades 11 and 12 students will undergo to expose them to the actual

workplace setting and to enrich the competencies provided by the school under the

supervision of the School Head and the designated personnel of the Partner. Work

immersion is the counterpart of the internship programs in the tertiary level. The said

learning experience that the students can get from it which can range from 80 to 320 hours

will surely enable and help students as they familiarize themselves with the workplace thus

experience workplace simulation and apply their competencies in areas of specialization.

The completion of work immersion is a prerequisite to graduation under the K-12 program.

This is a first rate on the part of DepEd, since young people like to explore and to connect

with the people, this work immersion will provide them to acquire relevant skills by
performing in actual work setting. The importance of work immersion must be seen as vital

point of giving students a venue to improve them through experiencing real stuff firsthand.

This is the very highlight of the Senior High School program. It helps students to acquire

knowledge and experience that can help them grow as professional individuals.

Furthermore, this program provides opportunities to go through the actual methodologies

of a specific job using the real tools, equipment and documents. In effect, the work place

becomes a development venue for us student trainee to learn more about their chosen

field and practice what we have learn from academy. Experience is considered to be one

of life’s greatest teachers. As trainees they can use it as an inspiration as they gain

expertise in their respective fields. This experience will surely help them not only for their

present job as a student but also for their future job as a professional employee of this

society.

(Malang J., 2018) Site that students were assigned to different public and private

institutions depending on their strand for them to have a glimpse of actual professional

work environment. They also had the opportunity to apply their learning experiences inside

the academe and in return will help them gather meaningful experiences that will be of

great help in the near future. Getting first hand experiences is not just the aim of this

Immersion. It also aims to develop young professionals whose work ethics and values are

admirable and will serve as an epitome to future trainees like them. Work Immersion taught

students the value of punctuality, good working relations with subordinates and superiors,

the importance of information confidentiality, and professionalism inside the workplace.

Students were actually trained to have a good working relationship with their subordinates,

superiors and co-trainees. The respect for diversity is needed inside the workplace since

not everyone will have the same beliefs and principles so it is a must that students will

have open minds for differences so as to avoid conflicts and misunderstandings with their
co-trainees. Trainees were also taught to follow their superior’s orders but not at the

expense of their work ethics and principles. The value of information confidentiality is also

one of the things taught to students inside the workplace. Since there is sensitive

information that they encounter while working, they were tasked to keep everything inside

the office. “What you see, what you hear, when you leave, leave it here” as others will

note. And lastly, students were trained to act as professionals. When it’s time for work,

focus on work. No room for unnecessary chitchat with their co-trainees and not a time for

gadgets and social media. This is a sign that students really value their work. More than

the technical learning, what students essentially learn is work values and ethics. Immersion

does not just nurture globally competent individuals in terms of skills and abilities, but it

also produces ethical young professionals who really value their work and show

unwavering warmth, passion, and commitment towards work.

(Course Hero Inc., 2019) Mention that career guidance and counseling immersion

can be used as a facilitative tool for career counseling for students, especially

those in professional courses. By placing them in a real-world work scenario, it gives

them an opportunity to explore the kind of tasks and activities they would like to do.

Immersion also matches the candidate’s profile with a list of occupations, which can be

used as a reference point for exploring opportunities. Highlights individuals’ self-

awareness and provides a deeper understanding of their interests and strengths in a

work environment. It guides an individual's career choices by matching their interests

and personality with various job p rof iles.

This study aims to know the work immersion and skills enhancement of Grade 12

Cookery Students.

1. What is the socio demographic profile of the respondents and section:

1.1. Age

1.2. Section

2. What is the impact of work immersion of Grade 12 Cookery students in terms of

2.1. Knowledge

2.2. Skills

3. What is the level of skills enhancement?

4. Is there significant relationship between work immersion and skills enhancement of

Grade 12 Cookery?

Ho1: Grade 12 Cookery students are not affected by work immersion in enhancing of their

skills.

Ho2: Enhancing skills is not only base on work immersion.

Lozada M., (2017) Work Immersion in Senior High School. Retrieved from
https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/panay-news/20171116/281547996182512
Malang J., (2018) Relevance of Work Immersion. Retrieved from
https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/sunstar-pampanga/20181212/281672551030541
Course Hero Inc., (2019) Work Immersion will develop many Skills and values. Retrieved
from https://www.coursehero.com/file/p6gbdd2/work-immersion-will-develop-many-skills-
and-values-that-would-help-them-as-they/