Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue
Pasig City
Career Skills for Learners with
Special Educational Needs
(LSENs)
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AUGUST 2017
CAREER SKILLS
DESCRIPTION:
Special Education Policies and Guidelines, stress the importance of appropriate program planning and placement of Learners with
Special Educational Needs (LSENs) and in the SPED policy framework in the K to 12 curriculum given emphasis in the transition skills and
competencies to develop and improve life and career skills, socio emotional skills and pre-vocational and livelihood skills.
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This discipline captures ideas of the different studies on career planning and development which signifies intention in developing
learners’ career pathways appropriate for self-sufficiency and life oriented skills. Minor, Frank J. (2014) Introduction to the Careering
Planning Process, identified importance of career goals which enable learners to make decisions about personal developmental activities
while in school such as internships, volunteer work and summer jobs. Research has shown that there are many significant advantages and
benefits of having career plans. He also stated that it involves thinking about which educational and occupational paths will provide learners
satisfaction and fulfilment in all aspects of life, present and future.
Furthermore, American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Model stated that career of the learners require the skills to investigate
the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions. They will employ strategies to achieve future
career goals with success and satisfaction, and they will understand the relationship between personal qualities, education, training and the
world of work. ASCA added that career development, guide schools to provide the foundation for the acquisition of skills, attitudes and
knowledge that enable learners to make a successful transition from school to the world of work, and from job to job across the life span.
According to Smallman, Julie (1999) Career Development and Students with Disabilities, one challenge for individuals with disabilities
is to make a successful transition from school to career. Work experiences can provide motivation for study and work, career clarification,
confidence in career choice, increase maturity and self-esteem. A chance to prove their worth to their potential employers, learners with
disabilities are less likely to access work-based learning and career development program than thus non-disabled peers. She added to
increase the participations of learners with disabilities in work experiences that will help them meet their ultimate goals of full-time
employment in a challenging and rewarding career. The goal for each DO-IT participants is not simply job placement but the pursuit of a
meaningful career that matches the learners’ goals, interest and abilities.
Operationally for better understanding CAREER is an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person’s life with
opportunities for progress. It requires special trainings of an individual’s lifelong journey.
SCOPE:
CAREER SKILLS allows Learners with Special Educational Needs (LSEN’s) in making the transition from home to school,
school to community, school to career, and school to additional education and training. Assessment will be given before and after or as
necessary as possible to address the needs of the learners. These skills could be taught together with other skills for better preparation of
the learners in the field of work or to advance to secondary level.
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The learners are expected to have career awareness particularly on the different community helpers and gained necessary
information on varied career and relate their own choices. They are expected to demonstrate and apply the importance of responsibility,
dependability, punctuality, integrity and effort in the workplace.
LEARNING DOMAINS STANDARDS
K–3 4-5 6
Familiarize with the chosen career or Identify and assess skills, abilities, Demonstrate and apply the importance of
LEARNING profession interest of the learners and responsibility, dependability, punctuality,
STANDARDS determine the strategies integrity and effort in the workplace.
appropriate to attain the goals.
Career Familiarize with the different Identify the different Make a list and discussed the different
Awareness professions in school, community professions in school and in professions in school and in community.
and identify roles and community.
responsibilities of the family
members in the world of work
Career Goals Make a list of chosen Assess skills, abilities and Make a decision of chosen
career/profession and identify interest in relation to his/her career/profession with satisfaction
jobs in the community career.
Career Acquire information regarding Relate to knowledge of oneself and
Information future career choices. employ strategies to achieve career goals
with success and satisfaction
Knowledge Determine and come up with Demonstrate how work can help to
and Skills to strategies appropriate to career achieve personal success and satisfaction
Achieve goals.
Career Goals
Employment Apply the importance of responsibility,
Readiness dependability punctuality, integrity and
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effort in the workplace.
TARGET LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Learners with Special Educational Needs (LSENs) gained knowledge, information and skills about the chosen career applying the
importance of responsibility, dependability, punctuality, integrity and effort in the workplace towards employment readiness.
Content Performance Standard Competencies K TO 12 SPED
Standard CODE CODE
The learners shall be able The learners:
Career Awareness to:
Career/ 1. identify the different people and
Profession A. familiarize with the their professions/career in the AP2-PKK-IVa-2 TS4-CA-PSA-1
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Enumerate the different community such as teachers,
different career professions/career of Barangay police, fireman, nurse,
or profession in people in the doctor, garbage collectors,
the community community carpenter, postman, plumber, etc)
imitate specific professions of
people in the community.
B. clarify different 1. explain the roles of the different
professions/ career of professions of people in the EsP7-PS-1F-3.3 TS4-CA-PSB.1
people in the community.
community
2. explore specific functions of
different professions in the TS4-CA-PSB.2
community and exhibit finish work EsP6-PPP-IIIg-38
according to the standard.
C. discuss the 1. identify the importance of different
importance of professions in school and AP2-PKK-Iva-2
different professions community, and show hard work TS4-CA-PSC.1
in school and with discipline for the continuous EsP9-KP—IIIb-11.3
community progress of oneself, community
and country.
D. identify specific 1. describe career choices for the
career choices for the future with positive outlook, hope EsP6-PD-IVa-I-16 TS4-CA-PSD.1
future for settling a job, love for others
and GOD in a creative way.
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E. examine different 1. compare different fields of
fields of professions professions. APP2PKK-IVa-2 TS4-CA-PSE.1
2. recognize the differences of
various fields of professions TS4-CA-PSE.2
through voluntary participation in EsP9TT-IIh-8.3
the community based on their
talent, skills and abilities.
F. identify factors that 1. list down factors affecting career
influence career decisions giving importance on EsP9KP-IIIe-12.1 TS4-CA-PSF.1
choices time management
G. determine factors 1. enumerate factors that influence EsP9KP-IIIf-12.3 TS4-CA-PSG.1
that greatly influence career choices through
career decisions prioritization.
2. determine what factor greatly AP10ICC-IVa-1 TS4-CA-PSG.2
influence their career choice
Give importance between work PE1PF-1a-h-1
and leisure time.
Demonstrates the difference PE1BM-IIIg-h-11
between leisure and work
Displays joy of effort, respect for
others and fair play during
participation in leisure activities PE5PF-1b-h-20
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Career Goals
Goals A. share what he/she 1. explain what he/ she wants to be EsP7PB-IVh-16.4 TS4-CG-PSA.1
Identify different wants to be in the in the future.
goals base on future.
the interest,
skills and
abilities of the
learners
B. make a list of chosen 1. Illustrate particular career choices EPP4IE-Ob-4 TS4-CG-PSB.1
professions. in the future
explain the reasons behind
his/her career choices
C. assess skills, abilities, 1. identify strength, weakness, skills, EsP1PKP-Ia-b-1 TS4-CG-PSC.1
and interests in abilities, and interests
relation to his/her
career choice in the relate skills, abilities, and
future interests to his/her career choice
in the future.
D. conduct self- 1. understanding one’s uniqueness, EsP3PKP-1a-14 TS4-CG-PSD.1
exploration and characteristics, interest and
simple disclosure experiences that leads to the
choice of career to serve their
family, community and help
others
share his/her unique
characteristics, interests and
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experiences.
E. demonstrate skills of 1. determine the skills needed for EPP5IE-Od-11 TS4-CG-PSE.1
chosen career chosen career
2. recognize the importance of skills EsP9PK-IVg-16.2 TS4-CG-PSE.2
needed for chosen career.
F. set personal career 1. assess their abilities in relation to EsP7PB-IVh-16.3 TS4-CG-PSF.1
goals based on their their career goals for the success
abilities of their plan in job and life.
2. design personal career goals based AP1NAT-Ij-14
on their abilities. TS4-CG-PSF.2
G. develop a career plan 1. Apply an awareness of personal EsP70B-IVg-16.1 TS4-CG-PSG.1
abilities, skills, motivations, show
hobbies and vocational interests
make a career plan
2. Select a course of work that is EsP1PKP-Ie-4 TS4-CG-PSG.2
related to career interest.
maintain an updated career
planning portfolio in
AP1NAT-1-H-2/
preparation for work.
TS4-CG-PSG.3
3. Assess and modify their
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educational plan to support career EsP7PB-IVg-16-1/
EsP9KP-IIIb-11.4
4. Apply employability and job TS4-CG-PSG.4
readiness skills in internship,
immersion, monitoring, shadowing EPP4IE-Oa-1
and/or other work experience
Career
Information A. acquire information 1. describes and matches the EPP4IE-Oa-1 TS4-CI-PSA.1
Information regarding future educational requirements of
Gathered career choices and various occupations
information on relate it to knowledge
the different of oneself
career choice
B. apply relevant 1. distinguish information that could EPP4IE-Oa-2 TS4-CI-PSB.1
information gathered help choose a career.
regarding chosen
career define and give importance to
the meaning of
entrepreneurship and internship
discuss the rules and regulation
based on the different
businesses in the community
EPP4IA-Oj-11 TS4-CI-PSB.2
2. relate the information in choosing
career based on their abilities.
C. employ strategies to 1. Identify personal skills, interests EsP1PKP=Ia-b TS4-CI-PSC.1
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achieve future career and abilities and relate them to
goals with success current career choice
and satisfaction
Identify ways in which EPP5IE-Od-12
occupations can be classified
and access resources to obtain
career information through
internet.
Apply and demonstrate decision- EPP4IA-Oi-8
making skills to career planning,
course selection and career
transition
Make plans in using initial
income for their own next
project.
Knowledge to A. determine the 1. enumerate and explain the EPP4IA-Oj-10 TS4-KA-PSA.1
Achieve Career strategies to achieve different strategies to achieve
Goals career goals career goals.
Knowledge
Basic strategies
in achieving explain the steps to achieve
career goals career goals.
B. come up with the 1. examine strategies appropriate to EPP4AG-0b-3 TS4-KA-PSB.1
strategies appropriate achieve career goals;
to achieve career
goals 2. list down strategies appropriate to
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achieve career goals. EsP2PKP- Ic – 10 TS4-KA-PSB.2
Use interest, abilities and
achievement related to
achieving personal, social,
educational and career goals
C. demonstrate how 1. Understand the importance of EPP4IA-Oj-11 TS4-KA-PSC.1
work can help to one’s career choice in the society.
achieve personal
success and
satisfaction
2. Appreciate the possible EsP6PPP- IIIh–39
contributions to the society after TS4-KA-PSC.2
pursuing the chosen career.
3. Compare the relationship between
educational achievement and TS4-KA-PSC.3
career success
Employment A. apply the importance 1. show how to interact and work EsP6P- IIa-c–30 TS4-ER-PSA.1
Readiness of responsibility, cooperatively
Employment dependability,
Apply skills punctuality, integrity Observe the changing
based on the and effort in the workplace requires lifelong H2FH-IIIj-15
career choice workplace. learning and acquiring new
and be skills
productive part
of the Use conflict management skills
community with peers and adults
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H2FH-IIIj-16 TS4-ER-PSA.2
2. Displays respect for the feelings of
others
Express awareness and
understanding of their career
problems and concerns.
Expresses and demonstrates
positive and negative feelings
appropriately.
recognize the importance of
work values in pursuing career
choices TS4-ER-A.3
3. Give the importance of equity and
access in career choice.
Identify similarities and
differences between career
options in changing economic
and societal needs that
influence employment trends
and future training.
Apply academic and
employment readiness skills in
work-based learning situations
such as internships, shadowing
and or mentoring experiences.
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GLOSSARY
Achieve To become successful, to reach a goal
Acquire To gain by your own effort
Awareness Is the ability to directly know and perceive, to feel, or to be cognizant of events
Civic consciousness Tending to do thins that help your city or town and the people who live there
Committed or commitment A promise to do or give something
Concept A plan or intention
Concern for others Must be able to consider the needs and difficulties of others and take an active interest in their
feelings
Critical thinking The objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgement
Decision making The action or process of making decisions, especially important ones
Dedication Feeing of every strong support for or loyalty to someone or something
Demonstrate To prove by showing examples
Develop to grow or become bigger or more advanced
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Dignity Quality of being worthy of honor or respect
Diligent Characterized by steady, earnest and energetic effort
Discipline Control that is gained by requiring that rules or orders be obeyed and punishing bad behavior
Ethnic group A community or population make up of people who share a common cultural backgrad or decent
Experiential learning Relating, derived from, or providing experience
Faith Strong belief or trust in someone or something
Fortitude Mental strength and courage that allows someone to face danger, pain, etc.
Generous Freely giving or sharing money and other valuable things
God’s Creation Divine creation of GOD
Happy, jolly Showing or causing feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
Honest Good and truthful, not lying, stealing or cheating
Human rights Rights regarded as belonging fundamentally to all persons
Knowledgeable Having information, understanding, or skill that comes from experience or education
Likes, wants or choice The act of choosing or deciding between two or more possibilities
Management The act or skill of controlling and making decisions about a business department, sports team, etc.
Nature friendly Earth-friendly or not harmful to the environment
Open minded Willing to consider different ideas or opinions
Personality The set of emotional qualities, ways of behaving, etc.
Positive outlook A mental position with regard to a fact or state
Progress The process of improving or developing something over a period of time
Productive Doing or achieving a lot, producing or able to produce something especially in large amount
Public property Is property that is dedicated to public use
Responsibility/ accountability Obligation or willingness to accept responsibility
Righteous Following religious or moral laws
Risk-taker A person who takes risks
Self confidence A feeling of trust in one’s abilities, qualities and judgment
Sensitive Easily upset by the things that people think or say about you
Socialization To teach to behave in a way that is acceptable in society
Socio economic status Level or stand of family in the community or society
Soft spoken Speaking or said with gentle words
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Solidarity A feeling of unity between people who have the same interest, goals etc.
Spirit of entrepreneur A gift that inspire others to become the best they can be.
Sympathy A feeling of support for something
Talent Special ability that allows someone to do something well
Threat A statement saying you will be harmed if you do not do what someone wants you to do
Thrifty Managing or using money in a careful or wise way
Truthfulness Telling the truth
Tolerance Willingness to accept feelings, habits or beliefs that are different from your own
Values or importance Important and lasting beliefs or ideals shared by the members of a culture about what is good or
bad and desirable or undesirable
Vigilant Carefully noticing problems or signs of danger
Wise consumer Know about being thirty and other things
Work ethics The principles of the hard work is intrinsically virtuous or worth of reward
References:
Clemeña, Rose Marie-Salazar, Developing National Standards for School Counseling Programs in the Philippines. (Guidance Counselors
Circle, Inc., and Asian Psychological Services and Assessment Corp., 2010).
Minor, Frank J. (2014) Introduction to the Careering Planning Process
American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
K to 12 Kinder Curriculum Guide May 2016
K to 12 Araling Panlipunan (AP) Grade 1-10 Curriculum Guide May 2016
K to 12 Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao (EsP) Grade 1 – 10 Curriculum Guide May 2016
K to 12 Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (EPP) Grade 4 – 10 Curriculum Guide May 2016
K to 12 Health Grade 1 – 10 Curriculum Guide May 2016
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