CAREER
GUIDANCE
ENTERING THE
EXITS
The Senior High Career Party
Procedure
1. Arrange the chairs on the sides so that
space will be maximized for the activities.
2. The learners will dance as the music plays.
3. Tell the learners that as the music stops
they will have to find a partner on the dance
floor. Emphasize that it will provide them a
chance to share their interests and
experiences in senior high school with others
4. Stop the music and ask the learners to
share with their partner what is asked in the
first sharing. The music will continue after the
first sharing and the learners will find another
partner for the second up to the fourth
sharing.
a.First sharing: What are your goals after
Senior High School?
b. Second sharing: What are your interests
that served as your basis in choosing your
c. Third sharing: What are your memorable
experiences in SHS?
d. Fourth sharing: What curriculum exit do
you plan to go after senior high school?
a.First sharing: What are your goals after
Senior High School?
b. Second sharing: What are your interests
that served as your basis in choosing your
current SHS track?
c. Third sharing: What are your memorable
experiences in SHS?
d. Fourth sharing: What curriculum exit do
you plan to go after senior high school?
Processing Questions:
1. How did you find the “Senior High Caree
Party”?
2. What did you feel while sharing your
goals, interests, experiences, and chosen
curriculum exit in SHS?
In order to guide the conduct of
career guidance at the school level
and to ensure the development of
skills and competencies required in
the world of work, the Department of
Education has been conducting
career assessment to Grade 9
students through the National Career
Assessment Examination (NCAE).
The NCAE aims to provide
guidance to individual
learners for their future
educational and career
choices. It also provides the
basis for profiling learners’
aptitude in the four Senior
There are three domains measured in the NCAE.
1.These are the General Scholastic Aptitude (GSA),
The GSA measures the learner’s reading
comprehension and scientific, verbal, mathematical,
and logical reasoning ability.
2. Occupational Interest Inventory (OII),
The OII is a checklist of occupational interests that
provides an assessment of inclinations or preferences
for comprehensive career guidance.
3. Aptitude for Senior High School Tracks.
The Aptitude for SHS Tracks determines the learner’s
inherent capacity to succeed in the SHS tracks.
A profile chart of the students’
occupational inclinations and preferences
through the identified cluster occupations is
provided in the results of the NCAE. The test
is being administered to all Grade 9 learners
who are currently enrolled in public and
private schools with government permit or
recognition. Moreover, learners with special
needs may also be assessed provided that
test accommodations are met. (as per
DepEd Order No. 55, s. 2016 Sec. 9)
Employment. Any senior high
school graduate who plans to work
after senior high school can check
with the Public Employment Service
Office (PESO) in their locality for
possible job vacancies, or they can
browse in the Department of Labor
and Employment website,
www.ble.dole.gov.ph for possible
local employment.
Entrepreneurship. Senior
high school graduates who plan
to pursue the entrepreneurship
exit will have to consider many
things.
If an SHS graduate wants to become an entrepreneur right after graduating,
they need to think about several important factors, such as:
✅ Business idea
•What product or service will you offer?
•Is it something people need or want?
✅ Capital (money)
•How will you get money to start?
•Will you save up, ask family for help, or get a loan?
✅ Market and customers
•Who are your customers?
•Where will you sell your product?
✅ Business skills and knowledge
•Do you understand basic accounting, marketing, and management?
•Are you confident in handling risks and making decisions?
✅ Legal requirements
•Do you know how to register your business legally?
•Are you aware of taxes and permits needed?
✅ Support system
•Do you have mentors, family, or networks that can help and guide you?
Higher Education. Senior High
School graduates who would want
to pursue a degree course in higher
education may directly inquire at
any colleges and universities in
their area. They may also inquire at
www.ched.gov.ph, the official
website of the Commission on
Higher Education (CHED) for the
Middle-Level Skills Development.
Senior high school learners who may want
to pursue middle-level skills development
after finishing a specific track and strand
in senior high school may inquire at their
local TESDA offices for the courses offered
in their locality. Those who went to
Technical Vocational Livelihood Track and
earned a National Certification Level II
may apply for a higher level of national
Nonetheless, whatever curriculum
exit senior high school graduates
pursue is their own decision. They
only have to maximize their talents
and resources in order to be
successful. As what author and
speaker Mack R. Douglas said, “You
are responsible for everything you
do.”
ASSIGNMENT
