OVERVIEW

Legal Bases: Republic Act No. 12124, Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP)

Implementing Guidelines:

The Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) is an educational assessment scheme that recognizes knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values (KSAVs) and prior learning obtained by individuals from non-formal and informal education experiences. By establishing equivalency competence standards and a comprehensive assessment system employing written test, interview, skills demonstration and other creative assessment methodologies, deputized higher education institutions may administer competency-based evaluation. The deputized HEI may convene a Panel of Assessors to determine the candidate’s KSAVs relevant to a particular discipline, and awards appropriate equivalency credit or academic degree to the successful candidate.

The mandate to implement the Program is embodied in Executive Order 330 issued by then President Fidel V. Ramos on May 10, 1996 as an offshoot of the recommendation of the First Philippine Employment Summit held in September 1995.