CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT

Heads of public elementary and secondary schools in Central Luzon recently attended a Training Program on School Leadership and Management (TPSLM). Spearheaded by the Department of Education, it was aimed at developing school heads with competencies toward effective leadership and management and attain continuing professional development and advancement based on the principles of career-long learning. During the training, the participants received Completion Certificates during the Colloquium and Completion Ceremony after undergoing six months of virtual training sessions. The capacity building was led by their Human Resource Development Division and National Educators’ Academy of the Philippines (NEAP) Region III, pursuant to Republic Act 10533 otherwise known as the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, according to DepEd regional officials. Officials baref that the TPSLM covered 12 sessions and addressed the five domains and key strands in the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads. As part of the final requirement for the course completion, school heads developed their respective Workplace Application Project. The participants’ innovative application projects that are considered hallmarks of transformational leadership were commended by the DepEd regional office. TPSLM has been recognized by NEAP Central Office as a certified professional development program and may be used by the school head completers for promotion, reclassification of position, and units for their Continuing Professional Development.

-oOoThe author is a Principal I at Escaler Elementary School