THE Department of Education (DepEd) desperately needs psychometricians for public school learners, Secretary Sonny Angara said on Wednesday.
Angara said that he had been coordinating with other government offices for a revision of the guidelines on the expansion of the pool of professionals for socio-emotional support for learners in public schools.
“We desperately need professionals who can shepherd and set up our students for success. We are currently working with other government agencies to relax regulations, allow psychometricians to come into the system, and temporarily fill the gap,” Angara said in a speech at the Philippine Association for the Gifted (PAG) Conference.
Education Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO
He pointed out that the number of vacancies in basic education for guidance counselors was about 4,000.
He noted that for 5.1 million learners with disabilities, there were only 96 development pediatricians.
“Our gifted and talented deserve not just cognitive acceleration but also socio-emotional support,” Angara said.
Meanwhile, he expressed his gratitude to the PAG for offering to help train public school teachers.
“Progress is a shared responsibility. That is why we thank the PAG for their offer to help train our public school teachers. Our goal is to further capacitate schools and teachers to assess gifted and talented learners effectively,” Angara said.
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