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appropriate in-servIce training to be administered by the
DepED or higher education institutions (HEls) at the expense
of the DepED;
(c) Faculty of HE Is be allowed to teach in their general
education or subject specialties in the secondary education:
Provided, That the faculty must be a holder of a relevant
Bachelor's degree, and must have satisfactorily served as
a full-time HEI faculty;
(d) The DepED and private education institutions may
hire practitioners, wl,th expertIse in the specialized learning
areas offered by the Basic Education Curriculum, to teach in
the secondary level: Provided, That they teach on part-tIme
basis only_ For this purpose, the DepED, in coordination with
the appropriate government agencies, shall determine the
necessary qualification standards in hiring these experts.
SEC_ 9. Career Guidance and Counselling Advocacy.
To properly guide the students in choosing the career tracks
that they intend to pursue, the DepED, in coordination with
the DOLE, the TESDA and the CHED, shall regularly
conduct career advocacy activities for secondary level students.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 27 of Republic Act
No. 9258, otherWIse known as the "Guidance and Counselling
Act of 2004", career and employment guidance counsellors,
who are not regIstered and licensed guidance counsellors, shall
be allowed to conduct career advocacy actIvities to secondary
level students of the school where they are currently employed:
Provided, That they undergo a training program to be
developed or accredIted by the DepED.
SEC. 10. Expansion of E-GASTPE Beneficiaries. ~ The
benefits accorded by Republic Act No. 8545, or the "Expanded
Government Assistance to Students and Teachers III Private
Education Act", shall be extended to qualified students enrolled
under the enhanced basic education.
The DepED shall engage the services of prIvate education
Illstitutions and non-DepED schools offering senior high school
through the programs under Republic Act No. 8545, and other
financial arrangements formulated by the DepED and the
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) based on the
principles of public-private partnership.