7 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.