July 14, 2009
DO 73, s. 2009
Prescribing the Minimum Tools and Equipment Standards for Technical-Vocational Public High Schools

To: Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division/City Superintendents
Heads/Administrators, Technical-Vocational High Schools

  1. This is to prescribe the minimum DepED requirement of tools and equipment for various Technical-Vocational laboratories (list enclosed) in the public Tech-Voc High Schools in the country.
  2. The said set of tools and equipment is the complete enumeration of the minimum DepED standard tools and equipment necessary to effectively implement the Competency-Based Curriculum for the 21 areas of specialization such as: automotive, machining, plumbing, refrigeration and air-conditioning, welding, building construction, computer hardware servicing, electricity, electronics, furniture and cabinet making, food trades, cosmetology, garments, animal production, crop production, food processing, horticulture, fish capture, fish culture, food/fish processing and technical drawing.
  3. For inquiries, please contact the Tech-Voc Task Force Office at telefax nos.: (02) 633-9346 and (02) 632-0170 or the Office of the Secretary c/o Charlie B. Tayas at tel. nos.: (02) 633-7208 and (02) 636-4876, DepED Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City.
  4. Immediate dissemination of and compliance with this Order is directed.

Encl.: As stated
Reference: None Allotment: 1- -(D.O. 50-97)

To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following subjects:
EQUIPMENT
SCHOOLS
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

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