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LNAS, SSC ladderize programs
by Rizalie Calibo
Dumaguete City (31 August 2005) -- The TESDA-administered Lazi National Agricultural School (LNAS) & the Siquijor State College (SSC) have ladderized three of their respective regular programs namely: (1) Agricultural Technician Course - Bachelor in Agricultural Technology (ATC-BAT), (2) Hotel & Restaurant Services Technology - Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management (HRST - BSHM), and (3) Textile & Apparel Technology - Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology Major in Garment Trades (TAT - BSIT Garment Trades).

Under the program, a student can take up the first two years of his study at LNAS, graduate as a technician, and proceed to SSC for the remaining two years and graduate with the baccalaureate degree.

The programs were formally ladderized in a workshop jointly conducted by focal persons of both institutions at SSC on May 25, 2005. The program is in compliance with Executive Order No. 358 which provides for the interfacing and articulation of programs between Technical - Vocational Education & Training (TVET) and Higher Education (H.E.) thereby effectively removing barriers.

This is a welcome development for the communities in Lazi and the nearby areas who do not have the luxury of sending their college students for four straight years in Larena. (PIA)