Section 5Sec./Art. 5

Philippine Qualifications Framework-National Coordinating Council (PQF-NCC). - In order to harmonize and promote a seamless education and training system, the PQF-NCC is hereby established. It shall be composed of the following:

The Secretary, DepED, as Chairperson;

The Secretary, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), as member;

The Chairperson, CHED, as member;

The Director General, TESDA, as member;

The Chairperson, Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), as member;

(1) representative of the economic sector, as member; and

One (1) representative of the industry sector, as member.

The PQF-NCC shall be chaired by the DepED Secretary and shall have the following powers and functions:

(1) To harmonize qualification levels across basic, technical-vocational and higher education;

(2) To align education standards and learning outcomes with the level descriptors contained in the PQF;

(3) To promote the PQF and its elements, including the principles, key features, definitions or terminologies, structure, and governance arrangements, and provide information and guidelines in the implementation of the PQF;

(4) To rationalize the quality assurance mechanisms in Philippine education;

(5) To develop and recognize pathways and equivalencies;

(6) To maintain the national registry of qualifications;

(7) To ensure the international alignment of the PQF with the qualification frameworks of other countries or regions;

(8) To create technical working groups in support of the development and implementation of the PQF;

(9) To represent the country in international fora or negotiations in line with qualifications agreements or arrangements;

(10) To review and update the PQF;

(11) To submit to the Office of the President, the Senate of the Philippines, and the House of Representatives an updated report on the progress and accomplishments in relation to the PQF; and

(12) To perform such other functions that may be related to the implementation of the PQF.