Section 42Sec./Art. 42

Cultural Heritage Education Program. - The DepEd, the technical Education and Skills Development Authority, and the CHEd, in consultation with the Commission, shall integrate into their respective curricula the teaching of Philippine Cultural Heritage, and ensure that the same is earnestly pursued by all schools and at all education modes and levels. In particular, higher learning institutions shall focus on developing the following cultural heritage education competencies among students:

(a) Protection, conservation and preservation of cultural heritage properties: Provided, That the development and coordination of skills training courses for various forms of traditional medical practices and medicinal formulations shall be coordinated with the PITAHC;

(b) Research and documentation of heritage in various platforms;

(c) Utilization of cultural heritage in interdisciplinary fields towards sustainable development in areas such as, but not limited to, tourism, agriculture, and creative industry: Provided, That music, sound and audiovisual archiving shall be coordinated with the FDCP;

(d) Indigenous knowledge systems skills and practices through the appropriate Schools of Living Traditions models, with the participation of the ICCs/IPs and in conjunction with the NCIP;

(f) Visitation, public accessibility, and information dissemination on designated local cultural properties; and

(g) Music, sound, and audiovisual archiving, in coordination with the FDCP.1aшphi1

The DepEd and the CHEd shall, in coordination with the Commission, develop the overall framework for cultural heritage competency at all levels of the education system and ensure the contextualization of education content and materials based on local cultural profiles.

The Commission shall, in cooperation with the DILG and the Civil Service Commission, formulate cultural heritage appreciation programs designed to build the capacity of govenrment agencies and communities.