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Work Immersion Reflection

The document discusses the Work Immersion program required for Grade 12 students in the Philippines to graduate. Through Work Immersion, students are exposed to work environments related to their field of study to gain practical skills. They learn skills like communication, technical abilities, and good work habits. The Department of Education issued guidelines to ensure Work Immersion achieves its objectives. The author recounts their two-week immersion at a Philippine National Police station where they participated in activities like road checks and disaster drills. They realized the many responsibilities of police officers and importance of skills like following rules and working with others. The immersion experience provided valuable real-world lessons and insights into potential careers.

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Work Immersion Reflection

The document discusses the Work Immersion program required for Grade 12 students in the Philippines to graduate. Through Work Immersion, students are exposed to work environments related to their field of study to gain practical skills. They learn skills like communication, technical abilities, and good work habits. The Department of Education issued guidelines to ensure Work Immersion achieves its objectives. The author recounts their two-week immersion at a Philippine National Police station where they participated in activities like road checks and disaster drills. They realized the many responsibilities of police officers and importance of skills like following rules and working with others. The immersion experience provided valuable real-world lessons and insights into potential careers.

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INTRODUCTION

The K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum for Senior High School in the Philippines
requires a Grade 12 student to undergo Work Immersion in an industry that directly relates
to the student’s post-secondary goal in order to graduate.

Through Work Immersion, the students are exposed to and become familiar with
work-related environment related to their field of specialization to enhance their
competence. Specifically, the students are able to: (i) gain relevant and practical industrial
skills under the guidance of industry experts and workers; (ii) appreciate the importance
and application of the principles and theories taught in school; enhance their technical
knowledge and skills; (iv) enrich their skills in communications and human relation; and
(v) develop good work habits, attitudes, appreciation, and respect for work. These prepare
them to meet the needs and challenges of employment or higher education after
employment. Work Immersion provides the students with a venue to test themselves and
apply what they have learned in a non-school scenario. The learners are not only able to
apply their previous training but are also able to experience the social interactions in a work
environment. Their experiences during work immersion will develop many skills and
values that would help them as they transition from high school to real life.

To assure the achievement of the objectives of Work Immersion in the Philippines,


the Department of Education issued DepEd Order No. 30, s. 2017 which serves as the basis
in the implementation of work immersion in all Senior High Schools (SHSs). The policy
serves to guide SHSs in: (i) creating flexible work immersion arrangement for their
learners; (ii) providing options for work immersion that are relevant to learners’ purposes
and needs; (iii) organizing work immersion opportunities for learners that are consistent
with the diverse human resource requirements for partner institutions for work immersion;
and (iv) articulating the scope and limits of work immersion in the context of basic
education when building relationships with work immersion partners. To assess the
learners’ performance during the Work Immersion, the Work Immersion Teacher and the
Work Immersion Partner Institution Supervisor will jointly assess the learners’
performance following DepEd Order No. 8, s. 2015.

As a Grade 12 student, I was given the chance to undergo the Work Immersion for
a duration of two weeks. In preparation, I accomplished the needed requirements and
documents first before I was qualified for the immersion. I was assigned to the Philippine
National Police station. In our Work Immersion, I was able to experience the day-to-day
activities of the PNP such as road checkpoint, flyer distribution, moral activity, community
service, gun assembling, and earthquake drills. During this period, I learned a lot of things
that helped me understand and appreciate the work of our police officers. I got first-hand
experiences wherein I was able to apply and improve my prior knowledge and skills.
REFLECTION
Our Work Immersion gave me valuable learnings that I probably wouldn’t have
learned just by studying. It gave me a taste of what the outside world really has to offer.
My two-week experience at the Philippine National Police helped me realize the
importance of the work of our police officers. I learned a lot from their teachings to us.
I had a lot of new experiences and the first activity we did on the first day was to
observe during road checkpoints. From this, I learned that we really have to follow the
rules to avoid accidents or suffer the consequences. The rules were made to ensure our
safety including those of our fellow citizens, so we should act according to the rules.
However, some people still did not follow these which resulted to them paying fines or
they were not able to pass through the checkpoint. On the second day, we distributed fliers
at the public market. Through this activity, I realized that the job requires many skills
because of the various works of a police officer. Some of this are learned in school and I
think it doesn’t only apply in this profession but it is also useful in all situations. Therefore,
I will try to work hard on my knowledge and skills, such as communication and social
skills. Our activities in the next days were listening to the Word of God and a community
service. One of the most important things I learned is about the role of God in our lives and
how fulfilling it is to help other people. It made me realize that it is not only important to
be knowledgeable in what we do, but we must also have a good attitude in order to work
well with others and find satisfaction in our work.
During the second week, we conducted earthquake drills in some schools. Aside
from the importance of earthquake preparedness, I became aware of the significant part of
our authorities in these drills, especially in real life situations. It is not an easy task to deal
with a lot of students and I even noticed that some students are uninterested with the said
activity. Despite this, they are still dedicated in doing their work. If a real calamity occurs,
I imagine that it would be a greater responsibility to handle. I gained more respect for them
because of this. As a student, I learned that I should also participate and listen well to know
what to do in this situation. Throughout our immersion, we were also able to gain more
knowledge from our police officers about other related things, such as the PNP hymn, the
Five Pillars of the Criminal Justice, and assembling the gun parts. I realized that having a
work includes continuous learning and practice. Graduating from college doesn’t stop us
from learning but what we learn should then be applied in real life. It is also important to
practice it until we become proficient at it. It made me appreciate the teachings I am
learning at school and I hope I will be able to use them wisely in the future.
In my short time as a Work Immersion student, I’m thankful that I got to experience
all of this. I enjoyed the real-life experiences, although I had a hard time doing some of it.
It helped me understand more of what is going on in the workplace and learn how to work
with other people. It gave me a bigger picture of what I want to be in the future and the
things I want to improve about myself. I will try to apply more of the learnings I gained
from our work immersion as I go through with my life.

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