AN EVALUATIVE STUDY OF THE WORK IMMERSION SUBJECT OF PASIG CATHOLIC COLLEGE AS A TOOL IN DEVELOPING THE 4CS OF STUDENTS

= Abstract = The K-12 program aims to produce job-ready graduates with suitable skills fit for their careers. Due to this, one of the core subjects in Senior High School is Work Immersion. Work Immersion will allow students to familiarize themselves with the workplace and apply their skills in their own areas of specialization. According to Bialik & Fadel (2015), employers demand for employees who possess 21st Century Skills, more specifically the 4C’s (critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication skills). Since the work immersion aims to produce job-ready students, it must be aligned with what the workforce currently needs which is employees who possess 21st Century Skills. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate if the work immersion subject of Pasig Catholic College developed the 4C’s of students. The research was a quantitative research with the data being collected by means of survey questionnaire. There were three groups of respondents for this study: grade 12 students of Pasig Catholic College last school year 2017 – 2018, grade 12 advisers last school year 2017 – 2018, and Senior High School administrators. The data collected showed that the work immersion program did not develop the 4C’s of students with the students and teachers both disagreed on the topic, while the administrators had an opposite perception. Multiple regression analysis revealed that there was a marked relationship on the perception of teachers and students in terms of communication (p-value = 0.02 < 0.05). The results of the study showed that the work immersion program did not develop the 4C’s of students, and that perception of the administrators was different from the reality of the work immersion as those who were present during the work immersion – the students and the teachers – disagreed that it helped the students develop their 4C's.