WORK IMMERSION NARATIVE REPORT

Importance of Work Immersion

A good education makes an individual develop personally, socially as well as
economically. Education helps us to do our daily life activities in best possible ways. Education
makes us dutiful. Education helps us to acquire new skills and knowledge that will affect our
development in life. (Vijay Kumar, 2016) It gives us a knowledge of the world around us and
change it into something better. It helps us build opinions and have point of view on things in
life. Education makes us capable of interpreting things, among other things. It is not just about
the lessons in textbooks. It is about the lesson in life. (Doumbia, 2013) It is the most powerful
weapon that you can use to change the world. (Nelson Mandela). Student will undergo a
decongested 12-years program that gives students sufficient time to master skills and absorb
basic competencies not like the congested ten-year program that student’s lacks mastery to
basic competencies. The new curriculum gives student chance to choose among the three
tracks (i.e. Academic; Technical-Vocational-Livelihood; Sports and Arts) and undergo
immersion. Grade 12 Senior High School Students have started their work immersion related to
their selected academic track or their selected vocational course. The immersion trains
students and strengthen their skill or expertise for their work in the future. It is part of the K-12
program, which prepares students to work in companies. According to the Department of
Education, this program is an 80-hour hands-on encounter, which Senior High Students must
experience to open them to the genuine working environment setting and improve their
abilities learned in school. The Department of Labor and Employment said work this is an
integral part of the K to 12 Program in fully realizing its goal to produce job-ready graduates
equipped with industry-based skills. DOLE strongly affirms that work immersion contributes to
the full realization of the objectives of the K to 12 Program. 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; (iii) enhance their technical knowledge and skills; (iv) enrich their skills in
communications and human relations; 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 graduation.

On our first day in work immersion, our adviser gathered us all to orient us and on what
to do when we are already at our respective places and/or offices to work on. After the
orientation, we are going in the place where we going to work on. We met other student from
baggao national high school which they going to work on Cenro.. Then after that we have meet
the employees and we introduce ourselves infront of them. We are devided into four section
which is the ADMIN, CDS(CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT SECTION), RPS (REGISTRATION AND
PERMITTING SECTION), and LES(LAW ENFORCEMENT SECTION), I belong to the group of CDS
Section w/c they monitored plants they planted. In this section was so many paper works they
do.Our supervisor in CDS gave us a glimpse of what kind of work to expect in the office. The
office has their own janitor and even if they have janitor, we are still helping to maintain the
cleanliness of the office.
Everyday has many works we do like paper works and cleaning the surrounding, I'm not
regreting that I belong to CDS because this is the most exciting section, they traveled from
other place then they plant more trees, I want to enjoy experiencing planting trees in other
place for us to learn more knowledge in planting trees and how to take care the nature.

Skills and Knowledge Obtained

• Apply Academic Knowledge – STEM –The works that we have done in the CENRO office
is the paper works thats not align but it helps us to learn more about paper works
• Communicate Effectively – My 80-hour work immersion allowed me to hone and further
improve my communication skills by constantly communicating effectively with my co-work
immersionist and my supervisor. May it be in-group or individual task, communicating
effectively with other people in our workplace plays an important role in finishing the task
successfully.
• Cooperate with others in a Team Setting – I was not the only one in the office, there are
also other work immersionists and most of them are my classmates. Most of the time, we were
given task like paper works, requiring us to work effectively as one by helping other in the part
where they do not understand and struggling. We work in the office as if we are family.
• Exhibit Regulatory and Ethical Responsibilities – The Conservation Development Section
exercise strict office policies that everyone who is inside the office must follow. Moreover,
being inside an office we should respects every staff’s privacy by being silent and have some
manners. I took all the necessary measures to ensure that there would be no anomaly or
trouble inside the laboratory room because it is my responsibility.
• Organize Database, Files and Drawers – We did not organize any files in the office for
the fact that being in an office, almost of the documents, files, and databases are very
confidential and private for some. You cannot access easily any folders and documents without
any consent.
 To the next work immersionist they also have the patience and passion of what they are
doing and have fun with it. They should also strictly follow the rules and policies inside the
working area. Moreover, they should have the respect to their co-immersionist, supervisor and
the other people inside the working area and work as one. In addition, participate, cooperate
and put time and effort in the entire task given by group 0r individually.Lastly, to the CENRO
Office, they should at least improve the air ventilation inside the office so that the work
immersionist or the people inside will be more comfortable and relax. They should not hesitate
in giving works to some of the work immersionist because the main goal here is to learn, utilize
skills and gain knowledge from it.