Dr. Jennie Jocson has been appointed as the new head of the Teacher Education Council (TEC) Secretariat, the operational backbone of the TEC. Taking on the role of Executive Director V, Dr. Jocson will hold a position equivalent in rank to that of a Department Undersecretary, a major change made possible by the passage of RA 11713, s. 2022, also known as the Excellence in Teacher Education Act.

A special meeting attended by the 11 ex-officio and regular members of TEC was held on 6 September 2024 to officially appoint Dr. Jocson, after emerging as top choice by the TEC search committee.

Dr Jocson is a distinguished educator and academic leader. Before her appointment to the TEC, she served as the Vice President for Academics of the Philippine Normal University (2020-2023), Director of the Research Institute for Teacher Quality (2022-2024), and member of the Standing Committee for Higher Education, and Teacher Education and Development of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) (2023-2024). She has been teaching for 25 years, with the past 20 years at PNU, where she has handled teacher education courses.

With extensive experience in teacher education, Dr. Jocson has been at the forefront of developing policies and programs that aim to enhance the quality of teaching and learning across the Philippines.

Dr. Jocson with RCTQ leaders and partners during the early years of RITQ.

Throughout her career, Dr. Jocson has played various roles in advancing educational research and promoting evidence-based practices to improve teacher preparation, recruitment, and professional development.

Career highlights at RITQ

Dr. Jocson has been involved in various RITQ-led research projects since she joined as Senior Program Manager in 2013 and as Deputy Director in 2017. She played key roles in the development and validation of the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST),Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads (PPSSH) and the Philippine Professional Standards for Supervisors (PPSS). She was the Project Leader of at least eight projects that informed the development of various education policies, including the development of DepEd’s Result-based Performance Management System (RPMS) assessment tools for teachers and school leaders; development of PPST-based prototype syllabi on priority areas in pre-service teacher education; and the development of a joint DepEd-CHED policy on the PPST-based pre-service teachers’ field study and teaching internship experiences.

She was also involved in a special project with the Office of the Cabinet Secretary called the Technical Working Group for Teacher Quality (TWG-TQ), which started her deep involvement in the strengthening of the TEC. She guided teacher education institutions (TEIs) nationwide in auditing, revising and aligning their respective teacher education curricula with the new teacher quality standards through the Curriculum Quality Audit (CQA) audit process.

Dr. Jennie Jocson was recognized by the outgoing TEC Secretariat Executive Director II Dr. Runvi Manguerra for her role in the awareness campaign on the RA 11713 Implementing Rules and Regulations in Baguio City in May 2024.

Under her leadership as RITQ Director, she led the research center’s transition to an institute while implementing various high-impact projects with DepEd and the Bangsamoro Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE). She led the embedding of teacher and school leader standards in the DepEd career progression system and processes; national rollout of the Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Professional Leaming Packages (PLPs) for Science, Mathematics, and English/Reading teachers; development of teacher support systems for the MATATAG curriculum, and the conduct of new landmark studies such as school organizational structure and staffing standards (SOSSS), and the profiling of teacher educators.

Role at the new TEC

Dr. Jocson (extreme left) was one of the eight Bravo Empowered Women awardees for 2023.

As Executive Director V of the TEC Secretariat, she will lead the Council in carrying out its stronger powers and functions, including to establish a roadmap for teacher education; strengthening the link between pre-service and in-service teacher education programs; set and mandate basic requirements for teacher education programs; establish policies to implement a system of recognition affirming the career stages achieved by teachers and school leaders based on professional standards; and establish a policy on an effective system of incentives such as scholarships, grants-in-aid, loan programs, subsidies, stipends and other similar benefits and incentives to attract the best students to the teaching profession.

Core advocacy

Dr. Jocson is widely respected for her commitment to elevating teacher education standards, advocating for reforms, and fostering partnerships with key stakeholders in the education sector. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the field, positioning her as a leader in the efforts to ensure a better future for education in the Philippines.

Dr. Jocson received her postdoctoral fellowship from Prof. Michael Wilmore, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education of the University of New England in 2019.

Education and recognition

She completed her PhD in Literature at PNU. In August 2019, she received her postdoctoral fellowship from the University of New England Australia.

Dr. Jocson is the president of the Literature Educators Association of the Philippines (LEAP). In 2021, she was honored as the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) Professorial Chairholder in Literature Education.

In 2023, she was awarded the Bravo Empowered Women Award in the field of education by the Zonta Club of Makati and Environs, and Security Bank.

The RITQ family proudly congratulates Dr. Jocson and thank her for the countless contributions she has made to the Institute and to the betterment of education across the country. (RITQ Communications)

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Dr. Jennie Jocson has been appointed as the new head of the Teacher Education Council (TEC) Secretariat, the operational backbone of the TEC. Taking on the role of Executive Director V, Dr. Jocson will hold a position equivalent in rank to that of a Department Undersecretary, a major change...
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