How to Compute DepEd Teacher Credit Units for Experience and Training

This guide explains how public school teachers compute credit units for teaching experience and for training when they apply for upgrading through the Equivalents Record Form (ERF). It covers the rules on service records, the unit equivalents for public and private school service, the hours needed for training credits, and the performance rating required.

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Credit units for teaching experience

Teaching experience is based on the teacher’s Service Records. Keep these rules in mind:

• Only teaching service with pay is credited.
• Leave of absence without pay is not counted as paid service in public schools.

The unit equivalents are:

Type of teaching service	Credit earned
Public school	1 unit for every 3 years of service
Private school	1 unit for every 5 years of service

For example, 9 years of paid teaching in a public school equals 3 units. Ten years of teaching in a private school equals 2 units.

Years already used for step increments

Some years may not be counted. Paragraph 4 of DECS Order No. 52, s. 1999 states that the computation of length of service shall include only the years of teaching experience that were not credited in the computation of step increment due to length of service, as provided under Joint CSC-DBM Circular No. 1, s. 1990.

In short, if some of your years of service were already used to give you a step increment, do not count those years again when computing your credit units.

Credit units for training

Training and professional activities can also earn credit units:

• Only professional activities at the national, regional, and division levels are considered.
• 24 hours of training equals 1 unit.
• A maximum of 5 units can be charged to training and professional activities.

For example, 48 hours of division-level training equals 2 units. Even if your training hours would add up to more than 5 units, only 5 units can be credited.

Performance rating requirement

Only teachers with at least a Very Satisfactory (VS) performance rating for the last 2 semesters should be recommended for upgrading. Write your latest performance rating on the Equivalents Record Form (ERF).

Quick checklist before you compute

1. Get a copy of your Service Records.
2. Remove periods of leave without pay and any service without pay.
3. Remove years already credited for step increments due to length of service.
4. Divide your remaining public school years by 3 and your private school years by 5.
5. Add up your national, regional, and division training hours and divide by 24, up to a maximum of 5 units.
6. Check that your last 2 semesters are rated at least Very Satisfactory, and enter your latest rating on the ERF.

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