Technological Institute of the Philippines

Dr. Elizabeth Quirino-Lahoz

Dr. Elizabeth Quirino-Lahoz is the current Chairman of the Board of Trustees and concurrent third president of the Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.), with campuses in Manila and Quezon City. She assumed the presidency in 2003. Dr. Lahoz succeeded Dr. Teresita U. Quirino and Engr. Demetrio A. Quirino, Jr., T.I.P. founders and first and second T.I.P. presidents, respectively.

Dr. Lahoz graduated Magna Cum Laude, AB Communication Arts, from Maryknoll College in 1973. She was also class valedictorian and Communication Arts area awardee. She completed her Master in Business Administration for Senior Executives and Professionals from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1994 and finished her Doctor of Philosophy in Education Major in Educational Administration from the University of the Philippines in 2006.

Dr. Lahoz serves in various professional and civic activities. She is a member of the Technical Committee for Educational Leadership and Foundations of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED); the Board of Trustees and the Quality Assurance and Accreditation committee of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities (PACU); the Board of Trustees, the Executive Committee, and the Finance Committee of the Private Education Retirement Annuity Association (PERAA); and the Pi Lambda Theta, an international honors society and professional association in education, Philippine Area Chapter.

Awards and Recognitions

In 2013 the Pi Lambda Theta, Philippine Area Chapter, awarded Dr. Lahoz the PLT Eminent Filipino Women Educators Award in recognition of "her outstanding contribution to Philippine Education, Filipino teachers and learners.”

In 2006, Dr. Lahoz’s dissertation, ”Portrait of the Filipino as an Outstanding Private School Administrator” was adjudged the “Most Outstanding Dissertation” of the College of Education, University of the Philippines. She was a featured alumna in GURU: Distinguished Educators (UPEAA, 2010) by the University of the Philippines Education Alumni Association (UPEAA).

In 2016, Dr. Lahoz was recognized as one of Go Negosyo’s Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs, under the Large Enterprise Category. As second-generation T.I.P. administrator, Dr. Lahoz continues the legacy of the school’s founders, her parents, the real entrepreneurs, and the empowerment of the Filipino youth towards national development.

In 2018, Dr. Quirino-Lahoz was named as one of the Maryknoll/Miriam College Amazing Alumni Achiever (Triple A) Awardees. MCTimes (2018) reported that Dr. Quirino-Lahoz “is truly a remarkably intelligent and driven woman with a compassionate heart and a will for service. She embodies loyalty and commitment, manifested in her determination to further and protect the causes she loves: her family and friends, education, T.I.P., the Filipino youth, and her country.”

Vision

In the year 2020, T.I.P. envisions itself to be:

1. a leading professional technological institution in the Philippines through
   • outcomes-based education, and
   • a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, and
2. an institution whose graduates contribute to the welfare of society.

Mission

The Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.) is committed:

1. to continue to empower the Filipino youth through technological education of the highest standard, employing outcomes-based education and state-of-the-art laboratories
2. to transform students into graduates with full competence in their fields of study and who also possess:
   • The Filipino values of honesty and integrity, service to others, the importance of family, frugality, resilience in the face of adversity, and the willingness to surmount difficulties in order to succeed and excel.
   • The industry-desired values of positive work attitude, good communication skills, proficiency in computers and in the software that pertain to their fields of study, initiative, and the openness to keep on learning to reinvent themselves.
   • The global citizen values of mindfulness, respect for cultural diversity, care for the environment and the desire to contribute to the general welfare of society.

A fusion of technology and traditional education. The willingness to evolve in the face of new challenges, while maintaining the same passion and steadfastness that build an institution. An institution that imbues its students with Filipino values, industry and global citizen values. An institution that transforms students into graduates who will contribute to the general welfare of society.

The new T.I.P. logo is dominated by lines and symmetry, both important elements in engineering. Behind every great structure is the right mix of lines placed in symmetry.
The proportion between the gray lower block and the white upper block is 60:40 to subliminally reinforce the idea of stability. The base, which is colored black, represents a firm and strong foundation. The white dots in our new T.I.P. acronym is our non-verbal way, in visual graphic form, to suggest to the reader to read TIP as T.I.P. and not as “tip”.

The TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES is committed to EXCELLENCE and TOTAL QUALITY in Education.

In pursuit of such a commitment, T.I.P. shall:

1. Educate and mold men and women who are
   • problem solvers, innovators and lifelong learners and
   • assets to the country and to the world.
2. Provide students with quality instruction and administrative services that would exceed their expectations and that of other interested parties by always keeping in mind that the satisfaction of their needs and expectations come first.
3. Endeavor to be the best technological school by committing itself to continuous improvement.
4. Practice a proactive leadership that:
   • forms decisions on the basis of facts, including the attendant risks and opportunities
   • ensures compliance to statutory and regulatory requirements
   • manages by constantly reviewing and improving work procedures and processes, the physical plants, alliances and partnerships to improve the overall system of operations
5. Create a culture where every employee accepts responsibility for quality.

Cleanliness in Mind, Body and Surroundings

Cleanliness as a way of life. A wholesome attitude, a healthy body in clean surroundings as the only way for real learning and working to take place.

Community Spirit

A strong sense of community, a willingness to cooperate in planning and realizing goals for the common good.

Service Orientedness

A culture of altruism in the context of an educational institution where work is towards helping others with little regard for self-interest. Teachers impart knowledge and give of themselves unselfishly. Employees and administrators serve with the knowledge that service to others is their reason for being, and the school, as a community, gives back to society.

Commitment to Extend Scholarship Grants

The allocation of the resources of the school to allow poor but deserving students access to quality education through scholarships and grants. This is a commitment of the school's founder to the Filipino youth, a commitment that will always be supported by T.I.P.

Continuing Improvement Towards Total Quality

A relentless drive towards the improvement of work process in order to achieve quality in all aspects of operations with the objective of delivering quality service to the School's constituents.

Innovativeness In Physical Laboratories and Shops

The ability to innovate in order to improve facilities, laboratories and shops; creative solutions in order to provide and design facilities that are up-to-date and highly conducive to teaching, learning and working.

Creative Management

The ability to innovate so that financial and human resources are conserved and harnessed to the fullest to ensure viability and continued delivery of quality instruction and quality administrative services.

An Organization Willing to Learn

The dynamism, openness and willingness to grow and improve by learning new and better ways of doing things; an organization that does not resist the pain brought about by new learning, new technology, new system, and new policies.

Ability to Engage Technology

The integration of technology in the management of the school and in the conduct of research and instruction.

Quest for Excellence

In order to achieve excellence, the quest is broken down into small steps beginning with setting personal standards higher than those of the School and for the School, and the community, to set standards higher than those of the CHED and national government.

The T.I.P. Implementation of outcomes-based education was driven by the following external entities: 1) Regulatory bodies such as the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), International Maritime Organization (IMO), among others, 2) Local and international accrediting bodies, specifically, the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA), the Philippine Technological Council-Accreditation and Certification Board for Engineering and Technology - Engineering Accreditation Commission (PTC - ACBET - EAC), and ABET, Inc., 3) International certifying bodies, and 4) Feedback from other external constituents.

It is also guided by existing T.I.P. internal policies and initiatives: 1) The T.I.P. Vision, Mission, Core Values, and Core Competencies, 2) T.I.P. Quality Policy, and 3) Other T.I.P. initiatives that supported the OBE implementation such as a) the T.I.P. Faculty and Staff Development Program, and b) The T.I.P. Student Development Program.

The institutional outcome statement was formulated based on the T.I.P. graduates attributes. Outcomes at the program level and course level were also formulated aligned with institutional outcomes.

The framework which T.I.P. adopted in its OBTL implementation revolves around three important elements: 1) Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs), 2) Teaching and Learning Activities (TLAs) and 3) Assessment Tasks (ATs).

In support of T.I.P.’s outcomes-based education and as a strategy to promote academic excellence, T.I.P. has also embarked on a proactive plan to implement outcomes-based teaching and learning or OBTL in all its academic programs using the City University of Hong Kong OBTL model.

The OBE process is also supported by facilities, management processes and procedures resources and support structures sub-systems.

The results of the assessment and evaluation are used as inputs in the continual improvement of the instructional process specifically on the constructive alignment of ILOs, TLAs, and ATs.

It is expected that the implementation of OBTL as part of T.I.P.’s OBE would hasten the realization of T.I.P.’s mission "to transform students into graduates with full competence in their fields of study and who also possess Filipino values, industry-desired values, and global citizen values”.

Students' On-The-Job Training / Practicum Program

RATIONALE

The T.I.P. Students' On-the-Job Training/Practicum Program is designed in fulfillment of the school's mission to transform students into graduates with full competence in their fields of study. This document shall set the general policies and guidelines for the effective implementation of the On-the-Job Training/Practicum program across all disciplines to ensure the program's effective facilitation and the attainment of its set objectives. The Maritime's Shipboard Training and Shipboard Familiarization are governed by a different set of guidelines and not covered by this policy.

OBJECTIVES OF THE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING / PRACTICUM PROGRAM

The T.I.P. Students' On-the-Job Training/Practicum Program aims to:

Provide the students an opportunity to be exposed in an actual work setting and assimilate their academic learning into practical applications.

Develop and instill among students the industry-desired values of positive work attitude, good human relations, competency in technical skills that pertain to their fields of study, and the openness to keep on learning to reinvent themselves.

GENERAL POLICIES

The requisite(s) of the On-the-Job Training/Practicum is defined in the course description of each program curriculum.

The required number of training hours specified in the course description may be extended by the company whenever necessary, subject to mutual agreement between the student, school and the company.

Only students who are enrolled in the On-the-Job Training/Practicum subject are covered by this policy.

The subject On-the-Job Training/Practicum shall be taken

1. on the regular year level/semester as prescribed in the program curriculum

2. during summer prior to the terminal year provided no other academic subjects is enrolled.

Students with overload academic subjects will not be allowed to undergo on-the-job training/practicum even if he/she is a candidate for graduation

The faculty member assigned to handle the On-the-Job Training/Practicum subject acts as the On-the-Job Training/Practicum Coordinator. He/she shall work closely with the school's Industry Linkage Coordinator and the Company's Training Supervisor. He/she shall monitor the OJT activities in conformity with the course objectives.

PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES

The Industry Linkage Coordinator provides to all On-the-Job Training/Practicum Coordinators an updated list of industry partners where students may be deployed for On-the-Job Training.

Applicants for On-the-Job Training may choose a company from the list of industry partners. A student who wishes to take On-the-Job Training/Practicum in a company not listed as a T.I.P. partner should first inform the On-the-Job Training/Practicum Coordinator who shall arrange for the possible establishment of a MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA) with the company.

The student fills up the REQUEST FOR ON-THE-JOB TRAINING / PRACTICUM ENDORSEMENT (Form TIP-VPAA-048) available at the Dean's Office and submits it to the Department Staff with the following:

1. Curriculum Vitae in T.I.P. prescribed format
2. Photocopy of School ID
3. Photocopy of Current Student Registration Form

The applicant is endorsed by the Dean's Staff to the Guidance Office for psychological tests then to the Clinic for physical examination.

The Department Staff prepares the ENDORSEMENT LETTER and seals the same.

The student delivers the sealed endorsement letter to the company. It is the responsibility of the student to follow up the status of his/her application and to inform the On-the-Job Training/Practicum Coordinator of its status.

Prior to deployment for On-the-Job Training/Practicum, the trainee should submit the following to the On-the-Job Training/Practicum Coordinator:

1. Acceptance Letter from the Company / Signed T.I.P.s Acceptance Form
2. Waiver Signed by the Parents/Guardian
3. On-the-Job Training/Practicum Agreement and Liability Waiver
4. On-the-Job Training/Practicum Schedule

The On-the-Job Training/Practicum Coordinator, together with the Department Chair/Dean conducts pre-deployment orientation. ANY STUDENT WHO DOES NOT ATTEND THE PRE-DEPLOYMENT ORIENTATION SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED TO UNDERGO ON-THE-JOB TRAINING/PRACTICUM, AND THE INDUSTRY PARTNER SHALL BE DULY INFORMED OF THIS FACT.

While on training, the trainee is expected to:

1. Submit to the On-the-Job Training/Practicum Coordinator a Weekly Report. (See attached Format of the Report).
2. Comply with the general guidelines and requirements of the company pertaining to On-the-Job Training.
3. Observe punctuality and regular attendance.
4. Observe proper decorum in dealing with everyone in the workplace.
5. Act in accordance with the T.I.P. core values and competencies.

The On-the-Job Training/Practicum Coordinator shall confer with the Company Training Supervisor at the end of the On-the-Job Training/Practicum to personally ask for the assessment of the T.I.P. student and to solicit ways by which T.I.P. can further improve the On-the-Job Training/ Practicum Program of T.I.P.

Upon completion of the On-the-Job Training/Practicum, the student is required to submit the following:

1. Certificate of Completion from the Company
2. Performance Rating Report signed and sealed by the Company Training Supervisor.
3. Final Written Report using the prescribed format.

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING/PRACTICUM GRADING SYSTEM

The final grade in On-the-Job Training/Practicum shall be computed based on the following criteria:

The passing grade is 75%.

A trainee who fails to submit the requirements on time at the end of the semester shall be given a grade of NO CREDIT (NC).

A student automatically gets a failing grade (5.0) if he/she is reported by the company for any act involving moral turpitude during his/her training.

A student shall be given a grade of dropped if he/she has exceeded the maximum allowable absences of 20% of the required training hours as reported by the training supervisor.

T.I.P. Retention Policy

A full-time student shall not carry a load of less than nine (9) units. Only graduating students and working students with certification of employment may be allowed to carry less than nine (9) units.

A full-time student who failed in more than 50% of his registered units including PE and NSTP will be placed on academic probation. The school shall allow three probationary terms for the duration of the student's program of study.

Academic probation in the School is covered by the following guidelines:

1. A student on academic probation enroled in a program not requiring board examination shall be allowed to re-enrol on a reduced load on the succeeding semester according to the following rules.

2. A student on academic probation enroled in a program requiring board examination shall be allowed to re-enrol on a reduced load on the succeeding semester according to the following rules:

A student under a Third probation status who fails in one course shall no longer be readmitted in the succeeding term.

Any or all of the above rules may, for exceptional cases, be set aside upon the recommendation of the College Dean and upon the approval of the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs / Vice President for Academic Affairs.

T.I.P. Hymn

YOU’LL BE IN MY HEART FOREVER
Music and Lyrics by Prudencio ”Dero” Pedero Jr.

I
You sharpen my mind with knowledge and truth
You fill up my hear with gladness and joy
You lift up my life to heights I’ve never known
You teach me, guide me, you inspire me

II
You bring out the best of what I can be
You give me the strength to believe in me
You’ve given me wings to fly above the rest
And lead me on to victory

REFRAIN
You are my strength, my hope, my guiding light
You’ve added values and meaning to my life
Your teachings and caring I’ll always remember
My teacher and friends I’ll always treasure
I’ll cherish the good times we’ve spent together
T.I.P., dear T.I.P.
You’ll be in my heart forever

REPEAT REFRAIN

T.I.P.!

T.I.P. Fight Song

WE'RE ON TOP OF THE WORLD
Music and Lyrics by Prudencio ”Dero” Pedero Jr.

I
Lift up your heart and hold your head up high

We’re gonna win, we’re gonna fly
We’re gonna reach our lofty dreams
We’ve got the strength; we’ve got the mind

II
We’ve got the grit and the determination
We’ve got the courage and the drive
We will exceed all expectations
We’re gonna take them by surprise

REFRAIN
We’re on top of the world T.I.P.
We’re the tip of the top of the world!
We’re on top of the world T.I.P.
We’re the tip of the top of the world!

BRIDGE
Together, we are invincible
United we are strong
We do our very best
On top is where we belong

REPEAT Stanza II then REFRAIN

T.I.P., T.I.P.!

Organizational Chart

Board of Trustees

Senior Officers

Senior Officers - T.I.P. Manila

Senior Officers - T.I.P. Quezon City

Administration

T.I.P. Manila Officers

T.I.P. Quezon City Officers

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