e. Groups with more than 15 participants were divided into smaller breakout groups to ensure the active participation of each attendee. Representatives from the national government organizations and local government units presented existing school-to-work-transition programs and initiatives. The consultations with breakup groups chose a presenter who shared the summary of the session during the plenary. f. The monitoring tool served as a guide for the discussions. After the FGDs, representatives of the breakout groups were tasked to present a summary of their discussions. g. Desk research was also conducted to supplement and validate the data and information gathered in the consultations. 39. The participants of the FGDs are representatives of various government agencies, organizations, companies, and institutions. For the national organizations and local government units, representatives are those from the offices of the DepEd – Central Office and Iloilo Regional Office, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW). For civil society organizations and advocacy groups, participants consist of members of NORFIL Foundation, Inc., United Diwata Familia Youth Serving Organization (UDF-YSO), Resources for the Blind, I AM HL, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Youth Organization, ASEAN Youth Advocates Network - Philippines (AYAN PH), Seed4Com, and faculty members from Saint Louis University and the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. Employer participants are representatives of the construction company, DATEM Inc., the online job portal, JobsStreet, and the association of human resource and people managers in the country, People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP). For the sector of teachers, school administrators, and principals, participants are comprised of officers, deans, and administration heads mostly of private academic institutions, which include Siliman University (SU), Saint Scholastica’s College (SSC) Manila, Miriam College (MC), Jose Rizal University (JRU), Asia Pacific College (APC), University of Cordilleras (UC), De La Salle University (DLSU), University of the East (UE), University of Santo Tomas (UST), and New Era University (NEU). State university participants are from the University of the Philippines (UP), University of the Philippines Integrated School (UPIS), Cavite State University (CvSU), Bulacan State University, Batangas State University (BatStateU), and University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP). Other school administrator participants include officers from DepEd NCR and representatives of the Department of Education National Association of Employees and Administrative Services (DepEd NASEAS, Inc.) and the Philippine Association of School Superintendents (PASS). One participant is also from the local government of Quezon City, and another is from the Biology Teachers Association of the University of the Philippines (BIOTA/UP). For the youth sector, the majority of the participants are 26