SWOT Analysis

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Developing Strategies with the Help
of a SWOT Analysis

Department of Education
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Department of Education
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The SWOT analysis can be used to develop strategies.
The basic idea is to combine strengths and
weaknesses on one side and on the other side
opportunities and threats pairwise.

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 SWOT A n a l y s i s

( S t re n g t h s - We a k n e s s e s - O p p o r t u n i t i e s - T h r e a t s )

Weaknesses
Strengths

What organization strengths

What limitations & internal issues
can be harnessed in seizing
must be addressed or
opportunities and mitigating
strengthened in lieu of
threats?
opportunities & threats?

Opportunities
How can internal capability How are limitations & issues
External factors that helped be harnessed to maximize & be addressed to ensure
or may help organisation sustain opportunities? opportunities are
from improving performance maximized?

Threats What options (capability

What activities need to be building, systems,
implemented (using resources) need to be
External factors that affected organization strengths) that developed to prepare for or
or may affect organization will help mitigate the counteract threats?
from improving performance threats?

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 SWOT A n a l y s i s

( S t re n g t h s - We a k n e s s e s - O p p o r t u n i t i e s - T h re a t s )

Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats

Mitigating
Internal Organization measures
Take
Advantage

Immediate
Work Program
Seize
Convert
Resources Address
to manage
change
External Environment
Promote

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 With your SWOT analysis you will
already...

• explore the possibilities to problems

• make decisions for an organization
initiative
• determine where change is possible
• adjust and refine plans

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 SWOT MATRIX
STRENGTHS
S-O STRATEGIC OPTIONS OPPORTUNITIES S-O STRATEGIC OPTIONS

Increased competency in Math and Economic growth in the province Institutionalize RAT Plan structure
Science can sustain over-all development and organize divisions into a
learning organization

Competent Campus Journalists Many families can afford to spend Engage local government to invest
for education more on school infrastructure
development

Competent athletes Basic inputs for education can Social marketing for the schools
keep pace with population growth that excel in Math, Science,
if growth due to in-migration can Journalism and Athletics as catalyst
be reduced of future economic growth of the
province

More focused and defined Preservation of the indigenous Develop IP communities as

functions in the division and culture of the province heritage community of the
district for monitoring learning province
outcomes

Budget for PS covers salaries of Infrastructure development to Expand SPA and SPS programs in
teaching and nonteaching improve access to schools (school high school
personnel bldgs, home-to-sch roads,
transportation)
MOOE complements fund More defined functions in the
requirements for division-initiated central, regional, division and
projects school level governance
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 SWOT MATRIX
W-O STRATEGIC OPTIONS
WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITIES W-O STRATEGIC OPTIONS

Decreased competency in English, Economic growth in the province Engage stakeholders, esp parents,
Aral Pan and Filipino can sustain over-all development for the conduct of remedial and
review classes

A significant number of school age Many families can afford to spend Engage local government to invest
children are still not being reached for education on needed administrative support
by school either by non-enrolment for the schools
or outmigration

Schools not able to retain their Basic inputs for education can keep Institute child-friendly, teacher-
schoolchildren pace with population growth if friendly, community-friendly
growth due to in-migration can be schools
reduced

Not enough support staff for Preservation of indigenous culture Implement accounting systems
administrative functions, teachers pf the province that will keep track on MOOE
being utilized to perform admin utilization in terms of per capita
jobs income and how these are being
translated into improved learning
outcomes

No data on fund utilization as per Infrastructure development to

capita income of MOOE utilization improve access to schools

Weak school leadership in terms of More defined functions in the

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 SWOT MATRIX
STRENGTHS
S-T STRATEGIC OPTIONS THREATS S-T STRATEGIC OPTIONS

Increased competency in Math and Increasing growth rate may Expand alternative delivery modes
Science overwhelm basic input for of education
education affecting access
Competent Campus Journalists Current provision for basic inputs Engage community for payment of
in education are not enough for real property taxes
school age population and might
affect quality and efficiency
Competent athletes Not enough fund to sustain future
expenditures for public education
More focused and defined Political intervention affecting
functions in the division and school governance
district for monitoring learning
outcomes
Budget for PS covers salaries of Dislocation of learners in affected
teaching and nonteaching areas
personnel
MOOE complements fund Distraction among learners
requirements for division-initiated
projects
SEF covers fund requirement for
school repairs and rehabilitation

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 SWOT MATRIX
W-T STRATEGIC OPTIONS
WEAKNESSES THREATS W-T-STRATEGIC OPTIONS

Low competency in English, Aral Increasing growth rate may Capacity building for school
Pan and Filipino overwhelm basic input for principals in leadership and
education affecting access management
A significant number of school age Current provision for basic inputs Engage stakeholders to invest on
children are still not being reached in education are not enough for permanent evacuation centers
by school either by non-enrolment school age population and might with provision of classrooms
or outmigration affect quality and efficiency
Schools not able to retain their Not enough fund to sustain future
schoolchildren expenditures for public education
Not enough support staff for Political intervention affecting
administrative functions, teachers school governance
being utilized to perform admin
jobs
No data on fund utilization as per Dislocation of learners in affected
capita income of MOOE utilization areas
Weak school leadership in terms of Distraction among learners
SBM implementation

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 Workshop
1. Identify the SWOT in the context of
SDO using your focused problem
2. Formulate strategies using the strengths-
opportunities, weaknesses-opportunities,
strengths-threats , and weaknesses-threats
interface (at least one pair each)
3. Two regions will be randomly selected to
present.

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