5TH NATIONAL COCOPEA CONGRESS, 20-21 February 2014 – Crowne Plaza Galleria, Manila

Themed “Leading Philippine Education for Global Excellence”, COCOPEA Congress has the following objectives:

1) To reinforce the significant role and impact of Philippine private education on national development.

2) To lead and develop an ‘education competitiveness strategy” that is aligned to global standards and leveraged on the country’s assets and distinctiveness.

        3) To lay down and communicate a unified policy direction for private education as it transitions to and joins the ASEAN Economic Community 2015.

4) To identify and promote key areas of educational excellence that the sector can anchor on in order to bring Philippine education to the forefront.

5) To collaborate with government in bringing about necessary reforms, recommending legislative measures and establishing policy directions for the education sector.