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This paper presents the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines initiative towards the adherence to the Philippine Qualification Framework (PQF). The study articulated the struggle for academic and professional identity of industrial technology program in the absence of Policies, Standards and Guidelines from the Commission on Higher Education. Such predicament is also confronted with the gap between the levels of educational qualifications described in the PQF wherein the transition in the vocational education to the baccalaureate degrees is scrutinized. The objective of the initiative is to develop a technology-based programs in conjunction with the Outcomes-based Education and the PQF. The university followed the concept of Develop a Curriculum in the program development taking into consideration the inputs from the industry and other stakeholders at the same time emphasizing the differentiating characteristics of Sydney and Dublin Accords in the crafting of program outcomes in the course syllabus. A technology program continuum was also develop describing the transitional year level of technology programs offered in the university wherein the first three years are classified as Diploma program with yearly exit options. At the end of the three-year technician-based engagement the students may opt to proceed to the corresponding baccalaureate degrees in technology, teacher education and engineering or exit for employment. The outcome of the study resulted to the offering of five (5) technology programs that started in School Year 2018-2019 duly approved by the Board of Regents of the university.