EMPLOYABILITY OF WORKERS AND COMPETITIVENESS OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSMES) ENHANCED
SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF STUDENTS (SPES)
The Special Program for Employment of Students is DOLE’s youth employment-bridging program which aims to provide temporary employment to poor but deserving students, out-of-school youth, and dependents of displaced or would-be displaced workers during summer and/or Christmas vacation or any time of the year to augment the family’s income to help ensure that beneficiaries are able to pursue their education.
Forms:
- SPES FORM 1 – Pledge of Commitment
- SPES FORM 2 – Application Form
- SPES FORM 2A – Oath of Understanding
- SPES FORM 3 – Summary Report of Participating Establishment
- SPES FORM 4 – Employment Contact
- SPES FORM 5 – Placement Report cum GSIS
- SPES FORM 6 – Terminal Payroll
- SPES FORM 7 – Quarterly Work and Financial Report
Legal Basis:
- Department Order No. 175-17 : Implementing Rules and Regulation of Republic Act No. 10917 Amending for the Purpose Republic Acts 9547 and 7323, Otherwise Known as the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES)
- Republic Act No. 10917 : AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9547, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN ACT STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING THE COVERAGE OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYMENT OF STUDENTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7323, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYMENT OF STUDENTS
- Republic Act No. 9547 : AN ACT STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING THE COVERAGE OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYMENT OF STUDENTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PROVISIONS OF R.A. NO. 7323, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYMENT OF STUDENTS
- Republic Act No. 7323 : AN ACT TO HELP POOR BUT DESERVING STUDENTS PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION BY ENCOURAGING THEIR EMPLOYMENT DURING SUMMER AND/OR CHRISTMAS VACATIONS, THROUGH INCENTIVES GRANTED TO EMPLOYERS, ALLOWING THEM TO PAY ONLY SIXTY PER CENTUM OF THEIR SALARIES OR WAGES AND THE FORTY PER CENTUM THROUGH EDUCATION VOUCHERS TO BE PAID BY THE GOVERNMENT,
PROHIBITING AND PENALIZING THE FILING OF FRAUDULENT OR FICTITIOUS CLAIMS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
JOBSTART PHILIPPINES PROGRAM (JOBSTART)
JobStart enhances employability of youth by reducing their job-search period and increasing their employability through training (life skills and technical skills required by industries), paid internship and full-cycle employment facilitation services. The program is also designed to increase the capacity of Public Employment Service Office (PESOs) in providing full cycle employment facilitation services.
The JobStart trainees shall receive an allowance for the duration of life skills training and technical skills training and shall undertake internship with establishments for a maximum of three months with stipend not less than 75% of the prevailing minimum wage in the locality.
Website:
Legal Basis:
- Advisory No. JSP-02 – Guidelines on the Implementation for the 2022 JobStart Philippines National Roll-out
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES (PES)
The Public Employment Service Office (PESO) is a non-fee charging multi-dimenstional employment service facility or entity established in all Local Government Units (LGUs) in coordination with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) pursuant to R.A. No. 8759 or the PESO Act of 1999 as amended by R.A. No. 10691.
The PESO aims to ensure prompt and efficient delivery of employment facilitation services as well as to provide timely information on labor market and DOLE Programs.
Core Services:
- Labor Market Information
- Referral and Placement
- Employment Coaching and Career Counseling
Programs Implemented:
- Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES)
- Job Fairs
- PhilJobnet / PESO Employment Information System (PEIS)
- National Skills Registry Program (NSRP)
- DOLE Government Internship Program (DOLE-GIP)
- Tulong Pangkabuhayan para sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD)
- DOLE Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (DILEEP)
- JOBSTART
- Pre-Employment Orientation Seminar (PAOS)
Who does the PESO cater to?
- Jobseekers
- Employers
- Students
- Out-of-School Yout (OSY)
- Migrant Workers
- Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)
- Returning OFWs
- Displaced Workers
- Researchers and Planners
- Senior Citizens
- Other PESOs and Government Entities
Legal Basis:
- RA 8759 – PESO ACT
- Department Order No. 07 series of 2000 – IRR of RA 8759
- Department Order No. 157 series of 2016
- Memorandum: Effectivity of Department Order No. 157 series of 2016
LABOR MARKET INFORMATION (LMI)
Labor Market Information provides timely relevant and accurate signals on the current labor market such as in-demand jobs and skills shortages by developing client-specific LMI, Education and Communication materials. The material is part of the commitment of the DOLE to support the Career Guidance Advocacy Program – a convergence program under the Human Development and Poverty reduction cluster which seeks to promote career guidance as tool in assisting jobseekers particularly students in making informed career choices.
In advancing LMI development, DOLE engages its key stakeholders – industry, academe, labor, employers’ groups – to gather labor market signals. Training and educational institutions use them in reviewing their respective curricula, policies, standards and guidelines to keep them abreast with industry requirements.
NATIONAL SKILLS REGISTRATION PROGRAM
The NSRS Project was initiated to establish a web-based National Skills Registry System in the Philippines. This project aims to create a readily available (IT-based) database that shall aid in addressing the country’s growing problem on talents mismatch. This will be achieved through the creation of a system that shall capture the pool of available talents at the community level.
In addition to registering available skills in every locality throughout the country, the relevance of the said project is the ‘liveness’ of the skills registry wherein potential employers are given the assurance that the skills registered are up-to-date and only those who are actively searching for employment are shown. This will help expedite the selection and hiring process for employers. Furthermore, because of the monthly and quarterly reporting mechanism of the project, DOLE and PESO are certain that the enrolled skills registrants may be easily contacted and interviewed by potential employers. It also shows the potential of being used as a mechanism to discern additional intermediary services that the PESO may extend to increase the employability of the enrolled skilled registrants, either through the provision of skills re-tooling or upgrading that may be used for both wage and entrepreneurial endeavors. The ‘liveness’ of the system is vital as it is seen as the most strategic approach in linking available manpower supply and demand.