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PROPOSAL:
THE CREATION AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE PROVINCIAL TRAINING &
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OFFICE (PTESO), INTEGRATING THE EXISTING
TRAINING NETWORK & PLACEMENT PROGRAM (TPNP) AND THE PUBLIC
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OFFICE (PESO).

PROVINCIAL TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OFFICE (PTESO)

MANDATE
The States policy to promote full employment and equal work opportunities for all is encapsulated
in Chapter 1, Article 3 and Book 1, Article 12 of the Labor Code of the Philippines.
Art. 3. Declaration of basic policy.
The State shall afford protection to labor, promote full employment, ensure equal work
opportunities regardless of sex, race or creed and regulate the relations between workers
and employers. The State shall assure the rights of workers to self-organization, collective
bargaining, security of tenure, and just and humane conditions of work.
Art. 12. Statement of objectives.
It is the policy of the State:
(a) To promote and maintain a state of full employment through improved manpower
training, allocation and utilization;
(b) To protect every citizen desiring to work locally or overseas by securing for him
the best possible terms and conditions of employment;
(c) To facilitate a free choice of available employment by persons seeking work in
conformity with the national interest;
(d) To facilitate and regulate the movement of workers in conformity with the national
interest;
(e) To regulate the employment of aliens, including the establishment of a registration
and/or work permit system;
(f) . To strengthen the network of public employment offices and rationalize the
participation of the private sector in the recruitment and placement of workers,
locally and overseas, to serve national development objectives;
(g) To insure careful selection of Filipino workers for overseas employment in order
to protect the good name of the Philippines abroad.
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The same policy is also contained in Book 1, Title 1, Chapter 2, Section 16 of the Local
Government Code of the Philippines.
SECTION 16. General Welfare.
Every local government unit shall exercise the powers expressly granted, those necessarily
implied there from, as well as powers necessary, appropriate, or incidental for its efficient
and effective governance, and those which are essential to the promotion of the general
welfare. Within their respective territorial jurisdictions, local government
units shall ensure and support, among other things, the preservation and enrichment of
culture, promote health and safety, enhance the right of the people to a balanced ecology,
encourage and support the development of appropriate and self-reliant scientific and
technological capabilities, improve public morals, enhance economic prosperity and
social justice, promote full employment among their residents, maintain peace and
order, and preserve the comfort and convenience of their inhabitants.
Enacted in 1991, the Local Government Code (Republic Act 7160) has vested on local government
powers that were previously exercised by the national government alone. The Code effectively
devolved local government administration to the LGUs guided by the States policy to provide
for a more responsive and accountable local government structure instituted through a system of
decentralization whereby local government units shall be given more powers, authority,
responsibilities, and resources. In particular, Section 17 (b) (2) (v) tasks LGUs at the municipality
level to provide basic services and facilities in job placement information systems. Section 17 (b)
(4) also requires cities to provide the same services.
Given these enabling laws, the LGU has the power to create and grant legal status to an LGUbased PTESO. Normally, this goes through a series of processes culminating in the grant of full
legal status to the proposed PTESO by local lawmaking bodies such as Sangguniang Panlalawigan
(Provincial Council). Through such a measure, the PTESO will be ascertained of an annual budget
for staff and operations sourced from the funds of local governments which, at the very least,
would mean regularity and continuity of services pertains to manpower development and
employment.
On top of these legal mandates, Republic Act 8759 (the PESO Act of 1999) institutionalized a
National Facilitation Service Network comprised of Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs)
spread throughout the country. RA 8759 is the most comprehensive law, to date, promoting and
maintaining a public employment service network in the Philippines.

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VISION
The PROVINCIAL TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
OFFICE (PTESO) is envisioned to be the prime catalyst in assisting the
Provincial

government

to

alleviate

poverty

through

lessening

unemployment and underemployment in the Province of Tarlac by

producing a highly competent, productive, remunerative, and ethical
Tarlaqueo workforce. Thus, ensuring that Job seekers qualifications
could match job opportunities in the job market both local and foreign.

MISSION
The PROVINCIAL TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
OFFICE (PTESO) is a venue where job seekers and Private Recruitment
agencies could converge and avail assistance for training and employment
opportunities.

A venue where Local government units and National

Government agencies could promote various services and programs that

are always available to the people that will assist them develop skills in
different fields of specialization for much better employment
opportunities.

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GENERAL OBJECTIVES
In general, the PROVINCIAL TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OFFICE (PTESO)
shall ensure the prompt, timely and efficient delivery of trainings, employment service and
provision of information on the other programs of the Department of Labor and Employment
(DOLE), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Philippine Overseas
Employment Agency (POEA), and the Overseas Workers Welfare Authority (OWWA). The
PTESO shall be placed under the control and supervision of the Office of the Provincial Governor
and shall be linked with the DOLE, TESDA, POEA, and OWWA and other government agencies
for coordination and technical assistance.
Specifically, the PTESO shall:
1)

2)
3)
4)
5)

Provide a venue where Tarlaqueos could explore simultaneously various trainings

(soft trade, modular trades, and Technical-Vocational courses) and employment options
and actually seek assistance they prefer;
Serve as referral and information center for the various services and programs of DOLE,
TESDA, POEA, and OWWA and other government agencies present in the area;
Provide clients with adequate information on available trainings, employment, and
labor market situation in the area;
Network with other Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs) within the region on
employment for job exchange purposes; and
Bring training and employment services closer to Tarlaqueos by expanding reach of
existing programs and services.

FUNCTIONS OF THE PTESO

I.

MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE PTESO

The PTESO shall operate within area of jurisdiction of the province of Tarlac which comprises of
seventeen (17) municipalities and one (1) component city in coordination with other concerned
agencies.
1) The PTESO shall provide Labor Market Information (LMI) services.
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(a) Market and promote each services, through all forms of media, to all its labor
market clients;
(b) Regularly obtain a list of job vacancies from employers;(c) Generate and maintain an updated registry of skills;
(d) Gather, collate and process data or information on employment trends,
particularly labor supply and demand, and disseminate such data or information
to labor market clients; and
(e) Provide information on licensed or authorized recruitment agencies or
recruiters for local and overseas employment.
2) The PTESO shall provide referral and placement services for local and overseas
as well as private and civil service employment. In accordance with existing
policies, rules and regulations, it shall:
(a) Undertake active sourcing of vacancies - the PTESO shall encourage employers
to submit to the PTESO on a regular basis a list of job vacancies in their
respective establishments in order to facilitate the exchange of labor market
information between job seekers and employers by providing employment
information services to job seekers, both for local and overseas employment
and recruitment assistance to employers;
(b) Evaluate the qualifications of jobseekers in relation to wage employment
options;
(c) Refer jobseekers for appropriate employment assistance and monitor the result
of such referrals;
(d) Institute measures to ensure that recruitment and placement services, both for
local and overseas, are in accordance with existing laws, rules and regulations.
3) The PTESO shall provide training and vocational guidance and employment
counselling services. It shall:
.
(a) Conduct the following available Community Based Training (CBT) upon
request of a local government unit (municipal, city, or barangay):
i.

SKILLS TRAINING:
a. Barista (10 days)
b. Small Engine Repair (10 days)
c. Cellphone Repair (10 days)
d. Dressmaking/ISMO (10 days)

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e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.

ii.

Housekeeping (10 days)

Massage Therapy (10 days)
Motorcycle Mechanics (10 days)
Shielded Metal Arc Welding (10 days)
Practical Electricity (8 days)
Manicure/ Pedicure (6 days)
Catering (5 days)
Microsoft Digital Literacy Training (5 days)
CLASP Finishing Course for Call Center Agents (12
days)

LIVELIHOOD TRAINING:
a. Beadworks (5 days)
b. Facial Make-up (7 days)
c. Food Processing (6 days)
d. Commercial Cooking (5 days)
e. Meat Processing (5 days)
f. Haircut/ Barbering (5 days)
g. 4 in 1 Training
(Perfume, Laundry Soap, Dishwashing Fab Con
Making) (1 day)
h. Candle Making (1 day)

(b) Facilitate the conduct of training in;

i.
Soft trades (cosmetology, dressmaking, food trades, industrial sewing
machine operation , handicrafts and related trades)
ii.
Hard trades or technicalvocational courses (Automotive, building,
wiring, electrical , air-conditioning/ refrigeration and related trades );
and
iii. Modular trades (Reflexology, cellphone repair, candle repair, candle
making and other related trades)
(c) Conduct pre-employment counselling, including values development and
enhancement of work ethics, to prospective local and most especially to
overseas jobseekers;
(d) Administer and evaluate psychological tests or examinations;
(e) Undertake employability enhancement trainings or seminars for jobseekers as
well as those intending to change careers or enhance their employability; and

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(f) Conduct orientation and training to prospective local and overseas jobseekers
regarding rules and regulations on anti-illegal recruitment.
4) The PTESO shall provide self-employment services. It shall:
(a) Maintain and provide updated directory of government and non-government
institutions with existing skills training and livelihood programs, including the
directory of lending institutions;
(b) Determine clients potentials for entrepreneurial undertakings;
(c) Refer clients for appropriate self-employment or livelihood assistance and
monitor the results of such referrals.
5) The PTESO shall provide reintegration assistance services to reintegration
assistance services to returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). It shall:
(a) Provide a mechanism for the reintegration of OFWs;
(b) Determine or obtain information on returning OFWs and provide periodic
information of job opportunities;
(c) Undertake other appropriate programs to promote the welfare of OFWs and
assist in gathering or tapping the skills and potentials of the returning OFWs;
and
(d) Facilitation of referral of OFWs to the Overseas Workers Welfare
Administration (OWWA).
6) The PTESO shall monitor performances of the City/Municipal PESOs, SUCPESOs, and Barangay Training and Employment Coordinators (BTECs) leaders
for the purpose to address issues and concerns including updates related to
program implementation. Likewise, the PTESO shall provide the necessary
assistance in the conduct of the regular meetings of the BTECs which is facilitated by
the city/municipal PESOs. Further, field visitations and regular coordination with Local
Chief Executives form part of the technical supervision and administration of the
PTESO.
7) The PTESO shall likewise perform other functions analogous to the above
including programs or activities which is offered by TESDA pertaining Skills
Training and Manpower development, and programs or activities developed by
the DOLE to enhance provision of employment assistance to clients, particularly

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for special groups of disadvantaged workers such as Persons with Disabilities
(PWDs) and displaced workers.

8) The PTESO shall perform such other tasks related to its functions and to
undertake pertinent assignment and duties as may be assigned and/or requested
by the Provincial Governor.
II.

OTHER SERVICES OF THE PTESO

(a) Job Fair This is being conducted periodically in the Province to bring together in
one venue the job seekers and employers for immediate matching. This employment
facilitation strategy is aimed to fast-track the meeting of job seekers and employers in
one venue at a specific date to reduce cost, time and effort on the part of the job seekers;
(b) Special Credit Assistance for Placed Overseas Workers this type of assistance will
enable poor but qualified applicants to avail of opportunities for overseas employment;
(c) Special Program for the Employment of Students and Out-of-School Youth
(SPESOS) This program provides employment to deserving students and out-ofschool-youth coming from poor families during summer and/or Christmas vacations as
provided for under Republic Act No. 7323 and amended under Republic Act No. 9547,
to enable them to pursue their education by facilitating the employment of secondary
level students, this is being implemented throughout the year especially during summer
and/or Christmas vacations and of tertiary, vocational, and technical level students any
time of the year. Under the program, 60 percent of the salaries and wages of the
program beneficiaries will come from the LGU while 40 percent from the DOLE;
(d) Work Appreciation Program (WAP) This program aims to develop the values of
work appreciation and ethics by exposing the young to actual work situations;
(e) Livelihood and Self-Employment Bazaars These will give clients information on
the wide array of livelihood programs they can choose to avail of by referring them to
the Provincial Cooperative and Enterprise Development Office (PCEDO) and in
coordination with other government and non-government institutions undertaking
livelihood and self-employment programs;
(f) Vocational and Career Guidance Program This is being done through
coordination with various high schools in the city and with the Department of
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Education (DEPED-Tarlac) in the conduct of vocational guidance sessions designed
to answer future demands from both local and foreign labor markets;
(g) Government Internship Program This is a program of the Department of the
Interior and Local Governance (DILG) where the youth is given the opportunity to be
trained and exposed to government administration. A component of the Kabataan 2000
Program, now known as the Sikap Kabataang Pinoy Program, as provided for by
Executive Order No. 1395. Under this program, the participating government agency
shall provide the participants with stipend of not more than 75 percent of the prevailing
minimum wage;
(h) Workers Hiring for Infrastructure Projects (WHIP) This program is in pursuance
of Republic Act No. 6685 which requires construction companies in the province
including contractors for government-funded infrastructure projects to hire thirtypercent (30%) of skilled and fifty-percent (50%) unskilled labor requirements from the
areas where the project is constructed or located;
(i) Tulong Alalay sa Taong May Kapansanan (TULAY) This program aims to assist
in the integration of persons with disabilities in society by providing them access to
training and employment opportunities both in the formal and informal sectors;
(j) Emergency Employment - This designed to provide temporary employment for outof-school and out-of-work youth and disadvantage workers affected by calamities. The
program beneficiaries will be engaged in short-term community works projects.
(k) Discovering the World of Work (D-WOW) It aims to influence the career decisions
of graduating high school students by exposing them to actual work situations through
field trips or educational tours especially to establishments that belong to the countrys
Key Employment Generators (KEG) as identified by the DOLE for the next ten years;
(l) Labor Education for Graduating Students (LEGS) Graduating students of
vocational and baccalaureate course are given orientation on labor and employment
matters though the LEGS. The Program will help graduating students become familiar
with employment facilitation services of the PTESO, workers protection and security
coverage for employees;

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(m) Anti-Illegal Recruitment Program This program is in support of the national
governments campaign against illegal recruitment at the grassroots level by providing
relevant and helpful information to all Filipinos planning to migrate and work abroad;
(n) Child-Labor Program This program is in support of the government effort to
eliminate in the city all forms of child labor in compliance with R.A. 9231 ( An Act
providing for the elimination of the worst forms of Child Labor and affording stronger
protection for the Working Child, amending for this purpose Republic Act No. 7610,
as amended, otherwise known as the Special Protection of Children against Child
Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act);
(o) Pwede Pa kami Program (PPKP) - This is an employment assistance program being
extended by the PTESO to its clients with age ranging from 40 years old and above.
(p) Mobile Passport Service This is in coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs in
order to facilitate processing of passport applications and renewal of Tarlaqueos.

(q) Mobile PRC Renewal This is another endeavor geared toward employment which caters to
the needs of the professionals. This is in coordination with the Professional Regulation
Commission (PRC) in order to facilitate the renewal of professional licenses.

(r) Other programs and activities designed to enhance the provision of employment
assistance to PTESOs clients including Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), displaced
workers, and working from the disadvantaged sectors.

MAJOR FINAL OUTPUTS

1. Job Search Assistance Services (Local and Overseas)
(a) Applicant registration, evaluation, referral, and placement
(b) Local Recruitment Activity (LRA)
(c) Special Recruitment Activity (SRA) Overseas
(d) Job Fair & Caravan Services
2. Career Guidance and Employment Coaching Services
(a) Facilitation of career guidance and employment coaching per month
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3. Information Education Campaign
(a) Sponsoring of information campaigns in line with anti-illegal recruitment
and trafficking, violence against women and children, and child labor
4. Overseas Welfare Workers Administration (OWWA) Desk Seminar
(a) Assistance to clients regarding OWWA programs and services
(b) Immediate actions on overseas complaints and inquiries
(c) Entrepreneurial Development Training (EDT) for OFWs and their legal
dependents
5. Labor Market Information (LMI) Program
(a) LMI dissemination to individuals and institutions
6. Enhanced Phil Job Net System
(a) Phil-job.net employers registration
(b) Applicants registered at Phil-job.net Online and Offline system
(c) Job vacancies posting
7. Training Programs
(a) Community-Based Training Program
(b) Community-Based Tourism Training Program
(c) Construction Skills Training
(d) Industrial Sewing Machine Operations
(e) PGT DLuxe Training
(f) Community Language and Specialization Program (CLASP)
(g) Security Training
(h) Hanjin Training on Welding, Pipefitting, and painting
(i) Sari-sari Store Training and Access to Resources (S3TAR)
(j) MSCTC (Microsoft Community Technology Center)
(k) Trabaho Muna JobsDB Tarlac

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