Summer job program kicks off in QC

• Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=1&rid=979483
• Thursday, April 13, 2017

(PNA) / SFM

MANILA (PNA) -- Close to 700 student interns joined the ranks of the Quezon City Government as City Hall kicks off its summer job program, the QC Public Employment Services Office (PESO) said on Tuesday.

The program aims to introduce students to government service.

The Quezon City Government allocated PHP6.9 million to fund the program which is being implemented by PESO in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

Out of 5,000 students who applied for the program, only 350 students qualified for Special Program for Employment of the Students (SPES) while 320 qualified for the Government Internship Program (GIP).

The 670 students started their internship on April 10, 2017. They were deployed to different offices and departments at Quezon City Hall.

The government program aims to employ Grade 10 to third year college students ages 15-25 years old. Among the public schools who applied for the program were Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Our Lady of Fatima and some public high schools in the City.

The GIP interns will work for 30 working days and will be paid 75 percent of the minimum wage while SPES interns will only have to work for 20 working days and will receive a minimum wage at the end of the program.