2. Work Appreciation Program
s It is one of the program component of Kabataan 2000
implemented by DOLE.
s It is a training modality and with no employer-employee
relationship.
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3. Legal Basis
s Executive Order 139 issued on Nov. 28, 1993 issued by former
President Fidel V. Ramos.
– Mandated DOLE to coordinate the implementation of the
program.
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4. Implementing Guidelines
s Department Order No. 12, Series of 1994
s Department Order No. 3, Series of 1997,
amending D.O. 12
s Approved WAP Manual of Operation
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5. Objectives
s To provide the youth the opportunities to appreciate the values
of work and develop proper work ethics by exposing them to
actual work situation.
s To increase awareness of the youth of the important role they
play in the economic advancement of the country.
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6. Coverage
s Youth Participants:
– Must be 18 - 25 years of age, unemployed, in-school
or out-of-school youth and must be physically fit to the
kind of training program to be undertaken
s Private Employers:
– Any person or private entities/establishments
regardless of employment size who are interested to
avail of the program and are willing to pay 75%
stipend (minimum wage) to youth trainees and
provide training opportunities for the values formation
and work appreciation.
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7. Implementors
s BLE-DOLE
– The BLE is in-charge of the technical supervision,
program coordination and monitoring at the national
level.
– The Office of the Undersecretary for Employment and
Manpower Development-DOLE is in-charge of the
over-all supervision of the program.
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8. Implementors
s PESO
– the frontline implementors of WAP
s EMPLOYERS
– Program partners who are owners and proprietors of
private establishments who provides training
opportunities to intended beneficiaries for values
formation and develop proper work ethics.
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9. Benefits
s FOR THE YOUTH
– Expose in actual productive work situation
– Development of values on work appreciation and
ethics
– Stipend of 75%of prevailing minimum wage
s FOR THE SPONSORING COMPANY
– Provide opportunities for work appreciation to youth
– Additional manpower
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10. How to Avail of the Program
s FOR THE TRAINEE
– All interested and qualified youth applicants can register at
the PESOs nearest their place of residence. They shall be
given referrals to sponsoring companies for vacancies for
which they qualified.
– WAP is implemented on a year-round basis. However,
participants can avail of the program for a maximum of
three (3) months in a year only.
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11. How to Avail of the Program
s FOR THE SPONSORING COMPANY
– Companies who are interested to participate in the WAP shall
submit company pledges/vacancies to the PESOs nearest
their office. Qualification requirements of participants shall be
specified in their pledge/vacancy forms.
– They shall accept youth/participants in their company for a
period not exceeding three (3) months within the year. They
can accept four (4) batches of trainees in one year (Jan. -
Mar., April-June, July-Sept., Oct-Dec)
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12. Training Agreement
A formal agreement shall be signed by sponsoring company and the
trainee which will specify, among others, that:
a). There will be no employer-employee relationship between the
trainee and sponsoring company.
b). The sponsoring company shall provide stipend for the trainee
equivalent to 75% of the prevailing minimum wage. For
companies whose trainees are entitled to free meals/snacks,
facility evaluation shall be secured from the Regional Office as
to the fair cost of food to be deducted from stipend.
c). Trainees shall not be allowed to be assigned in nightclubs,
cocktail lounges, beerhouses, massage clinic, bars or similar
establishments.
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13. Employer
– Makes an over-all evaluation/assessment of the trainees’
conduct/behavior, work exposure and working relationship
with peers.
– May conduct actual/written examination to the trainees to
validate work knowledge gained.
– Provides rating of the trainees’ contribution/participation in
productive activities.
– Prepares and issues Certificate of Completion to the
trainee.
– Employer submits a list/report of WAP trainees that
completed the training in a specific period to the PESO
which in turn submits to EPD-DOLE.
– Issues/Problems and recommendations can be included2000 in
the report for validation purposes.

14. Statistical Report (as of March 2008)
JOB JOB APPLICANTS
REGIONS VACANCIES PLACED
SOLICITED REGISTERED REFERRED ENGAGED
Phils 320 471 367 305
NCR 0 0 0 0
CAR 14 18 16 14
I 0 0 0 0
II 80 51 51 51
III 87 205 128 110
IV 54 54 34 54
V 0 0 0 0
VI 0 0 0 0
VII 38 38 44 44
VIII 24 51 40 24
IX 0 0 0 0
X 0 0 0 0
XI 0 0 0 0
XII 15 47 47 0
CARAGA 8 7 7 8
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15. E nd of P re s e ntation
Thank you!