What are the Policies and Objectives of PESO?

A. Declaration of Policy

          The state shall promote full employment and equal opportunities for all and institutionalized the National Employment Service Network by strengthening and expanding the existing facilitation service machinery of  the government through the PESOs.

          The state shall likewise professionalized the employment services and subjects to the needs of the services, shall provide security of tenure and stability of employment to all PESO personnel who are appointed, designated or accredited pursuant to R.A 8759 and its Implementing Rules.

B.Objectives of the PESO

          General Objectives:

          Ensure the prompt, timely and efficient delivery of employment service   andprovision of information on the other DOLE programs.

          Specific Objectives:

1. Provide the venue where people could explore simultaneously various employment options and actually seek assistance they prefer.
2. Serve as referral and information center for the various services and programs of DOLE and other government agencies present in the area.
3. Provides clients with adequate information on employment and labor market situations in the area; and
4. Network with other PESOs within the region on employment for job exchange purposes.

 

 

 What are the Functions of PESO?

1. Encourage employment to submit to the PESO on a regular basis a list of job vacancies in their respective establishments in order to facilitate the exchange of labor market information services to job seekers and employers by providing employment services to job seeker, both for local and overseas employment, and recruitment assistance to employers.
2. Develop and administer testing and evaluation instrument for effective job selection training and counseling.
3. Provide persons with entrepreneurship qualities access to the various livelihood and self-employment programs offered by both Government and non-government organizations at the provincial/city/municipal/ barangay levels by undertaking referrals for such programs.
4. Undertake employability enhancement training/seminar for jobseekers as well as those who would like to change career or enhance their employability. This function is presently supervised by TESDA and conducted by other training.
5. Provide employment and occupational counseling. Career, guidance, mass motivation and values development activities.
6. Conduct pre-employment counseling and orientation to prospective local and overseas workers;
7. Provide reintegration assistance services to returning Filipino migrant workers; and
8. Perform such fuctions as willfully carry out the objectives of this act.