The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will resume the implementation of the Government Internship Program (GIP) this month after its deferment in 2020 and 2021 in consideration of the safety and protection of the youth from Covid-19.
GIP is one of the components of the Kabataan 2000 program of the Philippine government, which aims to provide an opportunity for both out-of-school and in-school youth to have a hands-on experience of working in different government agencies.
The internship introduces the youth to public service, which can later help them as they eventually join the workforce.
The assessment of GIP applications for youth 19 to 25 years old and in senior high school or college level will begin in the second week of May.
The family income of the applicants must not be more than the current poverty threshold of P12,082.
They are also required to present their Covid vaccination cards.
Eighty slots will be available for each DSWD field office, while 35 slots will be accommodated in the DSWD’s central office in Batasan, Quezon City.
The qualified GIP participants will have to render 30 working days of service and will receive a stipend of 75 percent of the existing wage rate in the region.
GIP participants who will be assigned to various workstations based on their assessed skills in the Central Office will be scheduled in two separate batches as part of the safety measures.
Among the regular office work that they will perform includes encoding, report writing, and assisting in the implementation of key programs of the DSWD.
Meanwhile, the GIP participants in the DSWD field offices will render service to their respective local government units with the same assigned tasks.