Amendment to Dole Department Order No. 204-19 or Guidelines on the Implementation of the Dole-Government Internship Program (DOLE-GIP)

October 11, 2019DOLE DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 204-A-19AMENDMENT TO DOLE DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 204-19 OR GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DOLE-GOVERNMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (DOLE-GIP)In the interest of service and in response to the issues raised by the DOLE Regional Offices (ROs) on the age requirements, the DOLE Department Order No. 204, Series of 2019 is hereby amended as follows: SECTION 4. QUALIFICATIONS. —Beneficiaries must be:a. Individuals aged 18-30 years old, except those as may be determined by DOLE Regional Offices. Individuals aged 31 years and above may qualify as beneficiaries on the following conditions:1. Those with no work experience or intermittent work experience;2. Those who are unemployed due to laid off or terminated due to closure of establishments; and3. Those who were displaced or to be displaced due to natural or manmade disasters.b. At least a graduate of High School/Senior High School, or its equivalent level under the Alternative Learning System, or technical-vocational graduate; andc. Without work experience except those identified under Section 2 (d) and (e) of this D.O. The program may also be...