Implementing Guidelines on the New PhilJobNet Platform and PESO Employment Information System

November 16, 2016DOLE DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 165-16IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES ON THE NEW PHILJOBNET PLATFORM AND PESO EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMIn the interest of service and pursuant to the convergent programs of the Philippine government on job-skills matching, these Guidelines are hereby issued to effectively implement the new PhilJobNet platform and Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Employment Information System (PEIS). A. Systems DescriptionPhilJobNet is an internet-based job and applicant matching system which aims to fast track jobseekers search for job and employers for manpower requirements. It provides jobseekers with a listing of job vacancies posted by accredited government and private employers as well as by local and overseas manpower recruitment agencies.In 1998, the PhilJobNet was introduced as part of the pro-poor program of the government. Since then, series of system improvements and changes have been introduced. In 2014, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), through the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE), approached several private companies to re-engineer the PhilJobNet under a public-private partnership, but was not materialized due to system's complexity. Last year, the BLE sought the...