PART VI
RA No. 8759 (as amended by RA No. 10691
Public Employment Service Office Act
DO No. 295, s. 2024
Implementing Guidelines of the Career Development Support Program
Establishes PESOs in all provinces, cities, and municipalities; defines functions including employment counseling, career guidance, and labor market information
Establishes CDSP as an employment facilitation intermediation service
Section 16. Program Overview
The PESO is a non fee charging multi employment service facility established pursuant to RA No. 8759, as amended by RA No. 10691. PESOs serve as the primary providers of career development support services at the local level.
Key Functions:
Encourage employers to submit job vacancies to facilitate labor market information exchange
Develop and administer testing and evaluation instruments for job selection, training, and counseling
Provide entrepreneurship program referrals
Undertake employability enhancement trainings
Provide employment or occupational counseling, career guidance, mass motivation, and values development activities
Conduct pre employment counseling and orientation
The CDSP, formerly known as the Career Guidance Advocacy Program (CGAP), is DOLE's rebranded program launched in October 2023.