WHAT IS OFFICIAL TIME?

Official Time is provided to employees who directly applied for or invited by a sponsoring organization for scholarship or foreign trainings or short-term courses directly related to DSWD mandate and/or functions of the Office and of the applicant. Salary, allowances and benefits mandated by law shall be provided subject to accounting and auditing rules and regulations.

To ensure that work operations will not be adversely affected, an employee can only avail of this educational support once a year and only upon favorable recommendation by the Head of Office.

HOW TO APPLY?

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

An employee who wishes to avail the official time grant under the Educational Support Program may apply provided he or she possesses the following qualifications and/or is able to provide and meet the applicable additional requirements:

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

All applications shall be made in writing addressed to the Regional Personnel Development Committee (RPDC) and accompanied by a letter of endorsement by the Immediate Supervisor / Cluster Head as per DSWD manual of delegation to ensure that office operations are not hampered.

For applicants endorsed who will not be able to officially report to the office during the duration of program or course, a proposed workplan, indicating the arrangeents to be made and duly conformed (refer to workplan arrangement template).

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