The Memorandum Circular No. 35 series of 2005 or the Guidelines on Local Non-Academic Specialized Trainings and Other Short-Term Courses aims to provide guidelines in the assessment and evaluation of specialized training programs and short-term courses as well as provide procedures in the availment and processing of specialized training programs and short-term courses and post-training responsibilities of the selected participants.

The offerings under this memorandum circular refer to locally offered non-academic specialized trainings and other short-term courses that do not lead to an academic degree. These include seminars, symposia, conference and conventions with specific topics/themes being conducted by government agencies, non-government organizations, academe, and other recognized trainings institutions (Refer to CSC-accredited Learning and Development Institutions under the Downloadable Forms Page).