STATUS OF INTERNSHIP

A total of 38 interns have been deployed on October 6, 9, and 11, 2025, while the remaining 12 are currently on hold following the Advisory issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and received on October 13, 2025, which deferred the departure of interns to Israel. These interns will be prioritized for the second batch of deployment, and currently, there is an initiative from the DA-ATI and RTCs to hire interns who are currently unemployed.

PROFILE OF PIIPY INTERNS

The Philippine-Israel Internship Program for the Youth (PIIPY) officially commenced last September 2025 with the conduct of Pre-Departure Orientation for the accepted interns. Out of the 50 target interns, a total of 50 were accepted across the regions based on the National Steering Committee (NSC) deliberation and the interview of Agrostudies.

The first batch of interns consists of 18 females and 32 males, in accordance with the preference of Agrostudies for male applicants, given the physical activities during the internship. Furthermore, the average age of the interns is 26 years old.

All of the interns graduated with agriculture-related degrees, and nearly half of them are licensed professionals, which includes Registered Agriculturists, Engineers, and Teachers.

Fifty percent (50% )of the interns are employed, hence those who were deployed resigned from the service. This reaffirms the program's attractiveness to the youth.

Most of the interns have chosen horticulture as the primary field of specialization and animal science as secondary specialization.

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