DOLE Welcomes 119 Returning Household Service Workers Turned Deped Teachers

“They are back for good, and they are definitely in better places right in their hometowns, and with their families and loved ones.”

Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz said this yesterday as she expressed delight over the 119 household service workers (HSWs) who have bagged Department of Education teaching positions in their respective hometowns through the Department of Labor and Employment’s ‘Sa ‘Pinas, Ikaw ang Ma’am/Sir’ (SPIMS) program.

“DepEd has already issued assumption and assignment orders to these 119 former HSWs out of the 150 Teacher I positions created by DepEd for qualified OFW beneficiaries under the DOLE-DepEd ‘Sa ‘Pinas, Ikaw ang Ma’am/Sir’ convergence program,” said Baldoz.

“The remaining 31 qualified OFWs are just waiting for the Notice of Organization, Staffing and Classification Action (NOSCA) and appointment orders, and some are still processing their requirements,” she added.

Baldoz also said that as of February 2016, the 814 OFWs who have passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) have been profiled and endorsed to the DepEd for final evaluation and appointment as Teacher I.

“This continuing upward trend of OFW applicants signifies the efficacy of the program to re-direct OFW-teachers and even those who are in non-teaching profession to resume and pursue a teaching career in the country,” said Baldoz. (DOLE)