Overview/Background

The Workers Organization Development Program (WODP) serves as a facilitating mechanism of DOLE in strengthening trade unions and other workers’ organizations. It provides educational opportunities to union officers and members, including their dependents, and offers greater productivity, prosperity, and welfare to the employer and workers’ organization.

It also provides financial aid for attaining or completing Masters Degrees, Bachelor’s Degrees, technical and short-term courses, or review courses for professional examinations.

Forms:

• WODP Checklist of Requirements
• WODP IDR Scholarship Form No. 1_with Data Privacy Notice
• WODP IDR Scholarship Form No. 2_Scholars Commitment to Render Service Obligation
• WODP Regular Scholarship Form_with Data Privacy Notice

Legal Bases:

• Memorandum Circular No. 02, S. 2019: Amendments on Allowable Amounts for Scholarship under WODP
• Department Order No. 203, s.2019: Amending the Guidelines for Accessing the Funds of the WODP
• BLR ADVISORY NO. 02-14: Call for Submission of Application for Labor Org through OURS
• BLR ADVISORY NO. 01-14: Call for Application on WODP Training and Scholarship Grant
• COA Circular No. 2012-001: Prescribing the Revised Guidelines and Documentary Requirements for Common Government Transactions (20% Equity)
• Department Order No. 20-02, s.2002: Supplemental Guidelines for Access to WODP Funds
• Memorandum Circular No. 01, s. 2002: Amendments on Allowable Amounts for WODP Regular Scholarship
• Department Order No. 05, s.1998 Amendment of DO 26 Guidelines for Access to WODP Funds
• Department Order No. 26, s.1995: Integrated Guidelines for Access to WODP Funds